EXARC, where: Archaeological Open-Air Museums - Interpretation - Experimental Archaeology - Ancient Technology meet

Museum Practice

Did you know there are at least 500 archaeological open-air museums (AOAM) worldwide? EXARC revolves around such museums...

Experimental Archaeology

Experimental Archaeology takes all kinds of forms, from 'tough' science to a way of making your public experience the things and actions from the past...

Ancient & Traditional Technology

Ancient & Traditional Technology (A&TT) is the research & execution of ancient, historic or traditional techniques which we are aware of from archaeology...

Interpretation & Education

Interpretation includes living history, story telling and museum education. Interpreters present and explain the meaning of the archaeological past...

Archaeology is Booming

Submitted on2019-12-05

2019, the first European Archaeology Days took place. The initiative was taken by INRAP (FR) and included several national and international organisations, including EXARC. …

Early Medieval Ploughing Implements - EXARC Twinning

Submitted on2019-11-28

As one of 2019 EXARC Twinning projects, we - Claus Kropp (DE) and Brendan O’Neill (IE) - have been forging ahead with our investigation of “Early Medieval ploughing implements…

Welcome to EXARC

EXARC is a vibrant, dynamic and growing network with over 300 members in 40+ countries. We offer everything you want to know about Archaeological Open-Air Museums, Experimental Archaeology, Ancient Technology and Interpretation.

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Everyone interested in these subjects can exchange knowledge with us, experience and best practice. Here you get an overview of our members and their activities... Read more

You will find hundreds of articles in the EXARC Journal, featuring the latest developments in fieldwork, academic research, museum studies, living history interpretation and ancient technology...
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If you need more, go check out our Reading Corner...
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Do you want to meet EXARC and its members?
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Upcoming EXARC Meeting

2020 March - Documentation Strategies in (Archaeological) Open-Air Museums, Berlin (DE)

Date:

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - Friday, March 27, 2020

Co-organised by:

Museumsdorf Düppel (DE)

There are probably about 3,000 archaeological house reconstructions around the world, most of them in (archaeological) open-…

Featuring House of Questions

Delphi House of Questions was an EU Culture 2000 project by three EXARC members. Under this umbrella, other EXARC members as well collected and answered the most frequently asked questions by visitors to archaeological open-air museums. The largest part of this collection of questions you can find here – as many of them still carry importance. In most cases we offer the questions both in the original language and in English.

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Latest EXARC Journal Issue

The 20 articles include first six contributions from EAC11 in Trento, as well as some thoughts on working with Artisans, Low- and High-tech approaches at AOAMs and several conference and book reviews...

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