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    • Current projects

    Jeunesse

    Historical Traces of Jeunesse Esch
    Kopstal – Past and present

    About life in the municipality Kopstal
    Deindustrialization

    This project examines the multiple effects of deindustrialization in the Luxembourg steel industry between 1970 and 2000.

    Past projects

    Magica

    Discovering magicians in Luxembourg's popular culture - Magica Club Lëtzebuerg in the 60s.
    Bonnevoie

    Join us to tell the untold stories about the neighborhood Bonnevoie at the next edition of the Urban History Festival in the city of Luxembourg!
    HistorEsch

    HistorEsch is the overarching name for a series of public engagement activities to actively involve the residents of the city Esch-sur-Alzette in the narration of their cities’ history.

     Other projects

    Family of Man

    Exploring the legacy of Edward Steichen’s photographic exhibition

    Help us understand how this influential exhibition resonated with individuals and communities since its premiere at New York’s MoMA in 1955, during its eight-year World Tour, and throughout its history in Luxembourg since 1965.

    Image for the block

    Team

    Principal Investigator Andreas Fickers
    Co-Principal Investigator Claire di Félice
    Post-Doctoral Researcher Claude Ewert
    Doctoral researcher Emilia Sánchez González

    Duration of the project

    July 2024 – July 2027

    The Legacy of “The Family of Man” Research Project aims to shed new light on unexplored aspects of the exhibition’s history since its conception 70 years ago. Our team seeks to contextualize its place during the Cold War, reexamine its itinerancy and international adaptability, and analyze how it came to hold a lasting legacy.

    Events

    04.07.2026

    25.04.2026

    21.03.2026

    Esch by Night – Street dance

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    Sat. 04 Jul. 2026   5:00 pm − 11:00 pm

    Brasserie des Terres Rouges

    Esch by Night – Rock Stories

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    Sat. 25 Apr. 2026   5:00 pm − 11:00 pm

    Pitcher

    Bar Sport Conference – Visit to the KZ Hinzert memorial

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    Sat. 21 Mar. 2026  

    Stadium of Jeunesse Esch – on the border and in the «Verlängerung»

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