House of European History Brussels - Belgium

The museum and collection

The museum and collectionThe House of European History aims to inform its visitorsabout the history of Europe, whilst also stimulating dialogueabout Europe and the European unification process. Themuseum is housed in the Eastman-Kodak building thatwas built as a clinic after WWII. The exhibition space wasextended with a glass cube on top of the renovated building.

The assignment

Our scope of work included not only the development,production and installation of display cases but alsoof museum furniture, plinths and mounting supports,mechanical interactives, movies and graphics.Furthermore, we were also in charge of selecting andinstalling gallery lighting and AV hardware, editinghistorical footage and music compilations, producingmultimedia content, implementing and integrating iBeaconlocalization technology for tablets and designing a ContentManagement System for museum staff.Beyond these core duties, Meyvaert was also responsiblefor the design, development and installation of a 25m tallsculpture, which can truly be regarded as the central eyecatcherin the atrium of the new Eastman-Kodak building.

The project: challenges & result

This has been our biggest fitout project until today, in termsof scale, budget and timing. Project management & timelydelivery were key. Over a period of 29 months, we workedwith over 10 suppliers & subcontractors in order to deliveroptimal visitors’ experience, taking them on an interactivejourney through the history of Europe. In 2018 we were alsoawarded the 5-year maintenance contract.