The CeMi project may have officially concluded in November 2022, but It is great to report here that it definitely has an afterlife! Plans for inclusive cemeteries in Luxembourg The…
Municipalities, as cemetery managers, often struggle to keep pace with the religious and cultural pluralization of society. Consequently, the Luxembourg government is looking into setting up new inter-municipal cemeteries that…
HERA Closing conference: the end or just the beginning? The HERA Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe funding stream, of which this project is a part, marked its formal…
Exposition « Cimetières et crématoires en Europe. Espaces publics et expressions d’appartenance » à Luxembourg-Ville du 1er octobre au 15 novembre 2021 Alors que le frimas matinal annonce les premiers…
Hinduism and the Grand Marking called Death The concept of death in Hinduism is fluid and meanders between the multiple lives assigned to a soul. Hindus firmly believe in a…
Of barriers and benches: A visitor’s experience How one experiences cemeteries is highly personal. Only through open, extensive conversations may we understand what a cemetery might mean for a person,…
Cemeteries as public space under the Covid-19 lockdown Written 23rd April 2020Near to where I live in Bristol, the UK, is a large old cemetery with a disused chapel in…
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference: Islamic Cemetery Sections in Maastricht and Leeuwarden Like it or not, Northern European cemeteries have their roots in ancient Greco-Roman memorial sites…
Cemetery Bonnevoie: Marble, Virgin Marys, and Diversity Le Cimetière de Bonnevoie: le marbre, la Vierge Marie et la question de la mixité sociale Luxembourg is a town characterized by a…
The Changing Face of Cork Cork, Ireland, is one of the 8 case studies in the CeMi project, and I recently undertook our first phase of research there. I visited…
All Souls' Celebrations in Catholic Contexts De Herdenking van Allerzielen in Katholieke Contexten All Saints (1 November) and All Souls (2 November) are celebrated at cemeteries in Europe each year.…
A Story from All Saint's Eve Magic, beautiful and overwhelming are three words that describe my experience at St. Eskils’ cemetery in Eskilstuna, Sweden, at All Saints’ Eve, the time…
Diversiteit op de Tongerseweg, Maastricht De toekomst van het Nederlandse funeraire erfgoed Op zaterdag 24 augustus 2019 organiseerde Terebinth (Nederlandse stichting voor funerair erfgoed) een rondleiding op de Begraafplaats Tongerseweg…
Contentment among the Chinese Visit to the Chinese cemetery at Kranenburg, Zwolle (the Netherlands) On Wednesday 3 July 2019, the HERA research team visited cemetery Kranenburg in Zwolle (the Netherlands).…