Czech Republic

How Bread is made

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Czech Republic

Look at the gardens and fields of that period, the old varieties of crops and fruit trees, learn about how they were used and their importance. You will learn about the ways food was obtained and processed, the way meals were prepared, the way different tools were used and the importance of dividing labour. You will see the world of special tastes of our ancestors.

Conference Review: The ICOM Museum Convention in Prague, August 2022

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Roeland Paardekooper 1
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The International Council of Museums, ICOM, has a habit of meeting every three years in a large General Conference. The last time was in Kyoto, Japan, in 2019. EXARC was present there, and we witnessed a heavy debate on the museum definition, but also spoke with many museum professionals from Japan and abroad. We worked in close cooperation with ICOM Netherlands that time...

How Premysl got his Pants

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Czech Republic

During a visit to a Czech rural household in the early Middle Ages, we will get acquainted with ancient methods of processing flax, sheep wool and leather. We will try washing wool and breaking flax, combing and dyeing fibers, spinning threads, weaving fabrics and sewing clothes. We will learn how demanding and lengthy work

Whitsuntide

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Czech Republic

Let's spend a day with the inhabitants of the village from the early Middle Ages and recall with them the customs associated with the ancient celebrations of the holidays called Pentecost. Together we will clean and decorate the building, knit wreaths, grind flour and bake pancakes on the fire. We lie in the field and check

A Sustainable Revolution for Open-Air Museums @ ICOM

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Organised by
EXARC
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Czech Republic

EXARC invites you to a session during the ICOM General Conference in Prague. We are in a unique position where our teaching of the past offers our visitors lessons for the future; we are more relevant than ever. How to develop the strength of open-air museums by building partnerships with other organisations? How can open-air museums become leaders in sustainable solutions?

Project Pilgrimage 21

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Organised by
Company of Saynt George
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Switzerland
Denmark
Australia
USA
Germany
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Finland
the Netherlands
France
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Poland
Malta
Portugal

Project Pilgrimage 21 is a decentralised international medieval event organized by the Company of Saynt George, which connects reenactors and friends of living history all over the world in spring 2021. Follow the Pilgrimage 21 with the Pilgrimage 21 Social Wall or the #pilgrim