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LRE Foundation aims to transmit the memory, meaning, and heritage of WWII, making it relevant and accessible to everyone. www.lre-foundation.org

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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On 1 October, LRE Foundation Managing Director Rémi Praud will speak at the CWGC’s Beyond Inscription - The Future of Sites of Memory conference in Paris. The event will be livestreamed. Read more 👇 www.cwgc.org/visit-us/eve...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Earlier this week, we joined the Critical History Tours consortium in Brussels for Uncomfortable Oxford’s “Brussels Inside Out” guided feedback tour. 🏙️ The feedback will help shape the next course in Ștei, Romania, training 24 tour guides in critical history tour design. #CriticalHistoryTours
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Yesterday in Drenthe, we officially launched the “From Westerbork to Bergen-Belsen” memorial cycling route on the Liberation Route Europe 🚲 Young people from across Europe joined the launch as part of our LRE Youth Exchange, exploring sites of remembrance along the 345-km route. 🇳🇱🇩🇪
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Last Thursday, we celebrated the opening of #ArtofRemembrance at the Bastogne War Museum. Bringing together contemporary artists and new perspectives on the legacy of WWII, the exhibition invites visitors to explore memory through art, landscapes and personal stories. The project is co-funded by EU
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The first #Cammino44 inaugural march has come to an end! 👣 Over 11 days, participants walked from Sant'Anna di Stazzema to Monte Sole, connecting two places of memory and opening a new way to experience history on foot. Discover the route: 🇬🇧 liberationroute.com 🇮🇹 cammino44.it
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In June, young people from across Europe joined our 2nd #LREYouthForum in Wrocław 🇵🇱 - city tours, a disinformation workshop with Stowarzyszenie Demagog, a memory session with EuroClio, and a visit to the Depot History Centre. Next up: Prague, Feb 2027! 🔗https://www.lre-youth.eu/ambassadors-network/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Last week, our MD & Communications Director visited Pilsen 🇨🇿 to scout venues for the LRE Forum 2027. Two packed days exploring great locations, supported by the City of Pilsen & the Pilsen Region. Thank you for the warm welcome! 📅 Save the date: 8–11 March 2027. More to come!
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🥾 On June 20, Il Cammino '44 sets off - a 180km memory trail connecting Sant'Anna di Stazzema to Monte Sole, two key WWII remembrance sites in Italy. Open to all. Walk the full 12 days or join for a stage. 🔗https://www.lre-foundation.org/introducing-the-new-cammino-44-walking-the-path-of-memory/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Calling all young Europeans (15–30) passionate about WWII remembrance and civic engagement! 🕊️ Join the new LRE Youth Ambassadors Network: events across Europe, study visits, training, and a chance to shape the future of remembrance — free to join. Sig up: www.lre-youth.eu/ambassadors-...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
War museums are not places of war, they are places of peace. On #InternationalMuseumDay, we celebrate all the museums in the LRE Foundation network keeping these stories alive!
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Join the 2nd LRE Youth Forum in Wrocław on 15–16 June 2026 🇵🇱 Two days of dialogue, workshops & exchange on history, memory and Europe today. Spread the word or tag someone who should apply 👇 www.lre-youth.eu/event/lre-yo...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Nick Janicki is 102. He was 21 when he helped liberate Deventer in 1945 with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. A few days ago, he was back for the unveiling of a new Vector of Memory. 📸 First and third photos: © Ronald Hissink 📸 Second photo: © Gemeente Deventer www.liberationroute.com/en/pois/2390...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Yesterday in Arnhem, the Freedom Ride 2026 celebrated the liberation of the Netherlands. Between May 4 (Dodenherdenking) and May 5 (Liberation Day), participants also shared personal reflections on freedom and peace. #FreedomRide2026 #Arnhem #4mei #5mei #vrijheid
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Second edition of the “Unpacking the Past – Tourism as a Critical Intervention” Online Lecture. ➡️ Join us on Thursday, 7 May, from 2 PM as we discuss why critical history tours are relevant and how to deal with contested sites in urban spaces. Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Joanna Roman, Project Manager at LRE Foundation, joined the ATRIUM event in Nowa Huta, Kraków, this week, for a round table on cooperation between European Cultural Routes. A meaningful exchange on memory, participation, and shared European values.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
What comes next after a PPSF workshop? We asked participants after the first training in Courseulles-sur-Mer. They highlighted practical tools, real examples, peer exchange and support to start applying ideas. Next stop: Gdańsk, 23–24 April. The work continues. 👉 www.ppsf-project.eu
