Military history is a very successful topic in public history, but remains a neglected field of study in academic historiography. With this workshop, we hope to encourage new research into the military history of Belgium.
5 November : Workshop on Belgian Military History
11 November at the BeLVUE Museum
On 11 November, the BELvue Museum organises a day for discovery. There will be guided tours to the Albert and Elisabeth exhibition, and a conference by Chantal Kesteloot on the subject of the last days of WWI in Belgium and Brussels.
12 November: Lawrence Van Haecke will give a Lecture on the Preparation of the Post-war Repression of Collaboration
As collaboration continues to feed social and political debates, historian Lawrence Van Haecke will tackle the subject at Cegesoma. His lecture will embark upon the preparation of the repression of collaboration after WWII.
Two Historikerdialog Sessions in November
Two Historikerdialog sessions will take place in November. Two conferences, one in Brussels and one in Namur, followed by comments and debates, will tackle the presence and consequences of military occupation during the First World War.
Europeana Collection Days at the Royal Library
Experts of the Royal Library will digitise your objects, letters, photographs and other documents of the First World War and introduce them to the online Europeana 14-18 archives. Be there on 5 and 6 December!
The CEGESOMA Collections, ever Easier to Consult
Our website was modified last summer. The main target was to allow easier access to our documentation. Learn how.
