Berlin Wall pieces
The Iron Curtain and its fall in tangible testimony.
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Different, complementary, both free and minutes apart: the Parlamentarium is light and interactive about how the Union works today (for families), the House of History a serious, deep museum about how Europe got here (for interested adults). Together a half-day in the European quarter. Short on time: the Parlamentarium is lighter and quicker.
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The House of European History is a free museum opened by the European Parliament in 2017 in the Art Deco "Eastman" building (a former dental clinic!) amid Leopold Park: six floors telling Europe's history from the nineteenth century to today โ the industrial revolution, the two world wars, the Iron Curtain, the building of the Union โ from a shared European rather than national perspective. The visit runs on a free tablet in twenty-four languages that plays the commentary automatically before each display. The exhibits are powerful: from a revolutionary guillotine to pieces of the Berlin Wall, and memories of daily life under the various regimes. A serious, moving museum about the continent you are visiting, and self-critical. In Leopold Park in the European quarter, behind the Parliament โ combine it with the free Parlamentarium. Two hours for those who want to dive in.
The Iron Curtain and its fall in tangible testimony.
1930s Art Deco amid Leopold Park.
The continent's history, not the nations' โ critical and moving.
Rue Belliard 135, 1000 Brussels