Union Jack from the Jacques Delors building
Artist / Maker
Date
Use: Taken down on midnight Friday, the 31st January 2020.
Object Name
Inventory Number
C.2020.029.001
Physical Description
A Union Jack folded in a purple velvet box.
Content Description
Brexit is a significant moment in the history of the European Union. For the first time, a Member State decided to leave the EU.
As a symbol of the United Kingdom's formal departure from the European Union, the Union Jacks were removed from all official EU buildings as of midnight on Friday, 31 January, 2020.
Keywords
Exhibition Theme
5. Europe now -> 5.1. Headlines of our time -> 5.1.7. Brexit (on display)
Material / Technique
Synthetic fabric, wood and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D 7,00 x 24,20 x 38,20 cm
Curator’s Note
Following a divisive Brexit referendum in 2016, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, setting in motion its departure from the EU on 31 January 2020 after 47 years of membership. For the first time in its history, the EU, a project shaped for and by growth, started shrinking rather than expanding.
This Union Jack was taken down from the Jacques Delors building, seat of the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels, and was donated to the collection of the House of European History.
The House of European History has collected a variety of different objects, such as personal memories, political symbols or protest materials, all representing different aspects of the historical momentum that led to Brexit.
Credit line
Acquired 2020. EU, EP, House of European History, Brussels.
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