Childhood in Times of Unfreedom
15. 6. 2026 – 16. 6. 2026
National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, Valdštejnská 20, Prague 1 
The international conference Childhood in Times of Unfreedom, organised by the National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Centre for the History of Education, will take place on 15 and 16 June 2026 at the National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius (NPMK), Valdštejnská 20, Prague 1.
The National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius invites scholars to submit papers for the international conference Childhood in Times of Unfreedom. The event accompanies the exhibition Childhood under the Swastika (2025), commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. While the exhibition focuses on children’s lives under Nazi occupation, the conference adopts a broader chronological and geographical perspective, exploring children’s experiences under totalitarian, authoritarian, colonial, occupying, and otherwise oppressive regimes across the 20th century.
Conference languages: English, Czech
15. 6. 2026 – 16. 6. 2026
National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, Valdštejnská 20, Prague 1 