Moving Europe

The project, coordinated by EuroClio, involves the German organisations Stiftung Universität Hildesheim and Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa and aims to raise awareness of the complexity of migration. Teachers, young people and a network of migration museums will be brought together to conduct research alongside members of migrant communities and to reflect on local migration histories. Diverse experiences and historical accounts of migration, particularly those rooted in European colonial history, will help to better understand its impact on different social groups.

The focus is on the migration museums, which collaborate with history teachers and invite pupils to take part in local and international youth programmes. There, young people develop their own research projects on migration histories and experiences, including through museum visits as part of an international youth programme. The programme is based on a tried-and-tested methodology of place-based learning, which encourages young people to take the initiative. Their findings result in local public exhibitions, podcasts and a trans-European collection of primary sources. In addition, job-shadowing placements in museums provide direct insight into museum work.

Museum educators and schoolteachers also benefit from this exchange. International peer-learning events provide a space to share experiences and learn from one another. This collaborative work has resulted in a guide that shows educators how schools can work with museums to implement youth-led research projects on migration history.