A play whose roots are to be found in a popular Italian narrative, Shakespeares Othello has, through a variety of different artistic media, left a lasting trace on modern European culture. As part of a broader aim to reconstruct the documentary bases and commemorations of Shakespeares presence in Europe, the combined research teams The Reception of Shakespeares Work in Spanish and European Culture and Shakespeare and the 20th Century: War, Cultural Memory and New Media are organizing a symposium to chart the continental reception of Othello. Reception is understood here in the broadest sense: critical-scholarly responses, but also translations, adaptations, performances, commemorations and various digital interventions which have, from the standpoint of their specific local contexts, contributed significantly to the consolidation of Othello as an integral part of Europes cultural heritage.