Culture of remembrance in the Danube Salon: Europe's bridges for dialogue!
Culture of remembrance in the Danube Salon: Europe's bridges for dialogue!
The Danube Salon On Thursday afternoon, as part of the 29th Europa-Forum Wachau, the focus today: "Facing Polarization-Embracing Dialogue". Organized by the , the working group of the Danubeaum-Region and the Institute for the Danube region and Central Europe, the event moved numerous interesting actors an. The conference venue was the Lower Austria State Gallery in Krems, and the opening speech was held by the MP to the European Parliament, Lukas Mandl.
"Europe's responsibility for dialogue and cooperation" was a core topic, underlined by a quote from Helmut Kohl: "Visionaries are the real realists of history". The Vice Mayor of Mikulov, Petra Korlaar, emphasized the importance of cohesion in Europe, especially in times of social conflicts.
top -class participants and exciting topics
The Europa-Forum Wachau, which takes place from June 11th to 13th, 2025, is particularly concerned with the importance of the culture of remembrance this year. This is done at the same time to celebrate 30 years of EU membership in Austria, as well as discussion about the geopolitical role of Europe and economic resilience. At the event, high-ranking guests such as Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker, Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger and philosopher Peter Sloterdijk are present who give exciting insights into the current challenges.
A central panel on June 12th addressed the importance of the European values and economic community. The discussion about the Danube Salon focused on social divisions and how a culture of remembering can help to overcome it. Representatives from science, culture, politics and civil society, including interested young Europeans as part of the Erasmus+ program, were also part of the round.
The role of the culture of memory in Europe
The culture of memory in Europe is a multi -layered field, as the discussions during the event illustrate. In the past few decades, public memory cultures have changed a lot in Europe. In many countries there is a national character of the memory that shows differences between Western Europe and Eastern Europe. The German memory culture, especially the memory of the Holocaust, came to the fore, while other victim groups are often neglected. BPB indicates that the dispute over how to deal with the legacy of European colonialism determines the cultures of memory today.
The event in Krems not only dealt with the past of the past, but also with the question of how these knowledge can beat bridges between different social groups. Against this background, the spotlights on the exhibitions "on the way. Travel to the collection" and "Planet Pammesberger" in the Krems caricature museum were also a highlight.
Overall, the Europa-Forum Wachau has redefined the box of the current challenges and indicated the urgency of dialogue and reflection. The strength of Europe is not only in its lived values, but also in the ability to make a common future from the variety of memories.
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