Published: 2013-02-11
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ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
At the end of 2015; the House of European History (HEH) will open its doors in Brussels. The paper describes the genesis and the development of this museum initiative launched and supported by the European Parliament. It discusses the challenges the project has to meet. How to combine sometimes diverging political; historical and museological agendas? How to face legitimate questions about the budget; the contents; the concerns about political intervention? How to involve the visitor? How to deal with complicated issues in 24 languages? How to develop a balanced and critical narrative about the history of Europe? These are the challenges the HEH has to face in order to become a place of meeting; discussion and debate around the complex but fascinating history of Europe.
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