The Europeana Cloud project yields new content and metadata for Europeana, a new cloud-based storage system, new tools & services for scientists and realises a new platform: Europeana Research. Together with content providers from the digital heritage sector and European research infrastructures, the project aims to reach a consensus about the benefits of the chosen cloud solutions. DANS involves in this project’s developments and results humanities and social scientists, as well as scientists connected to the European Research Infrastructures.