The Peace of Utrecht was concluded on 11 April 1713 and marked a critical moment in the history of Europe. It brought an end to a series of devastating wars that had claimed many millions of lives. It is regarded as an important event on the road to European cooperation and conflict management as these exist in the EU today. Outcome was a balance of power and the acceptance of religious diversity. The Peace of Utrecht was in fact a series of bilateral treaties signed in a.o. Utrecht, Rastatt, Baden and Madrid. In 2013/2014, its 300th anniversary will be celebrated.By ‘Peace was made here’, partners aim to commemorate the importance of the Peace of Utrecht.Objectives:• To communicate the story of the Peace of Utrecht • To link ‘past to present’ and have European citizens reflecting on the impact of war and importance of dialogue• To allow professionals to improve their approaches on exhibition development, education&participation and using historical events for stimulating social cohesion and tourism • To establish a sustainable cooperation and to present Utrecht, Rastatt, and Madrid/Toledo jointly as ‘cities of peace’.Main element of the project is the development and organisation of an international exhibition on the Peace of Utrecht at three venues. Matters of war and peace, conflict control and the European ideal give rise to comparisons to the present world. These are good subjects for debate. For this reason, the exhibition comes with an education&participation programme with innovative elements: after having experienced the exhibition, the visitors will arrive in a ‘Workplace’: a site for reflection and discussion. Multimedia tools and augmented reality will be used to link past to present.The project partners will also support other museums to apply innovative education&participation approaches – a topical issue for many European museums (i.e. army museums) today.