Linear History: Experimenting with Timeline Tools
Timelines are a popular way to present historical events and periods – and not a recent one. In 1769, the British scholar Joseph Priestley published […]
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A museum at your fingertips? Some thoughts on 3D tours of museums
More and more cultural institutions create virtual tours that allow visitors to explore the collections at home instead of actually visiting the institutions. In this […]
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Google Maps as a tool for researchers? The example of the debates on the national museum in Luxembourg
Some time ago, I was wondering whether I could use Google Maps as a tool for my research on the history of the National History […]
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Museums as places of shared authority and public debate
Debates on the role of museums and their place in society are not new. Though museums have become more visitor-oriented over the past decades, a […]
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Digital history between critical thinking and charismatic ideology
Digital history provides new opportunities, but the use of digital tools should not blind historians to the existing challenges. An uncritical belief in the power […]
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Tinkering with black boxes and the need for a critical mindset
From 20 to 24 February, a winter school on “Skills in digital humanities” was organised at the University of Luxembourg, where the participants were introduced […]
Continue reading »A digital turn? On the future of archives
When the first ForumZ with the topic Archives for the digital era, organized by the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), took place […]
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