What comes next after a PPSF workshop? We asked participants after the first training in Courseulles-sur-Mer. They highlighted practical tools, real examples, peer exchange and support to start applying ideas. Next stop: Gdańsk, 23–24 April. The work continues. 👉 www.ppsf-project.eu
Yesterday in Wierden and today in Ommen, two new Vectors of Memory were unveiled along the Liberation Route Europe Canadian Trails. Marking places of heavy fighting, they keep alive personal stories like that of Hendrik Jan Roddenhof.
Join us for the Critical History Tours lecture “Unpacking the Past – Tourism as a Critical Intervention."
📅 Thursday, 09 April 2026
🕑 2:00 PM CET
Learn how to transform a city tour into a tool for historical reckoning and social intervention.
Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Earlier this month, we were in Gelderland for #LREForum2026, across Arnhem, Nijmegen, museums and sites, with conversations continuing beyond each event.
We’ve put together a short look back at the Forum and the moments that shaped it 👇 www.lre-foundation.org/lre-forum-20...
We’re thrilled to welcome Riisa -Orthodox Church Museum of Finland to the LRE Foundation network, connecting Finland’s WWII stories with our partners across Europe. 👇
www.lre-foundation.org/a-new-member...
The #LREForum2026 closed today with site visits across Gelderland. With members and partners we explored key WWII locations, from museum insights to the Ginkelse Heide drop zone of Operation Market Garden. Walking these places together was a meaningful way to end four intense, inspiring days.
Rain didn’t stop today’s #LREForum2026 site visits across Gelderland. From the Freedom Museum and Canadian War Cemetery to Landgoed Schoonderlogt, the day ended with the Sunset March in Nijmegen, just as the rain eased and the sunset appeared.
LREXPO 2026 at Musis Arnhem has wrapped up! Museums, memorial sites, cities and travel professionals from across Europe connected and explored partnerships. Next: site visits to Groesbeek and Elst, ending with the Sunset March at Oversteek. A day of inspiration for the LRE network.
#LREForum2026
While the #LREForum2026 is taking place, part of our team is accompanying an international group of tour operators on a FAM Trip across Gelderland!
From Arnhem to Nijmegen, exploring key WWII sites linked to the Battle of Arnhem, Operation Market Garden and Operation Veritable.
Last night #LREForum2026 ended on a high note with the Gala Dinner at Eusebius Church in Arnhem 🥂 After a day of discussions, members gathered to celebrate, welcome new LREF members, and hear a heartfelt keynote by our Honorary Chairman Juriaan de Mol.
Today, the Forum continues with #LREXPO!
At #LREForum2026 we opened the conference “Beyond the 80th Anniversary: The Future of WWII Remembrance.” With fewer eyewitnesses and rising distortion, how do we carry memory forward? Youth Forum representatives shared insights from last week’s “Future of Remembrance” forum in Nijmegen.
Great start to the day at the #LREForum2026 with our LRE Member Seminar at the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem. Inspiring projects shared from across Europe - from Jersey to Vis, the Atlantik Wall to France. Thanks to all speakers!
Now the LRE Conference begins.
A great start to #LREForum2026 in Nijmegen. From the Discover Nijmegen City Walk to the opening of the Art of Remembrance exhibition - featuring works by Rebekka Bauer, Raphaël Dallaporta, Juhana Moisander & Gail Ritchie - powerful reflections on WWII memory. Next stop: Arnhem tomorrow
Today the #LREForum2026 begins in Gelderland, where our journey started years ago.
At 16:00 participants join the Discover Nijmegen City Walk from the Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis. At 18:00 we open with the Art of Remembrance exhibition.
Great to welcome friends from across Europe.
One week to go until #LREForum2026!
Today, the LRE Youth Forum kicked off in Nijmegen, bringing young people from across Europe together to reflect on history, memory and today’s challenges.
Next week we continue in Arnhem & Nijmegen.
