The first event of the Czech-German project ARCHIV-NET took place on 6 November 2018 in Dresden. Following a work meeting between the two project partners a visit of the Archeological Archive of Saxony took place where participants learned about the collection and research possibilities. Nine more such site visits are planned in archives of the... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
The Monitoring Committee of the Interreg programme between Saxony and the Czech Republic 2014-2020 approved on 5 September 2018 two further cross-border projects for funding, including the project "Archiv-Net" which core-consult elaborated. The project aims to network archives and museums where researchers can find data about medieval activities... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
At the annual conference of the cross-border Interreg programme between Saxony and the Czech Republic on September 5, 2018, in Vejprty and Bärenstein, several speakers acknowledged the results of ArchaeoMontan. The project raised knowledge and awareness of the Ore Mountains' cultural heritage and established the first two information points for... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
Many guests attended the opening of the MiBERZ, the Museum for Medieval Mining in the Ore Mountains, in Dippoldiswalde on 23 August 2018. The museum's exhibition presents findings of two ArchaeoMontan projects that were discovered by an interdisciplinary team of Saxon and Czech scientists (more on the museum's website). At the same time... read more
Topic: Cultural heritagePartner of ArchaeoMontan 2018 met on 9 April 2018 in the Czech city of Loket for the 13th work group meeting to discuss the final phase of the project. Important topics included the final publication of the project’s results and the preparation of the Final Conference which is scheduled to take place in Dippoldiswalde on 23 & 24 August 2018.... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
The last presentation of the travelling exhibition “Silver Rush and Berggeschrey” has been opened on 23 March 2018 in Freiberg. The exhibition resulted from the project ArchaeoMontan in 2014 and has already been presented in Jáchymov (CZ), Dippoldiswalde, Raddusch und Altzella, receiving more than 60,000 visitors. Freiberg presents the... read more
Topic: Cultural heritageThe Czech Minister of Regional Development, Klára Dostálová, has praised ArchaeoMontan 2018 in a press release as outstanding example of successful cross-border cooperation. She refers to the opening of a information centre in the town of Krupka. The centre is hosted in a building protected as monument which was refurbished with project funds.... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
Partners of the project “Our World Heritage” met on 20 March 2018 in Ústí nad Labem to discuss draft of work sheets designed to support the education about the Ore Mountains’ cultural heritage in schools. The mountainous landscapes are hoped to be officially recognized as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.... read more
Topic: Education
After two years of construction the new Info Centre of the Mining Landscape of Krupka opened its doors on 14 March 2018. The info centre is hosted in a historic building which was refurbished within the „ArchaeoMontan 2018“ project. The building now hosts spaces for exhibitions and events as well as the town’s tourist information. One can... read more
Topic: Cultural heritageThe Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony will host the international conference „The Ore Mountains in the focus of mountain archaeology”. The conference is the final event of the ArchaeoMontan 2018 project that terminates in summer. The event takes place on 23 and 24 August 2018 in Dippoldiswalde, Germany.... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage