Public History Interns Series Author: Holly Miller, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She has been visiting San Diego and the museums at Balboa Park since childhood and has seen it transform over the years, especially after the pandemic. Photo by Suzy Hazelwood It is a truth universally acknowledged that public history can take many different forms. Personally, I enjoy engaging with history most through books, especially those that are written by women. But, unfortunately, female writers are often not given the same credit as men, meaning that their influence on history is often overloo ..read more

Public History Interns Series Author: Fergus Yip, Bachelors of Arts at Macquarie University, majoring in Modern history and minor in Japanese Studies. Poster for Explorers presentation: Between the West and the East Throughout this semester, I have learned that the “Discipline of Public History” is an area of study that many may not know of, but would definitely recognise, as the general public does engage with it on a daily basis. It can be something as simple as going to a museum, viewing and interacting with the displays and learning about the history of the objects from a curator.  Th ..read more

Public History Interns Series Author: Holly Miller, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She has been visiting San Diego and the museums at Balboa Park since childhood and has seen it transform over the years, especially after the pandemic. San Diego is one of the United States’ most culturally diverse cities. At its heart is Balboa Park. Home to 17 museums, the San Diego Zoo and over 1,200 acres of gardens and parkland, it provides a unique opportunity for visitors and residents alike to experience history through thought-provoking exhibits and events. It is important to note that all of ..read more

As many of you know already, the International Federation for Public History has recently launched the CFP to our next meeting. The 7th World Conference of the IFPH will be hosted by the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from 3 – 7 September 2024. Save the date! The Explorers have organized a special Q&A virtual session with Tanya Evans, President of the IFPH, and Thomas Cauvin, former President of the IFPH, to talk about the upcoming event. The session happened live on 27th September and was very informative. We ..read more

IFPH Community Museums Worldwide Series Authors: Michel Kobelinski, PhD in History, Unespar, Brazil and Marcelo Henrique de Abreu Guerra, M.A. in Public History, Unespar, Brazil. 1. A museum under construction? Along the Brazilian coast, in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Paraná, the presence of Caiçara Culture is remarkable. Its roots include descendants of Europeans, Indigenous peoples, and Africans, who have inhabited this coastal region since the 16th century. Essentially, fishing and a solidarity economy link this mixed culture. This lifestyle is defined by simplicity an ..read more

Dear Colleagues, I hope this finds you well. I am writing today as President of the International Federation of Public History to encourage you to join the IFPH in our plans and our future mission for international public history. Along with my fellow Steering Committee members based in Canada, the US, Luxembourg, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Poland, and India, I am committed to the goals of:  creating an international network of public history programs, scholars, and practitioners facilitating the international exchange of information on teaching and research in, and the practice of publ ..read more

IFPH is pleased to announce that our 2024 conference will be held at the University of Luxembourg from 3-7 September. The CFP will be issued in September 2023.   ..read more

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Autora: Marcela Randazzo Ruiz, historiadora de la Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) La Casa de la Memoria de Tumaco: violencia, memorias y diásporas entre cotidianidad y territorio La intensidad del conflicto armado en Colombia se ha desarrollado lejos de los centros de poder, en municipios y zonas rurales. La diversidad de Colombia en la construcción de formas de memoria responde a una realidad multicultural y biodiversa, una de las propuestas es La Casa de la Memoria de Tumaco  perteneciente a la Red Colombiana de Lugares de Memoria en el sur del pacifico colombiano, territorios en donde ..read more

Author:  Tamsin Martin, student majoring in Modern History at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. This piece was written on Darug Land. The complete video of this #ifphexplorers event is on our Vimeo Channel.  Museums that specialise in showcasing particular cultures and heritage are some of the most interesting and valuable ones around. The October 2022 Explorers event, an interview with Crystal McColl and Dave Serio, the curators of the Arab American National Museum, is a key example of this value. The Arab American National Museum was built to display the stories and artefac ..read more