During the Civil War, the Republican government tried to protect and safeguard the heritage by moving it away from the places in conflict in order to avoid its looting or…
Spanish Civil War and heritage.
Tema: Memory
Sites of Memory and Tourism: Turistic uses of Memory (2nd Seminar)
Gernika declared a place of historical memory
According to the agreement of 13 March 2024, of the Secretary of State for Democratic Memory, the urban space of Gernika-Lumo, Bizkaia, is declared a Place of Democratic Memory.
Heritage days (October), Route Monuments and Memory of Gernika
The Gernika Peace Museum offers this walking tour of the monuments of Gernika in which the memorial, symbolic, historical and cultural heritage of the town is shown as one more…
Guided tours and walking tours for individuals in August
To make the most of the summer and deepen your understanding of our history and heritage, we invite you to take part in these activities throughout August.
Celebración del Día Internacional escolar de la Paz
Talleres didácticos, cuentacuentos y visitas guiadas especiales para celebrar el Día internacional escolar de la Paz.
4th Ibero-American School of Mediation in Sites and Museums of Memory
The Ibero-American School of Mediation in Sites and Museums of Memory serves as a platform for mediators, educators, and professionals working in memory spaces and sites. It aims to enhance…
Childhoods in a world at war
This exhibition is the result of two years of team research work within the European Rememchild. On the one hand, it is the result of two years of research work…
Memoritour (16 September)
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Gernika Peace Museum is organising several Memoritours to visit places of remembrance and monuments to the victims of the Civil War in the Basque Country, guided by explanations from professor and expert on the subject Jesús Alonso Carballés.
Guided tour: The women of Gernika-Lumo
The Gernika Peace Museum continues to spread the history and memory of the town through guided tours. This time we will talk about the women who lived and influenced the profound changes of the last century: Women of Gernika: The Changes of the 20th Century through their Experiences
3rd Ibero-American School of Mediation in Sites and Museums of Memory
The Ibero-American School of Mediation in Sites and Museums of Memory serves as a platform for mediators, educators, and professionals working in memory spaces and sites. It aims to enhance…
Afaloste. Convivencia al pil-pil Gastronomic-social laboratory 2018-2019
Libro: Afaloste is a gastronomic-social laboratory where a diverse and intergenerational group of people gather around a txoko or gastronomic society, eat and talk together about their personal experiences of the politically motivated violence suffered for decades in the Basque Country.
Document prepared by:
Iñigo Retolaza, Iratxe Momoitio, Rocío Salazar and María Oianguren.
