In 2004, an idea emerged at the initiative of Dr. Albrecht Goetze, a German literature expert and music aficionado, to create an institution that would bring the fate of the prisoners of the former Stalag VIII A out of oblivion. This idea, and the fact that Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the end of time” was written in the stalag, came hand-in-hand with a concept to build an establishment that would serve as a meeting place and where the Polish-German borderland communities would come together. The first talks with representatives of the local authorities of Zgorzelec were held soon after. In December 2006, also inspired by Dr. Goetze, who had been working tirelessly to bring the idea to life, the association Meetingpoint Music Messiaen e. V. was founded in Görlitz. It then became the institutional partner in talks with the local authorities of both borderland towns.

After numerous meetings, consultations and attempts to outline the scope of tasks and to specify the problems, the Centre for Entrepreneurship Support Foundation was selected to perform the future project, on the merit that it was as a non-governmental, efficient and experienced organisation carrying out EU programmes. The Foundation took on responsibilities related to potential funding, preparing the project application and subsequent project implementation.
The application was finally submitted in June 2011, and in October an agreement was signed for co-financing the project from the European Regional Development Fund under the Poland-Saxony Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013.