With the Art of Remembrance call for artists now closed, the project moves into its next key phase: the selection of the four artists who will undertake residencies at WWII remembrance sites in Poland, France, Italy, and Belgium. To ensure a fair and rigorous selection process, we are honored to introduce our distinguished jury, composed of internationally recognized experts in contemporary art, history, and museology.
Bringing together a wealth of knowledge in curation, historical research, and artistic practice, the jury will carefully evaluate the 190 applications received. Their goal is to select artists who demonstrate a compelling artistic vision that thoughtfully engages with WWII memory and contemporary remembrance. The selected artists will then spend an eight-week residency at their chosen host sites, between May 2025 and January 2026, leading to the creation of new artworks that will be featured in a traveling exhibition across Europe.
Meet the Jury
- Krzysztof Pomian (Poland/France) – A renowned philosopher, historian, and museologist, Pomian has shaped debates on cultural institutions and their role in preserving history. His seminal work, The Museum: A World History, offers a crucial exploration of how museums function as spaces of knowledge and remembrance. He has held academic and research positions at institutions such as the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and has extensively studied the relationship between collections, heritage, and memory.
- Aurélie Clemente-Ruiz (France) – A museum director and curator, Clemente-Ruiz leads the Musée de l’Homme in Paris, bringing expertise in anthropology, history, and museology. She has previously worked at the Arab World Institute, where she curated exhibitions on identity, migration, and cultural heritage. Her approach focuses on creating immersive and thought-provoking museum experiences that foster dialogue between historical narratives and contemporary society.
- Dorothea Schöne (Germany) – Art historian, curator, and museum director, Schöne has led Kunsthaus Dahlem in Berlin since 2016. Specializing in modern and contemporary art, her work examines the intersections of artistic production, memory, and provenance research, particularly in postwar Europe. She is known for her interdisciplinary approach to curating exhibitions that critically engage with cultural history and museum ethics.
- Yevheniia Havrylenko (Ukraine/Germany) – A curator, researcher, and cultural manager, Havrylenko currently works as Guest Art Curator at Kunsthaus Dahlem in Berlin, where she explores the connections between history, displacement, and artistic production. She has worked on exhibitions for Stadt Köln, Haus Kunst Mitte, and Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, addressing themes of war, exile, and migration, including the experiences of Ukrainian artists responding to contemporary conflict.
- Bram Groenteman (Netherlands) – A curator and art historian specializing in historical memory and exhibition design, Groenteman is currently Curator at the Nationaal Monument Oranjehotel, a WWII resistance prison-turned-museum in The Hague. He has previously worked at the Amsterdam Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, and the Ludwig Museum Koblenz, with a strong focus on heritage interpretation and public engagement in memory culture.
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Next Steps
The jury will now begin reviewing applications, assessing artistic proposals for originality, historical engagement, and feasibility within the residency framework. The final selection of the four resident artists will be announced mid-April 2025.
