2014 Prague
Day 1
9.4.2014
15:00
Registration
16:00
Official opening
- Lubomír Zaorálek, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (tbc)
- Małgorzata Omilanowska, State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland
- Jiří Drahoš, Chairman of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Sophie Beernaerts, Head of Unit, Europe for Citizens Programme, European Commission
- Jan Rydel, Chair of the Steering Committee, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity
16:45
Lecture: Turning points in European History:
1914-1939-1945-1989-2004
Marci Shore, United States
17:30
Panel Discussion
Turning points of European Remembrance. Different approaches
- James Mark, University of Exeter, UK
- Heidemarie Uhl, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Włodzimierz Borodziej, Warsaw University/University of Jena, Poland
- Moderator: Pavel Tychtl, European Commission
18:30
Opening of the exhibition (BStA) “Dictatorship and Democracy in the Age of Extremes: Spotlights on the History of Europe in the Twentieth Century”
Reception
Anna Kaminsky, Director of the Federal Foundation for Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
19:00
Reception
Day 2
10.4.2014
9:00 - 13:00
Projects and institutions exhibition (foyer of the conference venue)
9:00
Introduction
- Oldřich Tůma, Director, Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences
- Basil Kerski, Director, European Solidarity Centre
9:15
Panel Discussion
The collapse of communism and its aftermath. The legacy of Cold-War period in Europe
- Laure Neumayer, University Paris 1, France
- Michal Kopeček, Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Republic
- Łukasz Kamiński, Institute of National Remembrance, Poland
- Moderator: Matej Spurný, Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Republic
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
Panel Discussion
The next generation. New interpretations of the recent European history
- Lenka Koprivova, POST BELLUM, Czech Republic
- Sandra Vokk, Unitas Foundation, Estonia
- Irit Dekel, Humboldt University, Germany
- Moderator: Zofia Wóycicka, House of European History, Brussels
13:00
Lunch break
14:30
Presentation and film about the Memorial of Lidice
15:30
Excursion to the Memorial of Lidice
20:00
Social evening
Day 3
11.4.2014
9:00 - 14:00
Projects and institutions exhibition (foyer of the conference venue)
9:00
Simultaneous Workshops
1. Europe for Citizens / European Commission (9:00-12:00)
2. Museums and Projects about the Great War / Imperial War Museum (9:00-12:00)
3. Reflecting Remembrance in History Education. Three case studies on Turning Points in Europe's 20th century History from Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Ukraine / Euroclio (9.00-11.00)
4. Sound in the Silence. Art and historical education / Die Motte (11:15-12:00)
5. Legacy of 1989 and the collapse of communism. Presentation and discussion about successful international projects / European Platform Memory and Conscience(9:00-12:00)
12:00
Discussions with representatives of the organizing institutions
- European Network Remembrance and Solidarity
- European Commission
- Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences
- Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
- European Solidarity Centre
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Final lecture
Pieter LagrouFree University Brussels, Belgium
15:00
Conclusions
- Dušan Kováč, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- Siobhan Kattago, Tallinn University, Estonia
- Moderator: Oldřich Tůma, Czech Republic