HERA Closing conference: the end or just the beginning?
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
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
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
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,…
Cemetery gate of Bristol, United Kingdom containing messages of support and hope during the Covid-19 pandemic
Cemeteries as public space under the Covid-19 lockdown
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
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
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…
Traditional graves in St. Finbarrs Cemetery in Cork, Ireland
The Changing Face of Cork
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' Celebration at cemetery Tongerseweg in Maastricht, the Netherlands
All Souls’ Celebrations in Catholic Contexts / De Herdenking van Allerzielen in Katholieke Contexten
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.…
Grave decorations at St. Eskils’ cemetery in Eskilstuna, Sweden
A story from All Saints’ Eve
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…