Museums of history and contemporary culture face many challenges in the
modern age. One is how to react to processes of Europeanization and
globalization, which require more cross-border cooperation and different
ways of telling stories for visitors. This book investigates how museums
exhibit Europe. Based on research in nearly 100 museums across the
Continent and interviews with cultural policy makers and museum
curators, it studies the growing transnational activities of state
institutions, societal organizations, and people in the museum field
such as attempts to Europeanize collection policy and collections as
well as different strategies for making narratives more transnational
like telling stories of European integration as shared history and
discussing both inward and outward migration as a common experience and
challenge. The book thus provides fascinating insights into a
fast-changing museum landscape in Europe with wider implications for
cultural policy and museums in other world regions.