Archives have prominent roles in memory work. They do not preserve or carry memories per se but provide documentary and material sources for collective memory creation and, increasingly, space for memorialization. A 2020 UN report on memory practices in the aftermath of grave human rights abuses explicitly relates the effectiveness of memorialization—the “fifth pillar of transitional justice”—to the existence of and access to relevant archives.
Vojtěch BlodigTerezín Memorial, Deputy of the director and head of the Historical Department Cover picture: The National Cemetery in Terezín On 6 May 1947, the government of the Czechoslovak Republic decided to set up a Memorial to National Suffering in Terezín as a reminder of the fate of those who passed through it during the …
José Miguel Gastón Aguas and César Layana Ilundain, Navarre Institute of Memory, Government of Navarre
Elma Hašimbegović, director of the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, take the readers on a VIP tour to this unique institution
Alejandra Naftal, Executive Director of the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, writes about it nomination process for the UNESCO World Heritage List,
At times when reality challenges us and we know little about what awaits us as a community, as a country and as global citizens, it is even more important to remember. We must learn from our experiences and construct collective memory that brings us together and gives us the strength and tools we need to endure the challenges and give hope to the next generations.
Adrian Kerr, Curator of the Museum of Free Derry, the Bloody Sunday Trust project to create a museum in the Bogside to tell the story of the civil rights and Free Derry eras in the late 1960s and early 1970s from the point of view of those who were most involved in and affected by …
Cover picture: The crypt diplays reconstructions of the memorial cycle by Josef Glahé , first shown in in 1950, and incorporates Expressionist motifs depicting the horrors of war | M. Groppe, 2010, Kreismuseum Wewelsburg By Kirsten John-Stucke, Director of the Kreismuseum Wewelsburg The Wewelsburg is a Renaissance castle that was built at the beginning …
Interview with Constanze Itzel, Head of Unit at the House of European History Cover picture: Constanze Itzel at the House of European History. © European Union 2017 – Source : EP The House of European History opened its doors to the public on May 6, 2017 with the aim to to encourage citizens to …
By Zina Precht-Rodriguez Columbia University student and EUROM fellow (2017) Cover picture: A statue of Thomas Jefferson hovers over the illuminated phrase, while a black figure hovers in the background. The arduous struggle throughout history between the legal recognition of equal rights for African Americans and the actual implementation of these rights ironically resembles the …
