The Swedish workshop took place on October 27th, in Hudiksvall, a smaller city about 270 kilometres north of Stockholm. Invited to the workshop were teachers from Hudiksvall municipality and the neighbouring municipality of Ljusdal. All those invited were history teachers working with students ages 7 to 19, along with a… Read More
The national workshop on the “Monumental Challenges” project was held within the framework of the IV Belgrade History Education Symposium, organised by Education for the 21st Century on October 31, 2025, at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. The workshop brought together 30 participants from across Serbia, including educators,… Read More
On September 6, 2025, seventeen teachers and museum educators spent a full day exploring how monuments can be used as starting points for historical inquiry and civic discussion during the Monument(al) Challenges workshop in Bari, guided by the two experts: Emma Abbate and Stefania Gargioni. The event aimed to introduce… Read More
The repatriation of artistic artefacts to their places of origin is a topic that has become increasingly significant in cultural and political discourse worldwide. This process restores historically and spiritually valuable objects to the communities that created them, recognising their right to preserve and reinterpret their heritage. The debate extends… Read More
On May 9, 2025, the Northern Ireland workshop on Monument(al) Challenges took place. The key focus of the training built on the ‘Train the Trainers’ Seminar in The Hague, where an overview of Monument(al) Challenges, Case Studies and Contested Histories were presented. Building on the Northern Ireland presentation in the Hague,… Read More
In the heart of Bratislava, beneath the modern tramlines and busy streets, lies a deeply symbolic piece of Jewish history: the Chatam Sofer Memorial. This subterranean site is far more than a burial ground, it is a testament to religious perseverance, cultural memory, and the complex legacy of Jewish life… Read More
On April 29, 2025, a Monumental Challenges National Workshop was held at Gazi University’s Faculty of Education, History Department in Ankara, Türkiye. The workshop brought together 22 participants, including academics, teachers, and teacher trainees specialising in History, Social Science, and Civic Studies. Morning Session: Ayse Bilgic introduced the project outline… Read More
On February 15th, a seminar consisting of three presentations and workshops as well as a historical walk in the city and a visit at the War Museum in Thessaloniki, a tiny space of which hosts – quite contradictory – a collection of objects and documents on the resistance to the… Read More
The “Symposium Naamgeving Openbare Ruimte”, held in Enschede, the Netherlands, explored how street names are powerful symbols of public memory, culture, and history, highlighting the impact of street names on shaping urban identity, offering a platform for discussing how naming public spaces can reflect a community’s values and historical consciousness. Read More
Despite the 2016 Peace Deal with the FARC, the unresolved horrors of the Colombian armed conflict continue to haunt and divide the country. This January, after almost a decade of searching, the Colombian tribunal the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) announced the discovery of human remains belonging to at least… Read More
Monument(al) Challenges is a EuroClio project collaboratively implemented with the Contested Histories Initiative, aiming to respond to some of the challenges educators across Europe face in teaching history. Raising sensitive historical issues in the classroom and their connection to monuments in public spaces can be a tricky task for teachers;… Read More
On January 18, Lima celebrated 490 years since its Spanish foundation, an anniversary that coincides with a dynamic phase of restoration in the historic centre. Yet, beneath the festivities lies a troubling reality. The city’s new right-wing administration has reintroduced the contested equestrian statue of its founder, Francisco Pizarro, to… Read More