Ethical Approaches to Holocaust Remembrance in the Digital Age

Join Holocaust educators, researchers & technologists in Budapest for a day exploring ethical, immersive approaches to remembrance.
About this Event

Join us for the opening conference of These Streets Remember – Budapest, Kraków, Novi Sad, Riga, a European project supported by the European Union's CERV programme.

This one-day conference brings together Holocaust heritage and education professionals, academics and researchers, policymakers and funders, and creative and technology practitioners to explore new, ethical approaches to Holocaust remembrance in the digital age. Hear from leading voices in Holocaust education and augmented reality, join discussions on the future of immersive remembrance, and connect with a growing European network working at the intersection of memory, technology, art, and community.

Programme Highlights

Alongside a fuller programme still to be announced, the conference will feature two focused panel discussions:

1. On Holocaust Remembrance
Led by Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden (Ethical Lead, If These Streets Could Talk), with:

• Prof. Dr. Anja Ballis (LMU Munich)
• Dr. Anikó Félix (Haver Foundation)
• Dr. Stefania Manca (Italian National Research Council)
• Prof. Andy Pearce (Institute for Holocaust Education)
• Paweł Sawicki (Auschwitz Memorial)
  

2. On the Medium of AR
Led by Barna Szász (Director, If These Streets Could Talk; AR lecturer, Stanford University), with:

• Prof. William Uricchio (Founder, MIT Open Documentary Lab)
• Dr. Robert Eagle (Centre for Cultural Value, University of Leeds)
• and more
  

AR Prototype Testing

A limited number of opportunities to test the AR prototype of If These Streets Could Talk will be available the day before the conference and the day after. If you'd like to take part, please indicate this in the relevant section of the RSVP form.

RSVP required to attend. Please confirm your attendance using the registration button on this page.

We warmly hope you will join us in Budapest — see you soon!

The TSR-BKNR Consortium
Parallel Stories Cultural Organization (Hungary)
Holocaust Memorial Center Budapest (Hungary)
Terraforming (Serbia)
Žanis Lipke Memorial (Latvia)
Galicia Jewish Museum (Poland)