Dictatorial symbology, art and public space

by EUROM | May 9, 2017

Every form of power creates a symbolic universe in order to transmit a message, a story, a memory that legitimizes it. However, when the hands on power change or when a new political system is created, the symbols that have been captured in public space, whether in...

Information and power around the working commissions of parliamentary and representative institutions

by EUROM | May 1, 2017

The purpose of this seminar is to present current researches on representative and parliamentary working commissions, covering the period from the 14th to the 21st century One of the great social challenges of the 21st century is the fit of popular participation in...

Remembrance, transmission and education

by EUROM | Apr 12, 2017

Participants of the project MEFRO met at the Mémorial du Camp de Rivesaltes and Institute Maillol in Perpignan to discuss how to improve the dissemination of memories and history among young audiences. The two-day seminar focused on the challenges faced by educational...

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

by EUROM | Apr 3, 2017

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum was created by an act of the Polish parliament on July 2, 1947, and includes the grounds of two extant parts of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps. The Museum grounds cover 191 hectares, of which 20 are at...

Rab Concentration Camp

by EUROM | Mar 27, 2017

In order to crush partisan resistance in Ljubljana, Fascist Italy carried out raids beginning in February 1942 and the majority of arrested civilians were sent to Rab (or Arbe in Italian), the largest concentration camp in Italian-occupied territory. Established in...