NATO: Made in Europe
part of the exhibition 'The Cost of Alliance'
Friday 20 June 2025, 18:00 – 21:00 hrs
Lecture: Vladislav Shapovalov
Screening: Kristina Benjocki & Stijn Verhoeff
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This event is part of the exhibition The Cost of Alliance and recounts the history of NATO in Europe. With his lecture History Has No Lessons for Us Vladislav Shapovalov talks about his research into a traveling exhibition that NATO presented in a circus tent on public squares across Europe in the 1950s. Kristina Benjocki and Stijn Verhoeff's film While the Pile of Rubble Grows Towards the Sky traces the long history of NATO’s mysterious war headquarters in Maastricht, carved out of miles of limestone mines. In the discussion following the lecture and screening, we will reflect on the significance of NATO's presence in Europe and its use of exhibitions as a medium.