Public lecture by Professor Timothy Snyder
The House of European History has the great pleasure of inviting Timothy Snyder, a leading expert on Europe's history, to talk about the continent's shared and divided memory, one of the museum's underpinning themes, in the light of recent events. In examining some of the darkest moments of recent history, Snyder finds glimmers of hope, and principles that could lead us out of our current malaise.
The House of European History presents a new edition of its Debating History series on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Scholars from across Europe will discuss the changes and challenges that followed 1945, and the significance of that year in Europe’s 20th century history and today.
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(In) Movement(s) is the theme chosen by the House of European History for Museum Night Fever 2020. Spend a moving evening at our museum! Set yourself in motion during a visit punctuated by unusual and hands-on animations of Passe-Muraille, the poetic and immersive jukebox of Khaos and the raw, powerful performance of Sysmo. These artistic shows will explore various forms of expression and offer you a highly physical and emotional experience, reflecting the ever-renewed dynamism of history.
On Sunday 8th March 2020, International Women’s Day, explore European history through the eyes of creative and committed women who will contribute their own perspectives and personal stories to the House of European History permanent exhibition. Follow them for a unique walk through the museum, and join them afterwards for a discussion on the struggles towards gender equality, past and present.
To celebrate the International Day of the Woman, United Nations Youth Association (UNYA) Brussels invites you all to join the screening of the documentary WOMAN which captures womanhood in all its shapes and sizes. Following the screening, a panel debate will take place where different people...
What is the legacy of European imperialism today, and what consequences of colonisation continue to shape our societies? Is European colonialism really a thing of the past?
Finding love is one of the key experiences of young people. It is inevitably shaped by the politics, society, culture and economics of the time. On 14th February, come to experience what is certainly not your usual Valentine’s Day in the temporary exhibition Restless Youth , ahead of its closure...
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, you are invited to discover the story of Max Fuchs, a Jewish man born in present-day Poland, who went into hiding in Brussels during the Second World War. You will learn how and why Fuch’s personal documents and photos from this period recently became part of the House of European History’s collection. Join us on a guided tour highlighting personal accounts, some tragic and some more hopeful, as displayed in our exhibition, and hear guest speakers reflect on stories of rescue and resistance from across Europe and the ways they can be researched and shared.
The guided tour in French and English starts at 17.30, followed at 18.00 by a screening of the documentary movie Gestures of Resistance and a panel discussion in English on "Saving lives during the Second World War" at 19.00.
Stephen Coates and Paul Heartfield, from the X-Ray Audio Project , will tell the story of the forbidden music of the Soviet Union in our Restless Youth galleries.
X-Ray Audio is a project by...
The book " Les études européennes. Genèses et institutionnalisation ” was published in December 2018. Prepared by Professors Michel Mangenot (Paris-VIII University), Sylvain Schirmann (Strasbourg University) and Fabrice Larat (ENA, Strasbourg), it compiles the proceedings of two international conferences which took place in 2014 and 2016. By examining the conditions of emergence and the forms of institutionalisation of European studies in academia after WWII, this book develops for the first time a systematic approach to their genesis and diffusion. It also analyses the potential interactions between academia and European civil servants. Consisting of papers written by historians, lawyers and political scientists, it shows why and how an integrated Europe is also the result of politico-academic production.