29 - 30 June – 1 July 2022: International Conference ‘The Meuse: Past, Present and Future of the Limburg Riverscape’

This three-day Dutch-Belgian conference about the riverscape of the Meuse in Limburg focuses on changing relationships between man and the river from prehistory to today. It is organised around a series of short presentations by specialists, field excursions and networking opportunities.

The conference brings together a large group of researchers, policy makers, conservationists, (heritage) professionals and interested riverine dwellers and communities. Building on knowledge and practices from the past it aims at bringing about a fundamentally new understanding of the dynamics between man and their environment.

The conference targets a large audience of people involved in collecting and applying new knowledge and insights about the Meuse, within academia but also in local/regional governments and NGOs. It wants to mobilise ‘citizen scientists’ to engage with the river’s past, and to co-create new ways of living WITH the river.

The language of this event is Dutch and is organised by a committee consisting of representatives from Maastricht University (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and MACCH), Koninklijk Limburgs Geschied- en Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Rivierpark Maasvallei, Sociaal Historisch Centrum voor Limburg, and Stichting Archeologie Actueel Limburg. 

For more information, please send an email to info-shcl@maastrichtuniversity.nl.