Europe and Europeans 1950 - 2020 : 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration

Abstract

'Europe and Europeans 1950 - 2020: 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration' sets out to raise awareness of the importance of the Schuman Declaration within the history of European integration, to stimulate reflection on its relevance in today’s Europe, and to encourage debate on the history of the European Union (EU) and its future. The visitor is encouraged to take a journey through European history, which develops into two distinct but inter-connecting paths. The first path is guided by key sentences of the Declaration that give the title to five thematic sections. Through a selection of images and documents held in the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU), the visitor can experience some of the most relevant political, economic, social and cultural developments of the last 70 years of European history. You can further explore each thematic section by taking home the key documents available in the notebooks. The second path allows for a meeting with people, as they were involved in or affected by the process of European integration, with a view to reflecting on what it means to be European in a dialogue between past and present. Finally, the whole exhibition is enriched by a multimedia section through different QR codes that refer to audio and/or video material that can be streamed