The Museum of Brexit

Charity building a museum+archives

(1) The shaping of Britain/Europe to 1950
(2) Europeanism and Euroscepticism 1950-2015
(3) Brexit and aftermath 2016-2020

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

Do you have items to donate?

We are after artefacts, books and archives.

Material that can set out this country's complex relationship with its continental neighbours.

The story of the road to Brexit.

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

And quite by chance here is another Italian example that someone has flagged to us today.
https://t.co/sDtLCgfE0W

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

Here's a fascinating and little-known story of a Scottish village in Italy
https://t.co/k0U1pX1jWK

[Kay Xander Mellish 🇺🇸🇩🇰 @kaydenmark]

Friday June 5 is 𝘎𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘨, or Constitution Day, the closest Denmark gets to a national day.

But there are none of the colorful parades, fireworks, or military fly-bys that characterize national days in some countries.

And unlike Swedes and Norwegians, Danes don't dress up in traditional folk costumes on their big day. In fact, I'd never seen one of these outfits until I came across photos from Solvang, California, where Danish heritage traditions are celebrated more visibly than they are in Denmark itself!

Most Danes will just enjoy the day off, and perhaps take a trip to their summer house, where they will raise a very large Danish flag.

If you'd like to do something special to mark the day, visit Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen and see the actual pen King Frederik VII used to sign Denmark's first democratic constitution on June 5, 1849.
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I write more about Constitution Day and many other Danish traditions in my new book, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫: 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬, 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤.

If you enjoy learning about Danish culture and customs, or if you like my free How to Live in Denmark podcast, I think you'll enjoy the book too. 📷

[Catherine Pégard @catherinepegard]

La tapisserie de Bayeux quitte la Normandie pour la première fois depuis des siècles : elle sera présentée au @britishmuseum d'ici quelques mois. Dans la continuité de l'accord conclu en 2018, ce prêt dit au Royaume-Uni que nos histoires sont liées et qu'elles l'ont toujours été.

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

A bold sell.

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

Framed by the bold aesthetics of the ’70s, step into the European Parliament, where groovy visuals meet serious debates, revisit the spaces and decisions that helped shape today’s EU.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are in Portugal! 🇵🇹

Their Royal Highnesses’ visit marks the 640th anniversary of the Treaty of Windsor, which cemented the Anglo-Portuguese partnership, the world’s oldest diplomatic alliance.

During a day in Lisbon, The Duke and Duchess…
📜 unveiled the first display of the original English and Portuguese copies of the Treaty of Windsor;
🚃 took a ride on an iconic Lisbon tram;
☕️ celebrated brilliant people at a Garden Party at the Ambassador’s Residence.

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O Duque e a Duquesa de Edimburgo estão em Portugal!

A visita de Suas Altezas Reais assinala o 640.º aniversário do Tratado de Windsor, que formalizou a parceria Luso-Britânica, a aliança diplomática mais antiga do mundo.

Durante um dia em Lisboa, o Duque e a Duquesa…
📜 inauguraram a primeira exposição das cópias originais em inglês e português do Tratado de Windsor;
🚃 fizeram um passeio nos icónicos elétricos de Lisboa;
☕️ homenagearam pessoas brilhantes numa festa no jardim da Residência da Embaixadora.

[FalklandsinUK @FalklandsinUK]

Wishing everyone a very Happy UK Overseas Territories Day!

Today, we celebrate the extraordinary heritage, vibrant diversity, and enduring contributions of the UK Overseas Territories as proud members of the UK family.

🇫🇰🇦🇨🇦🇮🇮🇴🇰🇾🇬🇮🇲🇸🇵🇳🇸🇭🇬🇸🇧🇲🇻🇬🇹🇦🇹🇨🇬🇧

#UKOTDay

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

And our latest bulletin is now out and in people's email in-trays. You can sign up to the mailing list via our website.

[Matthew Elliott @matthew_elliott]

Ten Years On.

Coming soon...

[Ambassador Warren Stephens @USAmbUK]

On Memorial Day at Cambridge American Cemetery, Harriet and I, joined by our family, paid tribute to the Americans who died in service to our country. This cemetery helps maintain our connection to those who died in the Second World War: a war that saw the United States and United Kingdom fight side-by-side with our allies to achieve victory. Most importantly, it reminds us of the price of freedom, the need to savor, protect and preserve the liberty we have today, because others died to defend it. My thanks to @usabmc Commissioner John Freeman, Lord-Lieutenant Mrs. Julie Spence, Major General Akshai Gandhi, and all the distinguished guests for coming together to remember our fallen heroes.

[Tim Stanley @timothy_stanley]

Love it. A friend said: “British culture is like The Wicker Man told from the perspective of the villagers.”

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

Accountability was a frequent complaint in politics, with politicians sometimes masking their core views to get selected by associations with more robust positions.

One answer was a campaign set up to increase transparency in the candidate selection process on the Europe issue.

[Tatiana Pashagina @viola__alba]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 24 – Places and their names.
A #map showing settlements in Great Britain whose names have Viking origins.
#qgis #Vikings

[Jean Comte @JeanComte]

This must be the most EU Parliament thing ever: the Conference of Committee Chairs issuing best practices on joint committee procedure 🤓

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

All emphasising historic continental connections (and indeed, political complications).

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

Starting today on @TheRestHistory, a 3 part series on THE SHE WOLVES: the great queens of medieval England.

The incomparable @hrcastor on the empress MATILDA; ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE; & ISABELLA OF FRANCE.

Massive, massive drama!

All 3 episodes here: https://t.co/NNgwZQXyfF

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

At BBC Broadcasting House today I recalled the story (apocryphal?) of Norway’s King Haakon arriving for an interview in 1940, when Europe had fallen to the Nazis.Receptionist (hand over phone mouthpiece): ‘Sorry, dear — where did you say you were king of?’ https://t.co/3TIHy4Le4o

[Lucy Worsley @Lucy_Worsley]

This is the document that started a revolution.

The original Stamp Act, held in the UK's National Archives.

Lucy Worsley Investigates the American Revolution — Monday 9pm, BBC Two 😃

Link to watch 👇
https://t.co/5Ce9fkFUaj

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

The human rights debate politically in the UK is still very much ongoing.

While a lot of it relates to the Council of Europe, it has also been an EU issue. We'll track this controversial concern as it evolved.

[The Museum of Brexit @MuseumOfBrexit]

Big thanks to Christine for handing over just now several bags of very varied material, and mostly new items.

[Gérard Larcher @gerard_larcher]

🇫🇷🇬🇧Sous le signe de l'amitié franco-britannique, j’ai eu l’honneur d’assister, au nom du @Senat à l'ouverture de la session du Parlement du Royaume-Uni, marquée par le discours du Roi Charles III. C'est la première fois que le président d'une assemblée étrangère est officiellement invité.

📷©️@LordSpeaker