Public history

Joint initiative with Portuguese artist Mariana Duarte Santos to create a new artwork in the district Lallange of the city Esch-sur-Alzette. | Zesummenaarbecht mat der portugisescher Kënschtlerin Mariana Duarte Santos fir ee neit Konschtwierk am Lallenger Quartier zu Esch ze kreéieren.

The C²DH is proud and happy to announce that Prof. Mark Tebeau will join as visiting public history research fellow in 2022.

Inaugural Lecture of the CLIC Lorand Chair Intermediality Prof. Andreas Fickers.

La première luxembourgeoise du documentaire interactif «A Colônia Luxemburguesa» de Dominique Santana et l'inauguration du "[L]aço à Belval ont eu lieu le 4 mars en présence de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc.

Des kiosques participatifs connectés à Belval et à Minas Gerais (Brésil).

International Conference on 9-10 June 2022 at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) in Esch-Belval.

The first issue of the REPAIR fanzine which explores the topic of repair practices and opportunities in Esch-sur-Alzette, is now available.

Ce documentaire transmédia vous emmène dans un voyage inédit à travers un siècle d’histoires de migrations entre le Luxembourg et le Brésil, dans le contexte de l’industrie sidérurgique.

A new treasure hunt takes you on a journey through the former ironworks of Belval. Discover secret locations, solve riddles and maybe win a prize.

During this international online symposium, scholars, museum and archives professionals, heritage and other public history practitioners discussed if and how multiple and sometimes conflicting historical narratives can coexist in museums.

The multimedia exhibition “Remixing Industrial Pasts: Constructing the Identity of the Minett” is part of the European Capital of Culture Esch2022 programme.

Hands on History talk with Dr. Henrietta Lidchi, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, Leiden.

The Institute of History of the University of Wrocław, Poland, the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg (C²DH), Zajezdnia (Depot) History Centre, the International Federation for Public History, and the Commission for Public History of the Committee of Historical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences invite students, PhD candidates and practitioners to participate in the fifth Public History Summer School to be held in hybrid format (on-site and on-line), 6–10 June 2022.

As of 1 January 2022, the University of Luxembourg has become the headquarters of the International Federation for Public History. This constitutes a new partnership to develop international research networks.