Table of Contents

Editorial

• The political genesis of the Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration (CNHI), Jacques Toubon

Chap 1. Histories: Past and Present of Migrants

• The Historian in the Cité. How to reconcile history and memory of immigration? Gérard Noiriel
• The Maghrébin or North African Culture in France and in Marseille: Between the visible and the invisible. Between acceptance and repression Emile Témime
• Immigration and cultural rights: political recognition and cultural acceptance Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
• Portuguese Immigrants and Portuguese Culture in France Marie-Christine Volovitch-Tavares and Dominique Stoenesco
• The Musée national de l’Histoire de l’Immigration: a museum without a collection Hélène Lafont Couturier
• How to Reconcile the Irreconcilable: the place of ethnology in the museum of the Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration Fabrice Grognet
• Former Palace of the Colonies: the burden of heritage Dominique Jarassé
• A Realm of Memory for a Cultural Centre of History, Maureen Murphy

Chap. 2 Museography, Education and Scenography: Specific tools?

• A permanent exhibition: 200 years of immigration Pascal Payeur
• A Crucible for Questions Karthika Naïr
• The Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration (CNHI): a place for partnering and networking Agnès Arquez-Roth
• Documenting immigration: from resource centre to media library Claire Tirefort
• The Cité, site of transmission and public education Nathalie Heraud
• The Cité and its public audiences: images, perceptions and evolutions Fanny Servole

Chap. 3 International points of view and experiences

• The Sao Paulo Immigrants Memorial: Fields of research and challenges in the 21st Century Ana Maria da Costa Leitão Vieira
• The political and social significance of a Museum of Migration in Germany Aytac Eryilmaz
• Danish Immigration Museum of Furesø: History of Immigration and the Collect of Memories Cathrine Kyø Hermansen and Thomas Møller
• Museums devoted to migration: The Portuguese Emigration Museum (O Museu Português da Emigração), Maria Beatriz Rocha-Trindade Miguel Monteiro
• Mobilizing Communities and Sharing Stories: the role of the Immigration Museum in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world Padmini Sebastian