Cegesoma Newsletter
Welcome to CEGESOMA/State Archives of Belgium
CEGESOMA, Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Society, is the Belgian centre of excellence for the history of 20th century conflicts. It carries out research, organises public events and holds document collections. It is since 1 January 2016 the fourth Operational Directory of the State Archives. It is a platform for academic and public activities in Belgium and abroad, in particular with regard to the two World Wars.
Conference in Leuven about archives and historical research
The theme of this year's conference is archives and scholarly research (Archive und wissenschaftliche Forschung). Read more... |
Workshop Plunder of Art and Heritage in Belgium during the Second World War - 14 June 2019 Recently Patricia Grimsted, the well-known American researcher on the history of the German looting of art and heritage in Europe during World War II, has addressed a number of Belgian researchers with a request to follow up on earlier research and publication projects.Read more... |
International Conference ‘Holocaust Studies and Its Social Setting’
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War - occupation - liberation: a new book on Belgium during the Second World War
This exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue that looks at the Second World War from different angles. To the latter, CegeSoma researchers have made a significant contribution. Read more... |
Study day aimed at the French-speaking local historical associations
Lundi 3 juin 2019 – Archives de l'Etat à Namur Le Centre d'Études et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines (CegeSoma), 4e Direction opérationnelle des Archives de l'État en Belgique, organise le 3 juin prochain une journée d'étude spécialement destinée aux cercles d'histoire locale. Read more... |
Fifth 'double' Public History Encounter of the CegeSoma
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Fourth Public History Encounter of the CegeSoma
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CegeSoma publishes its annual report 2018
We created the foundation for a reorientation of our strategic research policy and for a thorough overhaul of our collection and repository management policy.
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From 6 to 7 June, the yearly international archival symposium will take place in the Belgian State Archives in Leuven. 
To conclude the second phase of the project “European Holocaust Research Infrastructure”, with the State Archives/CegeSoma being one of its partner institutions, an international conference is going to be held in Amsterdam on July 3, 2019. 
On May 8, a new permanent exhibition on the Second World War was opened at the Army Museum / War Heritage Institute. 
1. At the Royal Museum of the Armed forces/War Heritage Institute on 20 May 2019 (10.00 am – 11.45 am)
At CINEMATEK on Thursday 16 May 2019 (5.30 pm – 7.00 pm)
Positioned between two major commemorative events of two World Wars, the year 2018 was an essential year for CegeSoma. 
