Under the theme History and Hope: Learning for Change, this international conference brings together up to 250 teachers, teacher trainers, museum educators, historians, and cultural professionals from across Europe and beyond. It offers a unique professional learning space for educators who wish to strengthen their teaching practice through innovative, inclusive, and future-oriented approaches to history and citizenship education.
In times marked by uncertainty, polarisation, and democratic challenges, educators will explore how history education can nurture hope, agency, critical thinking, and democratic engagement among young people.
Teachers and education professionals who are passionate about inclusive history education, democratic citizenship, and empowering young people as agents of change are warmly invited to join this European learning community in Brussels.
As a museum dedicated to exploring Europe’s shared and diverse pasts, the House of European History offers a unique transnational learning environment for critical reflection and open inquiry. In co-organising this conference, the museum reaffirms its commitment to supporting educators who are shaping the next generation of engaged, thoughtful, and resilient European citizens.
The conference will take place during the museum’s temporary exhibition Postcolonial? on colonialism, decolonisation, and anti-racism, providing an exceptional framework for deepening understanding of Europe’s colonial legacies and their contemporary impact. Participants will also be introduced to HistoriCall, the House of European History’s digital learning toolbox for teachers and students across Europe, including the launch of the new module What is Racism?
