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75 Years of history on concrete floors

Karl Banghard (DE)

In 2011 the archaeological open-air museum Oerlinghausen (member of EXARC) turned 75 years old, and with that it is one of the oldest archaeological open-air museums in the world. It is, at least, oldest Germanic open-air museum...

From Bäckedal, the philosophy of Folkbildning in Sweden

The Swedish National Council of Adult Education
Swedish folkbildning is the collective name for the activities conducted by the country’s folk high schools and study associations in the form of courses, study circles and cultural activities. Folkbildning is a part of the liberal non-formal educational system. Every year, several million Swedes participate in folkbildning activities.

An Arena to Excel: Inquiry-Learning and Outdoor Education for Students with Special Needs

Christina Schindler (US)
A unique relationship has been found between inquiry-based learning, outdoor education and success for all students, which is detailed in the following paper. Parkerscreek Primitive Technology structures their demonstrations around the principles of inquiry-based learning to provide a rewarding experience for all children.

Archaeological Open-Air Museums as Time Travel Centres

PAARDEKOOPER, R. P., "Archaeological Open-Air Museums as Time Travel Centres", Lund Archaeological Review, vol. 2009-2010, Lund, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Lund, pp. 61-70, 2010.

Conference: Reconstruction “in situ”, International Archaeological Meeting of Calafell, 2011

Roeland Paardekooper (NL)

March 2011, EXARC convened for the 17th time, this time in Calafell, Catalonia, Spain. We could go along with the 6th international archaeology meeting of Calafell, a biannual conference. Three days long, from 9:30h in the morning until 19:30h in the evening, we listened to about...

Conference: International Öguf-Symposium 2010

Alexandra Krenn-Leeb (AT)
Prehistory and Early History (ÖGUF) took place 27-30 October at The Museum for Natural History in Vienna under the patronage of State Captain and Mayor of Vienna Dr. Michael Häupl – and the general director of the Museum for Natural History Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Köberl. Theme was experimental archaeology: theory, practice, science, education...

Conference: Report on the 1st Annual RE-ARC Conference

Maria-Louise Sidoroff (US)
Mark Butler organized the First Annual RE-ARC Conference, which was held on October 16-17, 2010 at the Schiele Museum in Gastonia, North Carolina.
The conference was a great success. Dr. Ann Tippet, Schiele Museum Director, and Steve Watts, Director of Southeast Native American Studies (SENAS), welcomed an international group of forty-five attendees...

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