100 years of the October Revolution: Intellectuals and commitments in contemporary times.

by EUROM | Jun 12, 2017

2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the so-called October Revolution, a process that had a decisive impact in the 20th century This conference aims to examine the transformations of intellectual figures with respect to the Soviet Revolution throughout most of the 20th...

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...

Genocides and mass atrocities. Teaching and pedagogical tools on history and memory

by EUROM | Apr 7, 2017

Organized in collaboration with the Mémorial de la Shoah and the research group DHiGeCs (Didactics of History, Geography, and other Social Sciences) of the University of Barcelona, the workshop is addressed to young researchers and students of education. Pictures:...

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...

Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom

by EUROM | Dec 9, 2016

The Kistler-Ritso Foundation established an Occupation Museum of the recent past in Estonia with the aim to study the developmental processes of the period 1940-1991, as well as to collect and exhibit relevant materials, both objects and documents. Its homepage is...