Europe in my region: The Louvre-Lens Museum

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I created an interactive map showing concrete action of the European Union within the Hauts-de-France new region in northern France. One of these projects caught my eye because of its great impact on the region: The Louvre-Lens Museum.

Background

Lens is located in the department of Pas de Calais within the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. This town of 33,000 inhabitants is at the centre of an area delimited by three European capital cities: Paris, Brussels and London.

When coal was found in the ground Lens entered a long period of prosperity from the XIX^th century with the industrial revolution. The region was particularly affected by the First World War: In 2014 L’Anneau de la Mémoire (“Ring of Remembrance”) was unveiled to remember the victims of the war.