Legacies of Southern European dictatorships: fifty years later  

This event is part of the initiative “Spain in Freedom. 50 years” and is co-organised by the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM), the House of European History , and the Spanish Ministry of Democratic Memory.

Fifty years after the death of Francisco Franco — marking the end of the last authoritarian regime in Southern Europe — the memory of the dictatorship remains a deeply contested terrain.
•    How can we communicate the violence and repression of the past to new generations?
•    What role does dissonant heritage play in shaping democratic memory today?
•    How can European experiences inspire renewed strategies for remembrance?

Join the event to discuss these questions through the lens of transnational historical perspectives and artistic interventions.

9: 30 – Welcome words

10:00 – The Spanish dictatorship in a comparative perspective

11:30 – Communicating memories of dictatorships and public crimes - Art as a medium

1:45 – Visit of Presence of the past – a European Album

3:00 – Re-signifying European dissonant heritage. Lessons to be learned for Spain

5:00 – Exilio, a multilingual performance on historical and contemporary exile in Europe.