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Amsterdam Centre for Urban History Amsterdam Centre for Urban History

Amsterdam Centre for Urban History

Exploring the history of urban societies and built environments

New book by Rixt Woudstra and others

This open access book by ACUH member Rixt Woudstra and others tells a new and untold history of the architecture of West Africa in the colonial era, as revealed for the first time through the archives of the United ...
Call for sessions European Association for Urban History conference 2026

The EAUH conference will be held in Barcelona from Wednesday 2 September to Saturday 5 September 2026. The call for sessions is open until 15 April 2025.
Historicizing Almere: How Almere’s social and urban fabric became agents in its shifting identity

Van Stipriaan Luïscius' research examines the history of new town Almere since its conception in the 1960s, particularly the under-explored 1995-2020 period, to introduce a new interpretation for understanding and ...
Stadshistorici dragen bij aan tentoonstelling 'De geboorte van de stad'

Hoe werd Amsterdam de stad die we vandaag kennen? De tentoonstelling 'De geboorte van de stad. Op zoek naar middeleeuws Amsterdam' verkent de vroegste geschiedenis van de stad, met bijdragen van verschillende ACUH-leden.