Full programme: www.lre-foundation.org/forum/
This week, our Communication Officer Viola Scalacci led a podcasting workshop at the University of Florence for the Active Remembrance Youth Programme. Students explored storytelling, critical thinking & civic engagement through hands-on practice.
In the first workshop for the “Preserving the Past, Securing the Future” project in Normandy, we learned about possible ways to reduce the environmental impact of museums and memorial sites with a group of cultural heritage professionals from all over Europe:
www.lre-foundation.org/sustainabili...
🚶♂️ LRE Forum 2026 Members’ Site Visits – Gelderland, 11–12 March
At the #LREForum2026, step into WWII history with guided visits across Gelderland’s key sites and memorials.
Programme & registration: www.lre-foundation.org/2026-site-vi...
Less than a month to go to the #LREForum2026! 👇 From 9–12 Mar, join us in Arnhem & Nijmegen for seminars, panels, LREXPO, site visits & the Art of Remembrance launch. Don’t miss four days of conversations on the future of remembrance! 🖇️ Register: live.eventtia.com/en/lreforum2...
Last week, members of our network represented Liberation Route Europe at Matka Travel Fair in Helsinki 🇫🇮
With 56,000+ visitors, it was a great moment to present Eastern Finland’s WWII sites together for the first time.
Read more in our newsroom 👉 www.lre-foundation.org/members-show...
What happens to WWII remembrance after the 80th anniversary?
The LRE Conference (10 March, Arnhem) during the #LREForum2026 brings together international experts to reflect on the future of remembrance.
Read more 👇 www.lre-foundation.org/lre-conferen...
Excited to welcome the Municipality of Ioannina 🇬🇷 Its WWII history - from its strategic location being used to defend Greece in 1940 to the tragic deportation of the Jewish community - continues to resonate and connect people across Europe. Read more: www.lre-foundation.org/the-lre-foun...
Are you one of our members and would you like to take the floor at the #LREForum2026? 🎤
The Member Seminar (10 March, Arnhem) is open for Members’ Pitches.
Share with us a project, update or call for collaboration.
📩 event@liberationroute.com
One week before #LREForum2026, we’re launching something new: the first LRE Youth Forum – The Future of Remembrance (2–3 March, Nijmegen).
A space with young people (18–25) to reflect, exchange, and rethink remembrance.
🔗 www.lre-foundation.org/lre-youth-fo...
We’re honoured to formalise a Memorandum of Understanding with the Council of the Region of Tirana - our first regional partnership in Albania. Together, we’ll work on WWII remembrance, education, and connecting local histories to Europe’s shared past. 👇 www.lre-foundation.org/lre-foundati...
Last call for applications to the Preserving the Past, Securing the Future Training Programme on sustainable remembrance tourism practices.
Apply before 31 January 2026 to secure your spot and join this unique learning experience.
www.ppsf-project.eu/trainings/
The LRE Foundation wishes you Happy Holidays.
As we slowly step into the New Year, we look forward to welcoming you in March in Arnhem and Nijmegen for the LRE Forum 2026!
Learn more and secure your spot here: www.lre-foundation.org/forum/
🚶♀️🚴♂️ New Atlantic Wall walking & cycling routes launched in the Netherlands as part of Liberation Route Europe.
From Zeeland to Groningen, explore WWII history through landscapes that tell powerful stories.
👉 Read more on our website: www.lre-foundation.org/exploring-th...
Join us today at 18:00 in the online book presentation of Isabella Insolvibile’s ‘La prigionia alleata in Italia, 1940-1943', organised by LRE Italia, as part of the Liberation 2025 talks. The session will be held via Zoom and Facebook LRE – ITALIA.
Register here: Italy@liberationroute.com
The Museum of WWII in Gdańsk hosts the 2nd workshop & study visit of our PPSF Training Programme 🌱
A great example of inclusive, green & future-proof remembrance: accessibility, sustainability, ecology & public participation.
Join us 👉 www.ppsf-project.eu/trainings/