The 8th International Conference on Public History
Lisbon, Portugal | September 7-11, 2026 The Public History of Difficult Pasts Public History has long addressed global historical processes such as colonialism, the transatlantic slave trade, and...
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NEW SERIES LAUNCH – IFPH Explorers Intern Series
We are delighted to announce the official launch of Public History Cooked, a new digital series developed as part of the IFPH Explorers Internship Program—an initiative that continues...
IFPH highlights continuity, sustainability, and academic planning at its AGM
Author: Michel Kobelinski, Associate Professor at the State University of Paraná, Brazil. At its Annual General Meeting on 18 March 2026, the International Federation for Public History reaffirmed...
Vernacular Poetry as Collective Memory
Author: Mary Rizzo, Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University-Newark. During one of our first community listening sessions for the exhibit, “Soul of the Butterfly: Chicory Magazine and...
Poland and it’s Endeavor Toward Public History
Author: Curtis Leingang, BA European Cultures at the University of Wrocław. Public history, as it currently stands in Poland, is not an officially recognized sub-discipline within the national...
New Videos in the IFPH Explorers Intern Series
We are delighted to introduce The Founding Pubs of Balmain, the newest digital series developed as part of the IFPH Explorers Internship Program, an initiative that continues to...
When the Past Does Not Pass: Public History and History Education in Portugal
Author: Filipe Oliveira, Invited Assistant and PhD student in Education (History and Social Sciences Education) at the University of Minho. The collective nature of history is, in part,...
Explorer’s Retrospective on Public History and Performance
Author: Liam Pointing, Macquarie University, IFPH Explorers Intern. Since 2022, the IFPH Explorers has partnered with Macquarie University to offer an internship program for students interested in public...
The Power Of Local: Why Lancaster County Is a Model for Practicing Public History
Authors: Eric Schubert, Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Committee of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Evan Hanzelman, Vice President of the Historic Preservation...
Gilded But Not So Golden: The Frick Collection NYC
Author: Lily Wilson, MA student in Public History at Queen’s University Belfast. In August 2025 I visited the newly renovated Frick Collection in New York City. I was...
Fihris: The Arabic Manuscript Archive
Khayrallah Center As historians continue to experiment with ways of deepening public historical understanding, they often encounter the issue of accessibility, particularly in relation to the archive. To...
