Mexico of the daycodicemendoza.inah.gob.mxmixMexico
The Codex Mendoza, Digitized
Mexico's national anthropology institute turned an Aztec codex into an interactive edition: zoomable pages, glyph explanations, transcriptions, maps and a timeline.
Country of the day
Every day, something great from the internet of one country.
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Mexico of the day
Kyrgyzstan of the daytumar.comruKyrgyzstan
Tumar felt footwear
A Bishkek brand making slippers, barefoot shoes, bags and hats from wet-felted wool.
South Africa of the daypza.sanbi.orgenSouth Africa
PlantZAfrica: South African Plants
South Africa's national biodiversity institute publishes two Plant of the Week profiles every week, from living-stone succulents to proteas and grasses.
Ireland of the dayduchas.iemixIreland
Dúchas: Ireland's Folklore Archive
Ireland's National Folklore Collection online: tales, cures and customs written down by schoolchildren in the 1930s, plus old photos and audio.
India of the daysahapedia.orgenIndia
Sahapedia: India's Living Heritage
A non-profit online encyclopedia of Indian arts and heritage: essays, interviews, videos and photo galleries on crafts, dance, temples and rituals.
Chile of the daymemoriachilena.gob.clmixChile
Memoria Chilena: Chile's memory
A digital project by the National Library of Chile: hundreds of themed mini-sites with digitised books, maps, photos, scores and recordings on the country's culture.
Poland of the daypolona.plmixPoland
Polona: Poland's Digital Library
The National Library of Poland's digital collection: manuscripts, old photos, maps, sheet music and posters you can zoom into in high resolution.
Vietnam of the daysaigoneer.comenVietnam
Saigoneer: old Saigon in pictures
The history section of Saigoneer, an English-language magazine: archive photos, old buildings, street fashion and forgotten neighbourhoods of Saigon and Vietnam, with new pieces every week.
Uzbekistan of the day@tashkent_modernismmixUzbekistan
Tashkent Modernism: buildings, mosaics, bus stops
A Telegram channel by architect Alexander Fedorov on Tashkent's seismic modernism: buildings, mosaics, bus stops, archive films, walking tours and an audio guide.
Kyrgyzstan of the dayilbirs.orgruKyrgyzstan
Ilbirs Foundation
A Kyrgyz foundation that studies snow leopards and marmots in the mountains and how climate change affects them.
Egypt of the daythebanmappingproject.comenEgypt
Theban Mapping Project: the Valley of the Kings, mapped
An interactive atlas of the Theban necropolis in Egypt: tomb plans for the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, photos, excavation history and a bibliography for every tomb.
Iceland of the dayicelandiconline.commixIceland
Icelandic Online: learn Icelandic free
A free online Icelandic course from the University of Iceland, running from a survival crash course up to C1, built on audio, pictures and interactive exercises.