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 Luxembourg government is reviewing cemetery provision with a view to setting up new inclusive inter-municipal cemeteries. In 2023, building on CeMi findings and recommendations Roadmap for inclusive cemeteries and crematoria in diverse societies, the Luxembourg Ministry of Home Affairs commissioned Sonja Kmec (CeMi PI for Luxembourg) to undertake a feasibility study to provide concrete proposals for how to implement a new type of contemporary multicultural cemetery for “all faith and none”. See CiSup (Cimetières supraconfessionnels).
Explainer Animation now an international training and UK national educational resource
The animation ‘Why are there different funeral rituals?’, developed in the CeMi project as a public engagement resource, has been adopted for public information and/or employee training by: the UK Institute of Cemetery and Crematoria Managers (ICCM); the Cimetiere de Bruxelles; and several cemetery authorities in Australia, including Geelong Cemetery Trust, Victoria; Adelaide Cemeteries Authority, South Australia and the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (Melbourne) via their website. THE GMCT reported ‘Our Executive team admired the clarity and simplicity with which you presented various communities’ deathcare needs and practices, and the role of the cemetery in meeting them.’
In 2026, the animation was adopted by the UK Oak National Academy as a UK National Curriculum religious education resource for high school pupils for Religious education, Secondary, Key Stage 4, Year 11
In addition to subtitles in French, Dutch and Swedish, you can also see the animation below with Bengali subtitles:
The CeMi website continues to attract visitors with over 13,000 views in 2025 and nearly 12,000 already in 2026, and statistics show that in addition to the project report, briefing notes, publications, the blogs on Hindu practices and Covid-19 have been of particular interest, as well as the animation and digital exhibition. We hope these resources will continue to be of interest and use as the website moves into a static ‘archive’ mode.
You can also see more of the project findings in the IMISCOE prize-winning open access book Mobilities in Life and Death.
