Prof. Dr. Sharon Macdonald and Prof. Dr. Daniel Tyradellis took office as Director and Vice-Director of the Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik (HZK) on September 8, 2021. They succeed Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schäffner and Prof. Dr. Christian Kassung and form the strategic management of the central institute for the next two years.
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Polish Edition of 'Memorylands' out now
Sharon Macdonald’s acclaimed book Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today (2013) has been translated into Polish by Robert Kusek and published by the International Cultural Centre in Krakow. Here, we present Prof. Macdonald’s preface to the book’s Polish edition.
A Critical Companion: Contentious Cultural Heritages and Arts
Edited by Marion Hamm and Klaus Schönberger, this book is an outcome of the TRACES project and includes essays by Tal Adler, Sharon Macdonald, Regina Römhild and Anna Szöke among others.
Islam and Heritage in Europe
In this reflection, Katarzyna Puzon writes about the book Islam and Heritage in Europe: Pasts, Presents and Future Possibilities (2021) that she co-edited with Sharon Macdonald and Mirjam Shatanawi.
Suggested further readings: CARMAH's Reflections
Feel invited to have a look at our Reflections page where you can read about the digital opening of the Humboldt Forum, the exhibition Connecting Afro Futures at Berlin’s Kunstgewerbemuseum and ethnographic observations of digital museum practices during the Covid-19 crisis.
