Application deadline — September 13th
Program languages: Russian and English
The MemoAct educational program aims to strengthen international cooperation in memorial culture and civic solidarity. Participants will engage in workshops and project sessions, and meet representatives of activist memorial initiatives and historical-cultural institutions in Warsaw and Gdańsk.
Program Objective
Started in 2023, the project NoBorderSpace provides a platform to discuss complex and relevant issues such as the history of the relationships, intercultural contacts, imperial and colonial legacies, memory and the politics of history, nationalism, and contemporary conflicts. It also explores methods, approaches, and prospects for their peaceful transformation. Participants from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus joined a series of dialogues held in Baku, Yerevan, Batumi, Tbilisi, as well as the autumn school “International Dialogue for Understanding and Cultural Exchange” in Telavi.
Project Coordinator
Requirements to apply
Applicant's occupation
Interested in the preservaion of collective memory and actively involved in public history and memorial culture (such as museum and archival work, cultural journalism, independent historical research, tour guides, etc.),
Age and location
Applicants living in Germany and Poland, aged 18 to 30
The program covers visa processing, flights and travel, accommodation, and meals.
Experience
Experience in the mentioned topics is considered as an advantage but not required.
Application deadline
By September 13th, 23:59
The program MemoAct: Practices of Solidarity and Culture of Remembrance is designed for active engagement and project work focused on building international cooperation in the fields of history, memorial culture, and civic activism. Through workshops and sessions, participants will not only meet representatives of European cultural institutions but will also collaborate with them to develop ideas for new or existing projects.
Representatives of the following institutions are invited to participate in the program:
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The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
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The Warsaw to Remember Memorial Initiative
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The Słonecznik Solidarity Community Center
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The European Solidarity Centre
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The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk
and other civic initiatives.
A detailed program will be announced after the selection of participants.
Program Overview
+49 152 11711 070
Contact program coordianor
To apply, please complete the application form and attach a one-page CV detailing your professional activities and personal projects related to the program's theme by September 13, 2024.
How to apply
