Public History

Join us for the official online launch of the second edition of Public History: a Textbook of Practice (Routledge).

Lecture by Claudia Molinari and Matteo Pozzi, We Are Müesli, Milan.

The second edition of 'Public History: A Textbook of Practice' by Thomas Cauvin offers an updated guide to the many opportunities and challenges that public history practitioners can encounter in the field.

The C²DH has the pleasure to invite you to the official launch of its new virtual exhibition "Minett Stories".

Five years C²DH – Five ways of innovating and sharing history.

Talk with author and public historian Jason Steinhauer.

Handbook edited by Serge Noiret, Mark Tebeau and Gerben Zaagsma, published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg.

C²DH public historians will be hosting another public engagement event at the upcoming Nuit de la Culture in Belval.

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.

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 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.

This symposium will bring together scholars, museum and archives professionals, heritage and other public history practitioners to discuss if and how multiple and sometimes conflicting historical narratives can coexist in museums.

Andreas Fickers wins the Outstanding Mentor Award and the Award for Outstanding Promotion of Science to the Public goes to the C²DH REMIX team.

HistorEsch is the overarching name for several public history projects that will be organised between 2021-2022 to actively involve the residents of Esch-sur-Alzette in the production of history.

Workshop veranstaltet von Prof. Dr. Andreas Fickers (Universität Luxemburg), Dr. Irmgard Zündorf (ZZF Potsdam) in Kooperation mit der AG Angewandte Geschichte/Public History.

Le Rotary Club Esch – Bassin Minier a présenté son ‘Prix Paul Belche’, un don de 10 000 EUR, au C²DH pour soutenir le projet de recherche «A Colõnia Luxemburguesa» de la jeune historienne et réalisatrice.

The international online symposium brought together scholars, museum professionals and heritage practitioners to discuss how participatory history is constructed, developed, and implemented in museums.

Fl’Esch Back, un groupe de discussion Facebook sur le passé d’Esch-sur-Alzette, ses habitants, ses lieux, et son patrimoine culturel.