liveARCH

1st European Forum

Submitted by EXARC on 2009-03-29

March 25th - 29th, 2009
Spring 2009, our ARCH partner in Modena (IT) organised a 3 day conference, themed "1st International Forum of Archaeological Open-Air Museums" which included a Conference and a Workshop. The meeting will also host the Annual General Meeting of EXARC. Several international speakers, representing some of the most significant European archaeological open-air museums...

Promoting archaeological open-air museums in just seven minutes

Submitted by EXARC on 2009-03-29

Promoting archaeological open-air museums in just seven minutes - is that possible? LiveARCH thought it was and the Italian museum, Museo Civico Archeologico Etnologico (Modena) actually did it! From archaeological finds, which are our most important source about life of the past, through archaeological research, reconstruction and demonstration with attention for experimental archaeology and living history, liveARCH intends to show the importance of these museums and its critical success factors.

Skills training workshop in Latvia

Submitted by EXARC on 2008-09-28
September 25th - 29th, 2008 With almost 100 participants, the liveARCH meetings are changing character, for the better. The 5th liveARCH Meeting (LV ’08) was a true combination of craftspeople and museum people. With presentations both in the lecture room and outdoors in the open-air, a great combination of knowledge learned by heart and knowledge gained by experience was demonstrated...

Marketing & Communication workshop in Norway

Submitted by EXARC on 2008-03-07
From the beginning, Norway had some suggestions to how to proceed, based on experience from other EU projects. The proposal was to strengthen each partners marketing, and create a marketing strategy for the project. This theme has also much to do with the Scottish theme of the dialogue with visitors. Acquiring information about visitors can be vital for marketing, and strategic communication...

Quality and Sustainability meeting in Sweden

Submitted by EXARC on 2007-11-11
November 7th - 11th, 2007 Autumn 2007, the 3rd liveARCH meeting took place in Sweden, focussing on the dialogue with visitors as well as on “Quality and Sustainability”: a very ambitious concept which will probably be adjusted during the process. It should cover the partner’s needs, especially towards the quality of the product they offer the public and the way they organise this product including the quality of living history groups and events...

liveARCH shields are made

Submitted by EXARC on 2007-06-26
For the 8 liveARCH members, shields were made. This is to show they are all connected to the same project and goal, a network of museums with a focus on living history, aiming to disseminate historic knowledge and to promote a greater interest in our common European Cultural heritage among the general public...

liveARCH’s first workshop

Submitted by EXARC on 2007-03-18
March 14th - 18th, 2007 liveARCH went to Scotland for their 2nd meeting. This visit encompassed the first workshop of liveARCH on the theme of ‘Dialogue with the Visitors’ and a one-day conference ‘Cultural Heritage Interpretation’. The latter was held as part of this Meeting, with a range of speakers explaining how archaeology and history are presented to the public in a number of countries...