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.
Bevrijd Brussels Libérée (Liberated Brussels)
Then, shortly before 8 pm, the first Allied tank enters Brussels. When poeple recognize it, they burst with joy. Read more... |
Sixth Public History Encounter of the CegeSoma
'When photography becomes a historical source in its own right' Conference-debate (in French) on the occasion of the two new publications 'Bruxelles, ville libérée (1944-1945)' and 'La Wallonie libérée (1944-1945)' |
“Children of the Resistance”: launch of the programme by Canvas at CegeSoma
This new series will be officially presented to the press and the public in the conference room of CegeSoma on the 1st of October 2019. Read more... |
New articles on the Blog of Belgium WWII![]() A couple of months ago we announced the launch of the Belgium WWII-blog. Since then, new articles have been published online. They deal with current debates on the perception of the Second World War, the challenges with regard to remembrance of the war as well as new forms of interactions with the target audience of historical projects. Read more... |
Colloquia of local history associations 'From Liberation to Victory' |
New issue of the JBH out now
It contains four articles, a section about doctoral theses and a number of reviews. Earlier in 2019, the price of JBH issues was significantly lowered, so this first issue is available at a very reasonable price. Read more... |
A workshop on looted library materials in Belgium during the Second World War |
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... |