PARLAMENTARIUM

Description

Essentials about the Parlamentarium in brief

Anyone interested in European politics in general and in the European Parliament in particular cannot avoid a visit to the Parliamentarium in Brussels. The Parlamentarium is the visitor center of the European Parliament and, with an area of almost 3,000 square meters, also the largest visitor center of all parliaments in Europe. Multimedia guides lead visitors through the world of the EU Parliament and explain its work, significance, functioning and MEPs. The multimedia exhibition with numerous interactive elements is definitely worth a visit, even for Europe and politics buffers.

Details on the Parlamentarium

The Parlamentarium opened in 2011 after four years of planning and construction. With a total area of almost 3,000 square meters, it is the largest visitor center of a parliament in Europe. It is also the first exhibition in Europe to be designed in all 24 official languages of the European Union.

The exhibition in the Parlamentarium is a multimedia installation with many interactive elements, through which visitors can learn everything they need to know about the work, importance, functioning and Members of the European Parliament. The center of the exhibition is the United in Diversity room with a huge 3D LED installation on the ceiling. Visitors can take a virtual journey through Europe on a walk-through map, where more than 100 stories illustrate the continent’s cultural diversity. In addition, there is a 360° panoramic film on the happenings in the European Parliament and in the so-called Tunnel of Voices visitors can discover multilingualism as a special cultural heritage of Europe.