Fake for Real: Student Workshops

What connects a face erased in the 3rd century with a wedding photo torn up in the 1950s? What do these missing figures have to do with how we learn about our past, or even our present? And how do we know if our knowledge is correct or complete?

The exhibition Fake for Real: A History of Forgery and Falsification explored these themes for more than a year at the House of European History in Brussels. While uncovering the fascinating world of forgery, fakes, and falsehoods, visitors will be swept along a dramatic narrative spanning from antiquity to the present day.

The 90-minute workshop will use the visible thinking methodology to explore in depth the main issues raised by the exhibition through dialogue with students. The overall structure of the workshop is the following:

1. Discussion about forgery, personal experiences, and the concept of the exhibition
2. Interactive learning about fakes, through a historical example of choice: what were the aims and means of forgeries, who were the perpetrators, and how do we view their acts today?
3. Testing the recognition of fake news in an interactive space with games and videos where students can become "fact checkers".

The program is available both in English and Hungarian.

Important: we will not show the entire exhibition during the workshop. If you would like to take a guided tour, we also offer a free guided tour for groups of students, which will give a general introduction to the exhibition.

Registration

Interested teachers are kindly requested to contact us by e-mail at archivum@ceu.edu to arrange a visit (workshop or guided tour). In your email, please specify:

1. The preferred dates.
2. The size of the group and the age of the students.
3. Whether you would like to participate in the workshop or a guided tour, or both.