With the 2025 edition of the festival we de
monstrated that history can be done in a mall\, while this year we are put
ting the Europa Experience / the European Parliament Luxembourg and Ciné Utopia to the test with a focus on…
What makes a hero? How has the noti on evolved over time: who was regarded as a hero in the past and who is a hero today? Do we need (new) heroes in Europe? If so\, which ones and what for? We will look for answers to these and other questions from October 7 to 9\, 2026 with the help of the exhibition “The (un)making of heroes ” (which will be on display until early November)\, hands-on activities\ , three film screenings (all Luxembourg premieres!)\, and a roundtable.
Our handpicked selection of photographs and (short) films w ill feature personalities such as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk\, Lech Wałęsa\, Lenin\, Leopold II\, and Pope John Paul II\, but also “ordinary” men and women that find themselves measuring their own lives and deeds against “greatness”. Is heroism\, after all\, something beyond illustriousnes s and pedestals?
Wednesday 07 October 2026 at Europa E xperience Kirchberg:
From 18.00 :
From 19.30:
“The Polish Solidar ity movement in a few objects”\, display of items from the collection of the KARTA Center Foundation Warsaw
Participation is f ree of charge\, but registration is required\, online (up to 24 hours befo re the event) or on-site (on the day of the event).
Thursday\, 8 October 2026 at Ciné Utopia
From 18.30:
No registration required . Free tickets will be distributed on a first-come\, first-served basis.
Friday\, 9 October 2026 at Europa Experience.
From 11.00 :
Participation is fre e of charge\, but registration is required\, online (up to 24 hours before the event) or on-site (on the day of the event).
Th e exhibition “The (un)making of heroes”\, featuring w orks by Niels Ackermann\, Mine Dal\, Piotr Małecki\, and Ria Pacquée\, will be on display at the Eu ropa Experience until November 7\, 2026.