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Yesterday in Wierden and today in Ommen, two new Vectors of Memory were unveiled along the Liberation Route Europe Canadian Trails. Marking places of heavy fighting, they keep alive personal stories like that of Hendrik Jan Roddenhof.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Join us for the Critical History Tours lecture “Unpacking the Past – Tourism as a Critical Intervention." 📅 Thursday, 09 April 2026 🕑 2:00 PM CET Learn how to transform a city tour into a tool for historical reckoning and social intervention. Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The #LREForum2026 closed today with site visits across Gelderland. With members and partners we explored key WWII locations, from museum insights to the Ginkelse Heide drop zone of Operation Market Garden. Walking these places together was a meaningful way to end four intense, inspiring days.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Rain didn’t stop today’s #LREForum2026 site visits across Gelderland. From the Freedom Museum and Canadian War Cemetery to Landgoed Schoonderlogt, the day ended with the Sunset March in Nijmegen, just as the rain eased and the sunset appeared.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
LREXPO 2026 at Musis Arnhem has wrapped up! Museums, memorial sites, cities and travel professionals from across Europe connected and explored partnerships. Next: site visits to Groesbeek and Elst, ending with the Sunset March at Oversteek. A day of inspiration for the LRE network. #LREForum2026
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
While the #LREForum2026 is taking place, part of our team is accompanying an international group of tour operators on a FAM Trip across Gelderland! From Arnhem to Nijmegen, exploring key WWII sites linked to the Battle of Arnhem, Operation Market Garden and Operation Veritable.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Last night #LREForum2026 ended on a high note with the Gala Dinner at Eusebius Church in Arnhem 🥂 After a day of discussions, members gathered to celebrate, welcome new LREF members, and hear a heartfelt keynote by our Honorary Chairman Juriaan de Mol. Today, the Forum continues with #LREXPO!
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
At #LREForum2026 we opened the conference “Beyond the 80th Anniversary: The Future of WWII Remembrance.” With fewer eyewitnesses and rising distortion, how do we carry memory forward? Youth Forum representatives shared insights from last week’s “Future of Remembrance” forum in Nijmegen.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Great start to the day at the #LREForum2026 with our LRE Member Seminar at the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem. Inspiring projects shared from across Europe - from Jersey to Vis, the Atlantik Wall to France. Thanks to all speakers! Now the LRE Conference begins.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A great start to #LREForum2026 in Nijmegen. From the Discover Nijmegen City Walk to the opening of the Art of Remembrance exhibition - featuring works by Rebekka Bauer, Raphaël Dallaporta, Juhana Moisander & Gail Ritchie - powerful reflections on WWII memory. Next stop: Arnhem tomorrow
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Today the #LREForum2026 begins in Gelderland, where our journey started years ago. At 16:00 participants join the Discover Nijmegen City Walk from the Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis. At 18:00 we open with the Art of Remembrance exhibition. Great to welcome friends from across Europe.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
One week to go until #LREForum2026! Today, the LRE Youth Forum kicked off in Nijmegen, bringing young people from across Europe together to reflect on history, memory and today’s challenges. Next week we continue in Arnhem & Nijmegen. Full programme: www.lre-foundation.org/forum/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This week, our Communication Officer Viola Scalacci led a podcasting workshop at the University of Florence for the Active Remembrance Youth Programme. Students explored storytelling, critical thinking & civic engagement through hands-on practice.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🚶‍♂️ LRE Forum 2026 Members’ Site Visits – Gelderland, 11–12 March At the #LREForum2026, step into WWII history with guided visits across Gelderland’s key sites and memorials. Programme & registration: www.lre-foundation.org/2026-site-vi...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Less than a month to go to the #LREForum2026! 👇 From 9–12 Mar, join us in Arnhem & Nijmegen for seminars, panels, LREXPO, site visits & the Art of Remembrance launch. Don’t miss four days of conversations on the future of remembrance! 🖇️ Register: live.eventtia.com/en/lreforum2...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Are you one of our members and would you like to take the floor at the #LREForum2026? 🎤 The Member Seminar (10 March, Arnhem) is open for Members’ Pitches. Share with us a project, update or call for collaboration. 📩 event@liberationroute.com
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
