Contemporary History of Luxembourg Archives

Core Research Projects

The Art of Letter Writing in Luxembourg from the 1800s until 1950 (LUXSCRIBENS)

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Research Groups

LHI activities in 2024

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Events

Popular Modernism: Edward Steichen as Curator-Artist

Talk by Shamoon Zamir, Professor of Literature and Art History, New York University Abu Dhabi, in the framework of the 70th Anniversary of “The Family of Man” exhibition and the FoMLEG Project.

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News

Contribute to ‘The Legacy of The Family of Man’ research project

The C²DH is gathering personal stories, memories, and experiences connected to The Family of Man exhibition.

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8 May 1945: the German surrender and Luxembourg

The C²DH created online exhibition Luxemb(o)urg during World War II shows how Luxembourgers had lived the War period and how they entered the post-war period.

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Exhibition about Luxembourgers in Romania on tour

The exhibition about the presence of Luxembourgers in Romania (1885-1950) will open in Everlange (LU) before moving on to Romania.

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Articles

What nightlife can tell us. Dancing as historical method

A three-year study at the C²DH explored how realities as evanescent and unserious as dance parties have been documented in archives and can be reclaimed through an experimental methodology.

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Events

70 Years of The Family of Man

70 Years of The Family of Man. The CNA international symposium.

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Faces of the C²DH: Inna Ganschow

Research scientist and migration scholar Inna Ganschow’s publication on forced labourers from the Soviet Union in Luxembourg during World War II was released early this month.

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Events