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The House of European History team offers an engaging and thought-provoking journey through European history. Dive into it over lunchtime and discover the new permanent and temporary exhibitions. A guide from our learning, curator or events teams will lead you to objects that reveal the processes and phenomena that have shaped the continent. Follow the path through six floors and experience European history like never before! Tours are free and take place from 12h15 - 13h00 in English. No booking is required.

July - Beach Body

Hooray, summer is here! We know, we don’t need a ‘beach body’ to enjoy the sun, but let’s focus on certain parts of the body in our museum collection from a historical perspective.

  1. 2 July

    Hair

    Come with your best haircut to the museum, because we will focus on objects related to hair in this Lunch Tour.

  2. 9 July

    Eyes

    "Smize" (smile with your eyes) as you make your way through our exhibition, while we look for powerful gazes and cheeky eyes from our collection.

  3. 16 July

    Hands

    High five! Today we will have a closer look at the images of hands in our museum. Can you think of any signs you can make that played a role in history.

  4. 23 July

    Covered Parts

    Let’s unveil certain body parts in our collection and have a more intimate look at certain representations of the human body. What is the difference between nude and naked? And why do certain objects not have many clothes on? Don’t be bashful, let’s investigate together.

  5. 30 July

    Feet

    Jump on your feet and run to the museum! We will be looking closer at some feet in our collection - no pedicures required.

August - The winner takes it all

We know who took home the European Football cup and are cheering on our Olympic athletes. But what do you know about winning and losing in European history?

  1. 6 August

    Winning

    What does it mean to be on the winning side of history? And does that even exist? Come and debate with us in this Lunch Tour about winning.

  2. 13 August

    Losing

    What does it mean to be on the losing side of history? And does that even exist? Come and debate with us in this Lunch Tour about losing.

  3. 20 August

    Rules

    Every game has its rules. But who decides what the rules are? And how do you make sure they are fair? Come and learn about different rule settings in European history.

  4. 27 August

    Referee

    FWIEEEET! FOUL! Somebody broke the rules! Now what? How do we know the referee isn’t biased? Let’s have a closer look at arbitration in a historical context.

September - 'East, west, home's best'?

Although Europe is a smaller continent, there’s still lots to discover! Take your compass as we delve deeper in the cardinal points of the continent, discover more about the people who live there and how they shaped European History.

  1. 3 September

    North

    Hoist the sails! We set course to the North! We are embarking to discover Northern Europe.

  2. 10 September

    South

    Hoist the sails! We set course to the South! We are embarking to discover Southern Europe.

  3. 17 September

    East

    Hoist the sails! We set course to the East! We are embarking to discover Eastern Europe.

  4. 24 September

    West

    Hoist the sails! We set course to the West! We are embarking to discover Western Europe.