Aarhus University – Uses of the Past

by EUROM | Feb 8, 2018

The past is not what it once was. This is a graffiti used as a title for a book on historical methodology written by a Norwegian historian. The past is a point of orientation for individuals as well as for communities in the present. Memories, material objects and...

Graffiti in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust

by EUROM | Jan 26, 2018

The wall painting, created by the urban artist Roc Blackblock with the collaboration of twelve high school students from Institut Moisès Broggi, was developed at Plaça del Rei from January 23 to 25 over a modular structure; It will be exhibited at Capella de Santa...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

by EUROM | Dec 20, 2017

EUROM organizes two activities for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust in Barcelona together with the Commissioner of Memory Programes of the City Council The program includes a keynote speech by Piotr Cywiński, director of...

Is there a “Spanish model” of (not) dealing with the past?

by EUROM | Jun 5, 2017

The 8th Memory Lab study visit and workshop will explore the history, consequences, and memories of the Spanish Civil War. Combining visits to memory sites, discussions with experts and working sessions within the group of participants, the seminar aims to allow a...

The bombings of Barcelona and London

by EUROM | May 5, 2017

In the framework of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War and the bombings of Barcelona, the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) and the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (Diplocat) organize a seminar at the Imperial War Museum...