Archives and the Culture of Remembrance

Dirk Luyten (CegeSoma/Rijksarchief) neemt samen met Karin Van Honacker (Rijksarchief) deel aan de European Archives Group/European Board of National Archivists-conferentie in Berlijn (24-26 augustus) met een voordracht over ‘Challenging Themes in Belgian History and the State Archives. Committment to Maximum Accessibility : Shared Heritage from Congo and the Second World War and its Aftermath’

Programma

Wednesday 24 August 2022

• 18.00 Prof. Dr. Michael Hollmann (German Federal Archives): Opening
• 18.15 Prof. Dr. Ulrich Herbert (University of Freiburg): The Past, the Memory, and the Sources. The German Experience (Die Vergangenheit, die Erinnerung und die Quellen. Deutsche Erfahrungen)
• Reception

Thursday 25 August 2022

• 10.00-11.00 Section 1: Welcome and Introduction

1. Michael Hollmann: German Culture of Remembrance and the Federal Archives (Erinnerungskultur in Deutschland und das Bundesarchiv)

• 11.00-11.30 Coffee Break
• 11.30-13.00 Section 2: Access to Colonial Heritage

1. France: Giving Access in France to Archives Relating to Algeria: What Methods? What Assessment? What Prospects?
2. Belgium: Challenging Themes in Belgian History and the State Archives’ Commitment to Maximum Accessibility: Shared Heritage from Congo and the Second World War and its Aftermath (Dirk Luyten (CegeSoma/State Archives) & Karin Van Honacker (State Archives)
3. Germany: The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Improving Access to Colonial Sources (Nutzung von Künstlicher Intelligenz zur Verbesserung des Zugangs zu kolonialer Überlieferung)

• 13.00-14.00 Lunch
• 14.00-15.15 Section 3: Culture of Remembrance in selected European Countries

1. Ukraine: Ukraine Archives during Wartime
2. Slovenia: The Culture of Remembrance in Slovenia
3. Poland: Culture of Remembrance in the Activities of Polish State Archives

• 15.15-15.45 Coffee Break
• 15.45-17:00 Section 4: Culture of Remembrance in Jewish Contexts

1. Romania: Documents Pertaining to the Jewish Communities preserved by the National Archives of Romania
2. IHRA: IHRA Guidelines for Identifying Relevant Documentation for Holocaust Research, Education and Remembrance

• 19.00 Dinner (Restaurant Käfer, Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, entrance via visitor center at Scheidemannstraße)

Friday 26 August 2022

• 9.30-11.00 Section 5: Case Studies – Specific Aspects of National Cultures of Remembrance

1. Switzerland: Alptransit Switzerland – Remembrance by Order of the Parliament (Alptransit Schweiz – Erinnerung im parlamentarischen Auftrag. Erinnerungskultur und die Rolle des Schweizerischen Bundesarchivs rund um das größte Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Projekt der Schweiz – die Neue Alpentraversale)
2. Norway: July 22nd 2011. A national tragedy – preserved for posterity
3. Spain: The Spanish Experience on Memory and the Role of the Historical Memory Records Center

• 11.00-11.30 Coffee Break
• 11.30-13.00 Section 6: Case Studies (cont.) and Summary

1. Hungary: Human Fates, Told on Cards (Menschliche Schicksale auf Karteien erzählt)
2. EUI: The Diversity of Archival Memories on European Integration
3. Michael Hollmann / Andrea Hänger: Summary of the Conference’s Outcome

• 13.00-14.00 Lunch (optional)
• 14.30-16.30 Cultural Programme (optional)

(Start: Entrance of the State Representation of Rhineland-Palatinate)
Contact persons: Angela Abmeier (0049 160 493 1064), Tobias Herrmann (0049 163 454 1556