Session 2: ‘Remembrance at Sites of Memory and in Urban Spaces’
Speakers:
Axel Klausmeier, Berlin Wall Foundation, Berlin
Chantal Kesteloot, Cegesoma/State Archives, Brussels
Robert Kostro, Polish History Museum Warsaw, Warsaw
József Mélyi, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Fine Art
Theory Department, Budapest
Moderation: Constanze Itzel, House of European History, Brussels
The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.
The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.
The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.