Museum Educators Expert Training

The Hague, The Netherlands

  29. september – 1. october 2024.

We are delighted to announce the call for tour guides to join us at the Tour Guides Expert Training Workshop in the Hague, the Netherlands (29. september – 1. october 2024.)

About the Project

Why is remembrance important? Why do we continue to discuss the legacies of the Nazi regime and their collaborators across Europe today? How can we equip young people to critically engage with the history of the Holocaust and combat misinformation about the Second World War and its legacy?

In partnership with Terraforming, Intercultural Institute Timișoara, and the Arolsen Archives, EuroClio – European Association of History Educators is embarking the project,  Facts Not Fiction – Young Historians Show How to Learn from the Past, which aims to empower history educators, museum educators, and other professionals and institutions in the field of memorialization, to train students and youth groups to research local histories of persecution during the Nazi era, and develop their own graphic novels, podcasts, or guided tours based on these findings.

Alongside museum educators, Facts Not Fiction have hosted training events for archivists, teachers and tour guides in addition to conducting workshops with students. Young people in several European countries will then have the chance to research specific local histories related to the Second World War and create their own end-products which may be a graphic novel, podcast, heritage tour or exhibition. 

Museum Educators and other professionals will have the chance to give feedback and guidance to students throughout the project and assist in students’ local exhibitions of their chosen microhistories. 

How can you apply to join us?

The application period will open from mid-August. Please send us a letter of motivation detailing your interest in the project, including an explanation of relevant archives and/ or source materials you have worked with. Please also attach a copy of your CV and send both to contact@terraforming.org  before September 8. For applicants based in the Netherlands who don’t have to travel, we will still be accepting applications later in September.

Applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early!

What is covered?

We will cover all expenses related to your travel to/from The Hague, including accommodation and subsistence costs. The day of arrivals will be September 29 and the workshop will end on October 1 in the afternoon. Two nights of accommodation will be covered