The fourth edition of the seminar ‘Remembrance, Understanding, Future’, aimed at introducing young people from the Western Balkans to the experiences of Polish-German reconciliation after World War II, is behind us.
The seminar took place on 10-17 December 2024 and was attended by 22 participants from 9 countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Germany, Poland, Serbia and Ukraine.
During the seminar, participants took part in a series of discussions, lectures, meetings and study visits. They visited not only Krzyżowa and Wrocław, but also Gross-Rosen / Rogoznica, Goerlitz and Zgorzelec.
(The full programme of the seminar is available here: link)
Read more: Summary of the seminar ‘Remembrance, Understanding, Future’, Krzyżowa-Wrocław, 10-17 December 2024
With pride and joy, we announce that on December 17, 2024, Consul General Martin Kremer presented, on behalf of Dietmar Nietan, the German Government Coordinator for Polish-German Cross-Border and Inter-Societal Cooperation, a certificate of recognition to Dr. habil. Robert Żurek for his outstanding contributions to building Polish-German relations.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our director and colleague, who inspires us every day with his dedication and passion for fostering dialogue and mutual understanding.
Read more: Dr. habil. Robert Żurek Honored for Contributions to Polish-German Relations
"Images, Power and Conflicts of Interpretation in Europe between 1945, 1990 and 2025"
The East-West European Memorial Meeting in Krzyżowa 2025 focuses on historical image memory in relation to the historical turning points of "80 years since the end of WWII" and "35 years since the collapse of the communist states".
The conference will focus on how the use and reception of photographs and images have shaped the memory of historical events in Eastern and Western Europe. How have they been used in memorials, museums, documentation centers and exhibitions before and after 1990? How are they used today? The aim is to take stock: How does the historical memory of images interact with these turning points today? What changed with the historical breaks in the use of images and the narratives that developed around the themes of "mass crimes," "camps," "occupation regimes," and "gestures of reconciliation? How has the treatment of images changed since the "visual turn" in the 2000s, and how has digital transformation, including the use of AI, affected the use of photographs and images today?
Read more: Kreisau Memorial Conference 2025
