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A collective of 11 Dutch and German museums, cultural historical organisations and institutes wished to create a new multi-perspective bilateral platform within which the Dutch-German history from 1914 until the present day will be redefined and presented. The project consisted of four subsections:

1. In the Shared History Research Lab renowned historians, museum experts and educators from both countries investigated our (often hidden) mutual history and the presentation thereof. The themes war, freedom, democracy, human rights, and the post-war legacy of European cooperation were most important. This approach is unique in Europe and led to a border-crossing historical narrative for current and future generations. Through an interactive digital communication platform, an educational seminar, conferences, and multiple discussion sessions, the information collected by the Shared History Research Lab has been shared.

2. In Shared History on Tour the Preussen Museum developed a traveling exhibition based on the new historic narrative. This traveling exhibition has been presented to the public at four German (LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel, RAF Museum Weeze, Euregio Forum Kleve and the Westfälischen Wilhems-University Münster (after the project) and three Dutch locations (Vrijheidsmuseum Groesbeek, Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis and the German war cemetery in Ysselsteyn).

3. The results of the Lab have been presented in a sustainable fashion in Shared History Presented. In this section the storyline that had been developed in the Lab were incorporated into the permanent exhibition of the National Liberation Museum in Groesbeek as well as in parts of the new permanent exhibition in the LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel.

4. The overall project planning and coordination as well as the financial managing and the project PR were executed within the section Shared History Planned and Organised.