The 75th Anniversary of the International Institute of Social History (founded 25 November 1935) was celebrated in 2010. It received a lot of attention from the Dutch media. A varied jubilee program had been set up.
1-4 September 2010
41st conference of the International Association of Labour History Institutions (IALHI), organized by IISH.
29 October 2010 - 30 January 2011
Exhibition Rebels with a Cause. The IISH at 75 in the Special Collections building [Bijzondere Collecties] of Amsterdam University.
The exhibition offers a selection of unique documents from the collections of the IISH.
29 October 2010
Publication of the book Rebels with a Cause. Five centuries of social history collected by the IISH.
4 November 2010
Debate: Faalt de internationale vakbeweging?
In association with Spui25 and Bijzondere Collecties, UvA
6-7 November 2010
Museum Night in the Special Collections building of Amsterdam University.
12 November 2010
Lecture organized by Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam and a guided tour of the exhibition Rebels with a Cause.
18 November 2010
Debate: De wederopstanding van de huurling
In association with Spui25 and Bijzondere Collecties, UvA
22-26 November 2010
Master Class on Global Labour History, meant for PhD students from different countries and different parts of the world.
9 December 2010
Debate: Wie komt op voor de 'nieuwe dienstmeisjes'?
In association with Spui25 and Bijzondere Collecties, UvA
10 December 2010
Presentation of de Volkskrant-IISG award for the best undergraduate thesis in the field of social history.
16 December 2010
Debate: Wat kunnen we leren van de geschiedenis van kinderarbeid?
In association with Spui25 and Bijzondere Collecties, UvA