At the heart of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, a very small exclusive luxury island by the name of Saint-Barthélemy carries with it a forgotten past. Slavery was a historical reality; however, a collective narrative that slavery never existed on the island has persisted until recent efforts in the… Read More
Decolonialism is commonly seen as grappling with the past and present. However, one temporal concept is missing within this perception: the elusive future. At first glance, it might seem puzzling how facing the past and shaping the present clearly shape our future. Still, I can assure you that such a… Read More
An interview with Olga Kvasnitska conducted by Milena Grechina on March 12, 2026. DISCLAIMER: The interview contains graphic content that may upset readers. Moreover, it was conducted in Ukrainian so that the interviewee could express herself more freely. Thus, parts of the conversation have been edited or shortened, but none… Read More
This article was written by Lidija Zupanic Suica, teacher and director of Education for the 21st Century in Serbia. It was originally published on Education for the 21st Century’s website, which you can visit here. As part of the Monumental Challenges project (2023–2025), led by EuroClio –… Read More
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