KÄTE HAMBURGER CENTRE
FOR CULTURAL PRACTICES
OF REPARATION (CURE)
NEWS
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—To the Extinct Stars: Memory of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994
The exhibition “An die erloschenen Sterne” (To the Extinct Stars) offers the public the opportunity to connect with the thoughts, memories, and stories of survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The texts and drawings on display are the result of a therapeutic process involving artistic creation and healing imagination, helping those left behind to cope with their grief.
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The catalogue for the exhibition THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA has been published
The catalogue for The True Size of Africa, the exhibition running until 17 August 2025 at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Völklinger Hütte, is now available. Edited by Christiane Solte-Gresser and Markus Messling, directors of the Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE), together with Ralf Beil, general director of the Völklinger Hütte, it is published by Hirmer Verlag (Munich).
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Fictions de la Terre abîmée : entre effondrement, survivance et réparation
The Käte Hamburger Lectures provide deeper insight into the centre’s ongoing research, convey these ideas to the wider university community, and invite the public to engage in meaningful discussions on cultural practices of reparation.
EVENTS (selection)
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UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Völklinger HütteUNESCO Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA
The exhibition THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA explores approaches that retrace and uncover traditions of thought, biases, and stereotypes, offering new perspectives through a combination of cultural history, contemporary art, constantly shifting viewpoints, and a diversity of artistic voices.
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University of Helsinki
Unioninkatu 34
00170 HelsinkiUniversity of Helsinki
Unioninkatu 34
00170 HelsinkiA Mesopotamian Re(s)pair: Making the green wall along the Iran-Iraq marshlands
At the Finnish Anthropological Society Biennial Conference, Sana Chavoshian, Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation, will present a paper on “A Mesopotamian Re(s)pair: Making the Green Wall along the Iran-Iraq Marshlands.”
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Université de Strasbourg
Salle Table ronde MISHA (salle 4202 Patio)
67000 StrasbourgUniversité de Strasbourg
Salle Table ronde MISHA (salle 4202 Patio)
67000 StrasbourgUkrainian Literary Culture and Russian Information Operations
At the conference “Ukrainian Cultural Heritage in Times of War. Strategic and Memorial Issues”, Fiona Greenland, currently a Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Centre, will speak on the topic of “Ukrainian Literary Culture and Russian Information Operations”.
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Innovation Center, Campus Saarbrücken, Building A2 1, Seminar room 3.05.1Innovation Center, Campus Saarbrücken, Building A2 1, Seminar room 3.05.1
Fictions de la Terre abîmée : entre effondrement, survivance et réparation
The Käte Hamburger Lectures provide deeper insight into the centre’s ongoing research, convey these ideas to the wider university community, and invite the public to engage in meaningful discussions on cultural practices of reparation.
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Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (SULB)
Campus B1 1 | Universität des SaarlandesSaarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (SULB)
Campus B1 1 | Universität des SaarlandesTo the Extinct Stars: Memory of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994
The exhibition “An die erloschenen Sterne” (To the Extinct Stars) offers the public the opportunity to connect with the thoughts, memories, and stories of survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The texts and drawings on display are the result of a therapeutic process involving artistic creation and healing imagination, helping those left behind to cope with their grief.
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Käte Hamburger Kolleg CUREKäte Hamburger Kolleg CURE
Tuesday seminar series in july
On the first Tuesday of each month, one or two fellows discuss the current state of the research they are conducting during their fellowship. The Tuesday Seminar Series serves as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and a deeper exploration of research focused on cultural practices of reparation.
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