Raising our roots

Raising our roots - Bruxelles à travers onze ogen

Presented in an audio-visual setting which recreates the atmosphere of the city, from its metro, parks, and people’s homes, the stories told in “Raising our roots” contrast European history as shown in the museum, with intimate realities from Brussels and narratives on migration throughout time. Visitors will experience the in-between-ness of the ever-changing city that is Brussels. 

The participatory process

The members of the Echoes collective - selected through a call for application - were invited to work together in a year-long project. They identified unheard voices and missing narratives in history, and developed a particular interest in changing the way migration histories are told. The Echoes participants then searched the streets and houses of Brussels for untold stories and personal accounts of migration and belonging. They transformed these stories into audio-visual content, which amplifies voices of history and of Brussels alike, raising their roots into the light.

Guided tour

Join us for a guided tour on Tuesday 29 July at 12:15. Together with members of the collective, visitors will explore the exhibition and learn about the one-year process leading up to it. 

Would you like to bring a group of young people to “Raising our roots - Bruxelles à travers onze ogen” to meet the makers and learn more about the Echoes project?  Please get in touch with Annelies van Rijen, lead of the Echoes project, to organise an accompanied visit. 

Echoes collective

Read more about the members of the 2024-2025 Echoes collective below, in this article introducing the project and its participants.