2008: European Year of the Intercultural Dialogue

The European Commission declared 2008 the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue – giving the floor to nearly 800 events in 27 European countries, to mobilize civil society at European, national and local levels, around culture, education, youth, sport and citizenship.
The Migration Museum Network is willing to take part in this remarkable initiative and several of its members have already begun the organization of a series of events and meetings. Here are some of them.

 

France

The Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration (Paris) has been chosen by the European Union to coordinate the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue in France.
13.03.2008 - 14.03.2008 | Paris | France (UNESCO) - Lancement de l’Année Européenne du Dialogue Interculturel en France

Portugal

The Museu da Emigração e das Comunidades (Fafe) is organizing two consecutives events entitled ‘Intercultural Dialogue: Identity and Double Territory’ (13-14 March) and ‘Emigration, Archives and Memory’ (15-19 March), in Fafe, Portugal. The events will gather participants from Portuguese-speaking countries, including Portugal, Brazil, Cap-Verde and Mozambique. Lectures will be followed with concerts and of movies.
Furthermore, from the 7 to the 11 of April, the Museum of Fafe is organizing a week of lectures and movie screenings in collaboration with Fafe High School (click here for more information).


Juin - juillet 2008: Festival Afriques

Septembre 2008: La rencontre des folies sur le thème de la santé mentale en Europe

Décembre 2008-Avril 2009: Étranger – Fremder en France et en Allemagne du 19e siècle à nos jours, exposition organisée en collaboration avec le Deutsches Historisches Museum de Berlin "Interconnexions", une semaine à la Cité autour de la Zon-Mai, avec des ateliers jeunes publics et les danseurs de Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Spain

1-3 October 2008 Museum, Immigration and Interculturality. The immigration museums facing the interculturality questions. Sala Pinós. La Mina. Sant Adrià de Besòs
Beyond the opportunity of visibility offered by the European Year of the Intercultural Dialogue, the Conference “The immigration museums facing the interculturality questions. Reflection, strategy and exchange for the definition of a citizen museology” is an opportunity for the Immigration Museums from around the world to get in touch and exchange experiences, and should allow knowledge, learning and debate around some basic topics from the cultural and social agenda from a museologic perspective.