The Landecker Digital Memory Lab (LDML) hosts its first Expo, convening around 150 participants from creative media, academia, heritage, EdTech, AI, and education sectors. This event fosters collaboration among experts, policymakers, and professionals through keynotes, panels, workshops, and interactive exhibits to explore innovative approaches to digital Holocaust memory.
Join the Livestream Sessions
Selected sessions of the event will be available via livestream on Youtube and Zoom from 24-26 June:
- June 24, 18:00-19:30 GMT: Dr. Eva Pfanzelter delivers her keynote "Pixels and Hashtags of the Past," examining how digital platforms are transforming Holocaust remembrance - often at the cost of historical gravity. She explores how online spaces prioritize virality over accuracy, reducing complex history to hashtags and decontextualized narratives.
- June 25, 14:45-16:15 GMT: A panel on "Computer Games and Holocaust Memory" tackles the once-taboo intersection of gaming and Holocaust education. Guest Chair Nick Webber hosts contributors including Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden (University of Sussex), Silvina Fernandez-Duque (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum), Jörg Friedrich (Paintbucket Games), and Tabea Widemann (Zeppelin Museum) and Alina Bothe (Freie Univeristät Berlin) as they explore ethical boundaries in making Holocaust history "playable." This session forms part of the launch of the Lab’s Digital Memory Dialogues publishing platform - computer games is the first of many themes.
- June 25, 16:45-18:30 GMT: Prof. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann chairs a frank discussion on "What is the Future of Holocaust Memory on Social Media" with Ton Mascini (Anne Frank House), Dr. Iris Groschek (Foundation of Hamburg Memorials), Laura Nicolli Kullock (Holocaust Museum Curitiba), Samson Wollenberger Schevitz (PARTNERS PARTNERS & COMPANY), and Katja S. Baumgärtner (associated with Selma-Stern-Center for Jewish Studies). The panel examines how platforms like TikTok and X present both opportunities and challenges for Holocaust education.
- June 26, 14:00-15:30 GMT: Prof. Paul FMJ Verschure presents "Conserving and Communicating the Indescribable," introducing his "Future Memory" framework that leverages VR and AR technologies at authentic Nazi crime-related sites. This approach creates personalized, immersive learning experiences as survivor testimony becomes increasingly scarce, with the goal of connecting 100 historically significant sites in a unified educational infrastructure.
The Landecker Digital Memory Lab, supported by the Alfred Landecker Foundation, is dedicated to building a sustainable future for remembrance by fostering research and collaboration in the field of digital Holocaust memory.
For complete program information and livestream access, visit: https://www.digitalmemorylab.com/events/