Ruta al Exilio Launches Its 7th Edition Exploring Memory, Resistance, and Youth Engagement

by EUROM | Apr 23, 2026

The original Spanish version of this press release is available here. The seventh edition of Ruta al Exilio is now open for applications. This pedagogical initiative on historical memory brings together 40 young people aged 16 to 17 from across Spain, who take...

Subaltern Memories Conference Explores the Legacy of Environmental and Natural Disasters in Europe

by EUROM | Apr 3, 2026

Florence / Online, 16 April 2026 – The European Observatory on Memories (EUROM), in  collaboration with the European University Institute (EUI), will host the fifth edition of the Subaltern Memories conference, titled “Remembering Environmental and Natural Disasters...

The University of Barcelona hosts a conversation on Auschwitz, historical responsability and the democratic challenges today

by EUROM | Jan 15, 2026

The Director of the Auschwitz Memorial, Piotr Cywiński, and cultural expert Danuta Glondys will reflect on memory policies and genocides on 20 January at the historic building of the University of Barcelona Barcelona, 15 January 2026 — On the occasion of the...

Landscape as Memory: an exhibition in Burgos brings to light Franco-era mass graves yet to be exhumed

by EUROM | Jan 13, 2026

The photography exhibition The Eloquent Silence of the Landscape, by Toni Coll Tort, is presented at Espacio Tangente in Burgos, bringing into dialogue art, territory, and democratic memory.The exhibition is curated by the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) of...

Brussels marks 50 years since Spain’s redemocratization with a reflection on the legacies of southern European dictatorships

by EUROM | Nov 11, 2025

The multidisciplinary event “Legacies of Southern European Dictatorships: 50 Years Later,” held at the House of European History, invites audiences to confront the legacies of the recent past and imagine more just and democratic futures. Fifty years after the death of...