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The House of European History: In Search of a Common History and its Future

  • When the German historian and politician, Hans-Gert Pöttering, from the Christian Democratic Union/European People’s Party (EPP) became the President of the European Parliament in 2007, he immediately announced in his inaugural speech that he would like to see a museum of European history in Brussels. After ten years of preparation, the House of European History was finally opened at the beginning of May 2017. The purpose of the museum is to communicate to the public Europe’s common story, whichWhen the German historian and politician, Hans-Gert Pöttering, from the Christian Democratic Union/European People’s Party (EPP) became the President of the European Parliament in 2007, he immediately announced in his inaugural speech that he would like to see a museum of European history in Brussels. After ten years of preparation, the House of European History was finally opened at the beginning of May 2017. The purpose of the museum is to communicate to the public Europe’s common story, which stands above the 28 national histories, and to be a place for exploring and creating a European identity in the future. Can it successfully achieve its mission?show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0076
Creator and project details
Author:Jakub JarešGND
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):The House of European History: In Search of a Common History and its Future
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2020/06/26
Date of Publication (online):2020/02/06
Date of first Publication:2017/10/12
Language:English
Subject indexing
DDC-Classification:9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie
Collections:Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena)
Tag:Central Europe; European Union; common history; memory; museum
GND Keyword:Europäische Union; Kollektives Gedächtnis; Haus der Europäischen Geschichte; Mitteleuropa
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File Size:9079 KB
MIME-Type:application/pdf
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