Nobody’s Listening · On tour
Exhibitions and events, 2020 to today
Since its premiere at the Parliament of Iraq in December 2020, Nobody’s Listening has been shown at museums, universities, parliaments, ministries and festivals around the world. Tap any event for photographs, film or more information.
Shown in 22 countries on six continents: Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Belgium · Canada · Estonia · France · Germany · Iraq · Italy · Kenya · Luxembourg · Malaysia · Netherlands · New Zealand · Norway · Portugal · Switzerland · Taiwan · Ukraine · United Kingdom · United States.

Memory Studies Association, 10th Annual Conference
At the tenth annual conference of the Memory Studies Association, held at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella under the theme “Memory and Democracy”, Nobody’s Listening presented a special event, From Testimony to Technology: Preserving Memory of the Yazidi Genocide through Virtual Reality, with survivor testimony, a VR screening and a discussion on art, technology and transitional justice.
See the session →2020
1 event2021
6 events
Cultural Factory, Sulaimaniyah
IraqWatch: IOM on the Iraq tour →Erbil Innovation House
Erbil, IraqRead more →Catholic University in Erbil
Erbil, Iraq
ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany · full exhibition launchExhibition page →Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
LuxembourgThe visit led the Chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee to take up the issue. In November 2022 the Chamber adopted a motion recognising and condemning the genocide.
King’s College London, Department of War Studies
LondonWatch →2022
9 eventsOslo Freedom Forum
Oslo, NorwayKing’s College London
LondonInternational Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
LondonLuxembourg recognises the Yazidi genocide
Chamber of Deputies, LuxembourgA motion recognising and condemning the genocide, following the Nobody’s Listening visit.UK Parliament
LondonRepresentation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU
Brussels, BelgiumExhibition page →Institut du Monde Arabe: launch on Google Arts & Culture
Paris, FranceOnline exhibition →
Schools programme launch with the Counter Extremism Project
LondonWatch →Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative ministerial conference
London2023
7 eventsISCSP, University of Lisbon
Lisbon, PortugalUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, USA · US premiereExhibition page →UK Mission to the European Union
Brussels, BelgiumDoc Edge Festival
New ZealandFestival page →Coldplay concert, Manchester
ManchesterU.S. Institute of Peace
Washington DC, USAExhibition page →Mukwege Foundation and the SEMA survivors’ network: “Unveiling Truths, Reclaiming Rights”
Nairobi, KenyaAlongside SEMA’s collective memory exhibition, “We Are Speaking, Are You Listening?”Read more →2024
24 eventsUS Congress
Washington DC, USASEMA Virtual Memorial, with the Mukwege Foundation
Online · International Women’s DayNobody’s Listening joins survivors’ initiatives from the DR Congo, Bosnia, Ukraine and beyond in the Mukwege Foundation’s memorial.Visit the memorial →University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, NetherlandsGeorgetown University
Washington DC, USAColumbia University (SPS / NECR)
New York, USARead more →Global Coalition against Daesh ministerial meeting
Read more →University of California, Merced
California, USARead more →Coastal Carolina University
South Carolina, USAOregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Portland, USAStanford University
California, USAFrench Senate (Palais du Luxembourg)
Paris, FranceRead more →General Directorate of Sport Education and School Activities
Iraq · tenth anniversary tourThe 2024 Iraq tour →Amna Suraka Museum
Sulaimani, IraqThe 2024 Iraq tour →University of Duhok
Duhok, IraqThe 2024 Iraq tour →American University of Baghdad
Baghdad, IraqThe 2024 Iraq tour →The Station (American Space)
Baghdad, IraqThe 2024 Iraq tour →Catholic University in Erbil
Erbil, IraqThe 2024 Iraq tour →German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Berlin, GermanyMeta House at UNGA79, United Nations Headquarters
New York, USAPeace Palace
The Hague, NetherlandsUS Ambassador’s Residence, US Embassy Baghdad
Baghdad, IraqRead more →Caritas, Bad Saarow
Brandenburg, GermanyNobel Peace Center: satellite exhibition
Oslo, Norway · tenth anniversaryExhibition page →American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
Sulaimani, Iraq2025
11 eventsHarvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University
Cambridge, USAUniversity of Connecticut, Dodd Center for Human Rights
Storrs, USAExhibition page →“Memory of Pain in Iraq” International Conference
Karbala, IraqMesse Stuttgart, with SEZ and the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart, GermanyDaniel-Pöppelmann-Haus
Herford, GermanyPolyrama Museum
Berlin, GermanyMark Twain Center
Heidelberg, GermanyUniversity of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, AustraliaAsia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, University of Queensland
Brisbane, AustraliaRead more →Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Canberra, AustraliaNew Palace (Neues Schloss)
Stuttgart, Germany2026
7 eventsUniversity of Queensland: VR experience and seminar
Brisbane, AustraliaRead more →New England Regional Art Museum
Armidale, AustraliaPresented as part of “Drawn From Pain, Written from Truth: Suad Smo and Amera Ali”.Read more →
Memory Studies Association, 10th Annual Conference: “Memory and Democracy”
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos AiresThikran Mato and Ryan D’Souza presented The Forgotten Voices of Sinjar, and met survivors at ESMA, the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and Parque de la Memoria.The session →UQ Responsibility to Protect Student Coalition: solidarity event
Online · AustraliaNuremberg Forum 2026
Courtroom 600, Nuremberg, GermanyPanel “Strength through Art and Letters”. The VR experience was seen by Chaloka Beyani, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.Read more →SDG-Hochschultag 2026, DHBW CAS
Heilbronn, GermanyWorkshop led by Hales Murad, who has joined the Nobody’s Listening team.Read more →Center for Truth and Justice, 5th Annual International Conference: “Voices Against Erasure”
American University of Armenia, YerevanThe VR experience presented by Thikran Mato.Read more →Diplomatic briefings
Foreign ministries and European institutionsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
BelgiumMinistry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg
LuxembourgGrand Ducal Palace
LuxembourgMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
NetherlandsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
UkraineMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
EstoniaEuropean External Action Service
European UnionEuropean Parliament
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