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With continuous heat of 1,000 °C, 2.2 tons of quicklime can be produced from approx. 3 tons of limestone, which is later processed with water and sand into plaster and mortar. 15 stere of firewood makes oven doors and limestone glow cherry red. 

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the “Living History” project, the open-air museum on Kiekeberg invites you to a conference on the topic of living history, building on a specialist conference 15 years ago in the open-air museum  that examined the status quo and perspectives at the time illuminated and questioned by living history formats.

We don't know whether and how the people of the Stone Age in the Albersdorf area and elsewhere in Schleswig-Holstein celebrated the turn of the year. New Year's Day is a good date to explore the topics of the calendar and the turn of the year while taking walks through the Stone Age park and the Stone Age village.

Roman cuisine and gladiators

Roman cuisine has a permanent place in the Saalburg program on the Pentecost weekend. There are simple classic dishes like “Moretum”, a fresh cheese with lots of herbs, or “Puls”, the Roman grain stew. Refined recipes for main courses, appetizers and desserts were reserved for th

Let the Roman craft professionals explain ancient techniques to you and try them out for yourself.

The Roman rider explains the equipment and special tasks of the cavalry troops, such as e.g. transmitting messages.

Family Workshop

On this day the Lauresham open-air laboratory welcomes visitors to the first theme day of 2024: “Winter in Lauresham”.