One week before #LREForum2026, we’re launching something new: the first LRE Youth Forum – The Future of Remembrance (2–3 March, Nijmegen). A space with young people (18–25) to reflect, exchange, and rethink remembrance. 🔗 www.lre-foundation.org/lre-youth-fo...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The LRE Foundation wishes you Happy Holidays. As we slowly step into the New Year, we look forward to welcoming you in March in Arnhem and Nijmegen for the LRE Forum 2026! Learn more and secure your spot here: www.lre-foundation.org/forum/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Join us today at 18:00 in the online book presentation of Isabella Insolvibile’s ‘La prigionia alleata in Italia, 1940-1943', organised by LRE Italia, as part of the Liberation 2025 talks. The session will be held via Zoom and Facebook LRE – ITALIA. Register here: Italy@liberationroute.com
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The Museum of WWII in Gdańsk hosts the 2nd workshop & study visit of our PPSF Training Programme 🌱 A great example of inclusive, green & future-proof remembrance: accessibility, sustainability, ecology & public participation. Join us 👉 www.ppsf-project.eu/trainings/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The Juno Beach Centre in France applies an inspiring series of sustainable policies. 🌱 Join the study visit, meet the team, and learn about their good practices by signing up to the PPSF Training Programme: www.ppsf-project.eu/trainings/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Sustainability starts with your team. PPSF Trainings give staff the skills to embed sustainable, inclusive practices into daily work, and spread them across the whole organisation. Apply now: www.ppsf-project.eu/trainings/
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Join our new PPSF Training Programme to help your museum and memory site turn sustainability awareness into action and improve visitor engagement. Learn more and sign up here👇 www.lre-foundation.org/applications...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
There’s something moving about seeing remembrance come alive in Knokke-Heist 🇧🇪 Last weekend - 81 years after its liberation - Canadians and Belgians came together again to commemorate their shared history. 🇨🇦
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Explore Europe’s complex past through the new map of Critical History Tours! 👇 From feminism and LGBTQ+ movements to colonialism&urban change - discover how guides tackle contested histories&social struggles across the region. Dive into the map and visit a tour near you: euroclio.eu/projects/cri...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Our Project Manager Emme Johnson is at #CycleSummit2025 in Constance 🇩🇪, meeting tour operators from across Europe to share the Liberation Route Europe hiking & cycling trails, where history and outdoor experiences meet. 🚲🥾🌿 #Cycling #SustainableTravel
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Two new Vectors of Memory unveiled in Groningen 🌿 At the Museum aan de A and Liberation Forest, these Daniel Libeskind designs mark WWII stories that must be remembered.
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Our Europe Remembers team joined the 81st anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. From Ginkel Heath’s parachute drops to Arnhem’s Bridge to Liberation, thousands commemorated the events of September 1944. #EuropeRemembers #WWII
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We’re proud to join the Landecker Digital Memory Lab’s survey mapping global digital Holocaust memory. If you work in Holocaust remembrance, add your voice to this important study 🔗 www.digitalmemorylab.com/surveying-gl...
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Earlier this week, the Critical History Tours consortium met at the EuroClio office in The Hague to share updates and plan next steps. Proud to be part of this EU-funded project mapping walking tours that explore contested histories across Europe. #EUproject #CriticalHistoryTours #ContestedHistory
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Last week marked the start of Operation Market Garden commemorations in @gemeentearnhem.bsky.social. From Bridge to Liberation to the Airborne Month kick-off, many gather to honour the Battle of Arnhem and reflect on freedom. @gemeenterenkum.bsky.social @gemeenteoverbetuwe.bsky.social
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Travel, history & creativity in one! 🌍 Join the LRE Youth Exchanges (18–25) to explore WWII sites across Europe while making podcasts 🎙️ & videos 🎥. Know someone interested? Share this! 👉 www.lre-youth.eu
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🇮🇹 Last week, we were in Rittana, Italy. The occasion? The presentation of Rebekka Bauer’s residency at Borgata Paraloup, one of the 4 artist residencies launched through Art of Remembrance, a project that reimagines WWII remembrance through contemporary art 🔗 www.lrefoundation.eu/art-of-remembrance
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LRE Foundation @lrefoundation.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This week, the entire LREF team met in Antwerp to discuss and shape our Strategy 2030. 🌍 🇧🇪 Three days to reflect, realign and reimagine our work and impact in the WIII remembrance and heritage field. Thanks to everyone for the energy and insights. #Strategy2030 is taking shape!
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