You are invited on a journey through the sound of European jazz. Embark on a guided listening session that tells the story of European jazz after World War II through rare and historical vinyl records. The history of European jazz is filled with beautiful, yet often overlooked music that...
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Jazz Europe Express - A journey through the sound of European jazz!
Conversations on Restless Youth: “Talking about our generations”
Meet the authors of the publication, the curators and the educator of the “Restless Youth” temporary exhibition! Instead of a traditional panel debate, this time we invite the audience to take part in informal and intimate conversations in the museum’s galleries, in direct...
Mini-Festival ''Democracy Now & Then''
On the occasion of the " Open Day of the European Institutions ", the House of European History invites you to take part in the mini-festival “Democracy Now & Then”, which takes place inside and...
Hosted event: One World in Brussels – The Good Change: Poles Apart
As part of 13th edition of the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World in Brussels, we invite you to the screening of The Good Change: Poles Apart, a documentary by Polish director Konrad Szolajski. In recent years the political tension in Poland has been escalating...
Hosted event: A ride through European history, culture and nature - The Iron Curtain Trail
Invitation to the presentation of book series on the Iron Curtain Trail at the House of European History
Introduction by Hans-Gert Pöttering , former president of the European Parliament, chairman of the board of trustees of the House of European History
The Iron Curtain...
Hosted event: Humans and their Natural Environment
Building on EUNIC Brussels previous initiatives “European Angst” and “Sweating for Europe”, the project, made of four panel discussions, has the ambition to rethink a social contract which would take into account the peculiarities of our world today.
The panel discussions aim to look to...
“Meet the curators” tours in Restless Youth exhibition
In March 2019 the House of European History opens its new temporary exhibition: Restless Youth - Growing up in Europe, 1945 to now.
Interested to hear stories from the team who made the exhibition? Join one of our “Meet the curators” tours with Kieran Burns, Laurence Bragard, Christine...
Hosted event: Jan Palach (2018) movie screening
On 16 January 2019, 50 years have passed since the self-sacrifice of the Czech student Jan Palach who self-immolated himself in a protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Armies of the Warsaw Pact.
During the months following the invasion in...
"Women's Rights" Lunch Tour
In celebration of International Women's Day on 8th March 2019, the House of European History is holding a special "Women's Rights" Lunch Tour on Tuesday 12 March at 12:15pm .
The tour will explore women's struggles for equality and independence through objects and stories of the museum’s...
Hosted event: Rethinking our Welfare State - For a New European Social Contract
With the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, laws were progressively implemented to protect the labour class.
Two centuries later, it is reasonable to wonder about the future of our Welfare State system.
Will our social rights be...