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Conference Review: Managing Archaeological Open-Air Museums: Current Issues, Future Trends

Author(s)
Roeland Paardekooper 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/3
OpenArch: In late May 2015, St Fagans National History Museum in Wales organized a three day meeting in and around Cardiff for OpenArch. This is a European Culture Project with 11 partners that work to improve archaeological open-air museums. The first day of the meeting was a conference on issues and trends in archaeological open-air museums...

Llancaiach Fawr Manor (UK)

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Visitor’s today step into the Manor House restored and furnished as it would have been in 1645. All the furnishings in the rooms are accurate reproductions of items from the time of the Prichard’s in the 16th and 17th centuries and many of the originals can be found in the Museum of Welsh Life at St. Fagans. As you move around the house you will meet historical interpreters playing the part of the Pritchards’ 17th century servants. The servants will talk about their individual roles, and the varied and interesting life of the Pritchard family.

Visitor’s today step into the Manor House restored and furnished as it would have been in 1645. All the furnishings in the rooms are accurate reproductions of items from the time of the Prichard’s in the 16th and 17th centuries and many of the originals can be found in the Museum of Welsh Life at St. Fagans...

Roundtables at University College Dublin, January 2015

Author(s)
Ruth Fillery-Travis 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/2
On 15 January 2015 around 25 people participated in the Academic Round Table chaired by Professor Bill Schindler from Washington College, and later this day in the Experimental Archaeology Networks Roundtable, with Roeland Paardekooper from EXARC chairing. Attendees came from a variety of countries, including Malta, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, UK, Sweden, the US and Poland...

Apple Weekend

Date
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Organised by
Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) (UK)
Country
United Kingdom

A chance to bring your own apples to be crushed into juice in our Roman Apple press! Bring a container! Lots of heritage crafters from around Dorset will be showing their skills including woodworkers, a forager, local wildlife conservation groups, historic groups, our storyteller in the Earthhouse and Living History Display from a Viking group.

Dark Ages Weekend

Dark Ages Weekend
Date
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Organised by
Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) (UK)
Country
United Kingdom

Join us for a day of early medieval living history 

  • Meet the Saxon Forager
  • Listen to the Dark Bardess playing a replica of the Sutton Hoo lyre
  • Living History displays & demonstrations
  • Scrummy tea and homemade cake
  • WI BBQ and hot food available
  • Have a go historical crafts
  • Storytelling and more

Fergus Pardis Milton

Member of EXARC since
Country
United Kingdom
Crafts & Skills
Bronze
Iron

Involved in experimental archaeology for the past 12 years, specialising in investigating and demonstrating prehistoric metallurgy of the Bronze and Iron Age. I regularly give public demonstrations and teach courses in smelting (copper, tin, iron, lead) and casting (copper, bronze).