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( ) On 4 October opens the long-awaited exhibition 'Judith. A Carolingian princess in Ghent''. Visitors will follow in the footsteps of the Ghent University research into the identity of the mysterious woman in grave S127.

Gabor M. Toth's paper, "History, Loss, and Your GPS - Fragments from the Past,- was announced as one of the winning entries of the Luxembourg Science Writing Competition 2024.

The ornamental cup of Veere, one of the most treasured objects in the city in Zeeland, the Netherlands, has delivered historical insights thanks to doctoral research by art historian and goldsmith Hanne Schonkeren of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Everyone knows Tales from the Secret Annex, based on the diaries and writings of Anne Frank during the German occupation of Amsterdam.

Gérald Ledent and Alessandro Porotto (UCLouvain Faculty of Architecture LOCI+LAB * ) publish the first comprehensive monograph on Brussels housing architecture.

The mass digitisation of historical sources and the exponential growth native digital online sources have catapulted the discipline of history from an -age of scarcity- to an -age of abundance-.

The new VUB research group Secular Studies Association Brussels (SSAB) is hosting, with the Humanistisch Verbond, an online presentation of the book The History of Atheism in Belgium, edited by Dr Christoph De Spiegeleer and Patrice Dartevelle and published by Liberas.

VUB research into why and how Arab thinkers disappeared from European philosophy canon Arab philosophy has had an enormous influence on Western thought.

UAntwerp, UGent and the City of Antwerp join forces for a prestigious European project? Europe sees merit in the prestigious Time Machine project.

The museum Ten Duinen in Koksijde (Belgium) was looking for scientific evidence concerning a more accurate dating of two stained glass panels from the 14th century.

Introduction: Flemish and French-speaking universities join forces for large-scale research into history of magic lantern in Belgium.