Andrássy University in Budapest, Hungary, is hosting a series of commemorative events from 2014 onwards.
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Centenary concert in Sarajevo, Bosnia
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra marks the centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination with a concert in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Continue readingCentenary Peace Garden opens at Péronne in the Somme
UNESCO ambassadors and representatives from more than 80 countries attend the official opening of the Garden of the 6th Continent in the Somme. There will also be a day of events for the public.
Continue readingConference: ‘World War and International Relations’, Lisbon
The Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa is hosting an international conference exploring the impact that the First World War had on international relations.
Continue readingFrance launches Centenary commemorations at Bastille Day Parade, Paris
All the countries involved in the First World War have been invited to take part in France's 2014 Bastille Day parade in Paris. President François Hollande says the traditional military display will be accompanied by a mass demonstration for peace.
Continue readingThe Great War in Africa Conference 2014, Lisbon
The Great War Africa Association and The International Network for the Study of the Great War in Africa are organising The Great War in Africa conference.
Continue readingMuseum of the Battle of Fromelles inaugurated in France
A museum commemorating the Battle of Fromelles in 1916 will be officially opened at a ceremony attended by Australia's Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Michael Ronaldson.
Continue readingThe First World War in Retrospect, Conference 2014
'The First World War in Retrospect' conference will be held at Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel, Leeds, England in 2014, to mark the Centenary of the conflict.
Continue readingCentenary conference in Ottawa explores Canadian literature of the First World War
The Canadian War Museum is marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War with an international conference devoted to Canadian literature of the period.
Continue readingFrance thanks First World War allies with Champs Elysées photo exhibition
Paris will pay tribute to soldiers from home and abroad who fell fighting for the freedom of France in the First World War with an exhibition of 100 photos on the Champs Elysées.
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