A variety of themes in parallel
We produce exhibitions and educational materials about topics where it is obvious that general perceptions and/or ideas have led to terrible actions. The majority of our exhibitions and projects are aimed at high school students and their teachers.
The Living History Forum works with a variety of themes in parallel. According to our mission the primary source of reference for our themes is the Holocaust. This approach also leads us to other historical events where serious forms of persecution and mass violence such as crimes against human rights under communist regimes have taken place.
There is always an ongoing exhibition in our premises where skilled teachers guide and supervise the numerous school classes visiting the centre each day. When exhibitions leave our premises they generally go on tour all over the country.
These are our ongoing and recent exhibitions and projects:
27 January – Holocaust rememberence day
On 27 January 1945 Auschwitz, perhaps the most notorious of the Nazi concentration camps and extermination centres, was liberated. On this date the Holocaust Remembrance Day honours the victims and the people of the resistance in Sweden as well as in many other countries in the world.
The Per Anger Prize
The Per Anger Prize is an international prize, established in 2004 by the Swedish Government to promote initiatives supporting human rights and democracy. The Government has commissioned the Living History Forum to manage the nominations, appoint a jury and organise all the various aspects of the prize.
Crimes against humanity under communist regimes
The Living History Forum also focuses on calling our attention to crimes against humanity under communist regimes. For different reasons we have decided to limit our focus to those crimes against humanity that were committed during the communist regimes in the Soviet Union, China and Cambodia during the period between the Russian revolution and the fall of the wall (1917 – 1989). Stalin's dirty handkerchief is a story-telling play and an educational material for high schools about survival strategies during the great hunger in the Ukraine.
Dinner with Pol Pot
Dinner with Pol Pot is the namne of an exhibition about ‘ideological blinkers’ and selective vision. The Swedes who supported the Khmer Rouge and their leader Pol Pot said they were fighting for justice and equality. Still they managed not to notice one of the biggest mass murders in history during their visit to Cambodia in 1978. How was this possible?
P.C. – An Exhibition about Intolerance
P.C. is an interactive exhibition about intolerance, tolerance and resistance that lets young people leave their imprints on the exhibition. Read about P.C. - An Exhibition about Intolerance.
History is Dangerous – The use of history, nationalism and paths towards reconsiliation
Can history be a tool for mobilise nationalistic forces? In this project the war in former Yugoslavia 1991–1995 is the starting point for discussing different perspectives on nationalism. Among issues discussed is how different perspectives on historical events influenses the chances for reconsiliation.
(In)Human – the exhibition
(In)Human is an exhibition about norms and prejudices during an era when ideas about eugenics were commonly accepted and people were categorised and singled out in the name of science.
The Bystander project
What is the role of bystanders – those watching from the sidelines, but remains passive? What prevents the bystander from intervening? The Bystander Project is comprised of educational material and an exhibition for students and teachers. The material is based on personal identification/recognition and gives young people the opportunity to explore his or her own role in potential bystander situations.
