CCOO: 50 years of history in Catalonia (1964-2014)

by sergi | Oct 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 marks 40 years since the death of Francisco Franco. The dictator disappeared, and democracy won the streets. Four decades later we commemorate it and celebrate at the same time the closing of the events on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the...

Form-Architecture-Memory

by sergi | Oct 1, 2015

The annual conference of the International Committee of Memorial Museums in Remembrance of the Victims of Public Crimes (IC MEMO) will gather international speakers from Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, Israel, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Germany, Spain,...

Franco 4040: Francoism under quarantine. 40 years of dictatorship after 40 years of democracy

by EUROM | Sep 20, 2015

On November 20, Spain commemorates the 40th anniversary of the end of the last dictatorship in Western Europe. Francisco Franco died on such a day in 1975 leaving behind almost 40 years of repression. 40 years later Spain still deals with its consequences. Franco...

Liberation: between the historical moment and an endless process

by EUROM | Aug 20, 2015

Liberation: between the historical moment and an endless process The 7th Mauthausen Memorial Dialogue Forum shall contribute to illuminate the term “liberation” in connection with the end of National Socialism in Europe in all its different historical, remembrance,...

Fall and Rise. Heritage Reconstruction after War

by marc | Aug 9, 2015

After wars, countries often resort to their cultural heritage to guide the reconstruction process that follows. Two fundamental dynamics motivate this interest: one is the desire to repair, restore and recover what was lost; the other is the necessity to make a...