- Closely tied to the different traumatic memories of each national, historical or political reality, sites of memory encapsulate the memory of events such as war conflicts, dictatorial and totalitarian experiences, genocides and crimes against humanity, or other flagrant cases of human rights violations;
- How does each place present itself? How is the attraction of visitors managed? Which management model is the most appropriate one? How do we tackle potential trivialisation processes?
- Co-organized by the EUROM and the Gernika Peace Museum Foundation in collaboration with the Maison d’Izieu, the two-day online seminar will present and discuss this issues with representatives of memory sites from Argentina, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan and South Africa, and Spain.
Free registration
The link to the Zoom room will be sent the day before the start of the seminar.
The first day will be developed in Spanish. Interpretation service (English-Spanish) will be available on the second day.
Coordination: Iratxe Momoitio (Gernika Peace Museum Foundation), and David González Vázquez (EUROM).
Sites of memory constitute a heritage category that has been flourishing in recent decades. Museums, public space interventions and various heritage amenities are emerging in every geographical location around the world and provide the opportunity to reflect on how the past manifests itself in the present. Closely tied to the different traumatic memories of each national, historical or political reality, sites of memory encapsulate the memory of events such as war conflicts, dictatorial and totalitarian experiences, genocides and crimes against humanity, or other flagrant cases of human rights violations.
However, what makes sites of memory a living element, with the capacity to convey such memories, is the constant interaction with their visitors. For this reason, the existence of such a heritage category cannot be understood if it is not through the dialectic between place and visitor. Sites of memory are therefore spaces where the practice of tourism plays an important role. The practice of tourism, as it is undertaken in such unique places, generates a series of challenges that raise numerous questions: How does each place present itself? How is the attraction of visitors managed? Which management model is the most appropriate one? How do we tackle potential trivialisation processes?
Speakers
November 8, 2022
- Mayki Gorosito, Executive Director of the Museo Sitio de Memoria (ESMA)
- David González Vázquez, European Observatory on Memories (EUROM)
- Idoia Orbe Narbaiza, head of the educational department of the Gernika Peace Museum
- Aitor Miñambres Amezaga, director of the Iron Belt Memorial Museum
- Maite Hernández and Andreu Caralt, Terra Enllà studies and experiences
- Josemi Gastón and Cesar Layana, Navarre Institute of Memory
November 9, 2022
- Takuo Takigawa, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
- Thomas Lutz, The Topography of Terror Foundation
- Christophe Prime, Memorial of Caen
- Paula Prieto Soto, Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
- Maider Maraña, Baketik Foundation
- Maria Miguel, Cultour-incoming
- Dominique Vidaud, Maison d’Izieu
- Stanislav Lada, Terezin Memorial
- Matthias Durchfeld, Istoreco Reggio Emilia
- Amanda Sanger, District Six Museum
