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 heritage
On 15-17 May 2018 a first thematic International Stakeholder Seminar within the project VirtualArch took place in Zadar Project partners and stakeholders from the fields of archaeology, tourism and creative industries met to discuss topics concerning the tourism as chance and challenge for the protection of archaeological heritage, 3D... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Tourism
Partner 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
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 heritage
When the Monitoring Committee of the cross-border INTERREG cooperation programme between Poland and Saxony 2014-2020 met for the 8th time on February 27, 2018, its members took the decision to award funding from the programme for the project "Science as Adventure" that has been elaborated by core-consult. The project will be implemented in the... 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 heritageShort before the end of 2017 constructions in Krupka (CZ) were finished and a refurbished building is now ready to get equipped to host an info-centre about the mining cultural landscape of the Ore Mountains. Meanwhile the exhibition to be hosted in a new museum in nearby Dippoldiswalde (DE) takes form as most design concepts were finalised. The... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage