Ancient Times in the Baltic Sea Region: integrated concepts for edutainment and sustainable tourism by using cultural heritage sites

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Cultural heritage, history and traditions play a mayor role in tourism development. Today tourists are often looking for qualitative offers and a combination between study tours and entertainment. The objective of the Ancient Times project was to preserve and further develop cultural heritage sites of the participating partners according to visitors' demands and in an ecological way. The aim was also to strengthen the image of the participating cities and regions. In addition, the project intended to open the eyes of the public for ancient times in the BSR including the link between cultures. Visitors were to be educated and entertained with the aim to create unique experiences. Development of professional visitor management methods in order to guarantee a certain quality level and the protection of the sites was also an important objective. The main themes covered by the project were research, preservation, time travelling, experimental archaeology and marketing & product development.

Achievements (EN):

At a research seminar on trade from the Viking Age until today exchange of knowledge from different time periods helped to clarify the picture of former trade routes within the Baltic Sea. The former trade routes were presented in the final report and some of the partners used the new information when developing their exhibitions. Results from research work were also used both in the reconstruction projects and in developments of events for the public. For instance, knowledge on how to make medieval paints and colours was used in the reconstruction of a medieval merchant house from the 15th century in Nyköbing, Denmark. Reconstruction of historic houses and environments including the authentic ancient-style furnishing and design formed an integrated and important part of the project work. Time travelling gives the visitor to historical/cultural heritage sites an opportunity to experience the past in an authentic way. Several time travelling concepts were developed. The concepts were tested and incorporated into the offers of the project partners. As a basis for the development of time travelling the project partners carried out activities of experimental archaeology. Examples of such activities are; plant dyeing, tanning, blacksmithing and woodcarving. A joint arrangement catalogue and “magalogue” describing the offers of the partners including their time travelling concepts were published. Furthermore a digital travel exhibition describing the features of the project partners and their activities was compiled in the final phase of the project. A common Corporate Design, information flyers and exhibition material have also been produced. All partners exchanged knowledge and discussed their marketing strategies and target groups. In order to promote the preservation of cultural heritage sites examples of specific site development plans and management plan were made. During the project the partners developed new historic events such as medieval markets, tournaments etc. with an aim of including these in the annual activity programmes of the sites. As a final product an informative CD presenting the main activities and outputs was produced and distributed to main interest groups. The transnational work such as summaries of seminars, workshops and study trips was also included on the CD. One concrete result of the transnational work was a checklist or quality standards for improving the performance of the open air museums forming the network of Ancient Times.

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Partners (29)

Lead Partner: Kalmar Municipality

Address: City Hall, Development Unit, Stortorget 42, 39126 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Museum of Elblag

Name: Museum of Elblag

Address: Bulwar Zygmunta Augusta 11, 82300 Elblag, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Cesis City Council

Name: Cesis City Council

Address: Raunas Street 4, 4101 Cesis, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

KALMAR COUNTY MUSEUM

Name: KALMAR COUNTY MUSEUM

Address: Box 104, 39121 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Kalmar University - Institution for humanities & social sciences

Name: Kalmar University - Institution for humanities & social sciences

Address: 39182 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Destination Lofoten

Name: Destination Lofoten

Address: Postboks 210, 8301 Svolvær, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Borge Church - Borge congregation in The Church of Norway

Name: Borge Church - Borge congregation in The Church of Norway

Address: 8360 Bøstad, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Municipality of Vestvågøy

Name: Municipality of Vestvågøy

Address: 8370 Leknes, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Elblag Municipality

Name: Elblag Municipality

Address: Urzad Miejski, ul. Lqcznosci 1, 82300 Elblag, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Kalmar Castle

Name: Kalmar Castle

Address: Kungsgatan 1, 39233 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Lofotr, The Viking Museum at Borg

Name: Lofotr, The Viking Museum at Borg

Address: Prestegårdsveien 89, 8360 Bøstad, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Swedish National Road Administration

Name: Swedish National Road Administration

Address: Vägverket Region Sydöst, 55191 Jönköping, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

University of Tromsø, Faculty of Social Science, Institute for archaeology

Name: University of Tromsø, Faculty of Social Science, Institute for archaeology

Address: 9037 Tromsø, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Museum of the Lofoten Region

Name: Museum of the Lofoten Region

Address: Storvågan, 8310 Kabelvåg, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Medieval Centre Nyköbing

Name: Medieval Centre Nyköbing

Address: Ved Hamborgskoven 2 - 4, 4800 Nykøbing, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Destination Kalmar

Name: Destination Kalmar

Address: Box 611, 39126 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Regional Cooperation of Kalmar County (Regionförbundet Kalmar Län)

Name: Regional Cooperation of Kalmar County (Regionförbundet Kalmar Län)

Address: Box 762, 39127 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

County Council of Müritz Lake District

Name: County Council of Müritz Lake District

Address: Postfach 1145, 17187 Waren, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Development Association of Slavonic Village Passentin

Name: Development Association of Slavonic Village Passentin

Address: Dorfstrasse 10, 17217 Mallin, Germany

Legal status: n/a

County Council of Penzliner Land

Name: County Council of Penzliner Land

Address: Aussenstelle Möllenhagen, Am Markt 02, 17219 Möllenhagen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald - Institute for Slavistic

Name: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald - Institute for Slavistic

Address: Domstrasse 9-10, 17487 Greifswald, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Department for Spatial Planning of the Mecklenburg Lake District

Name: Department for Spatial Planning of the Mecklenburg Lake District

Address: Postfach 110163, 17041 Neubrandenburg, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Bundesforum f. Kinder- & Jugendreisen (Federal forum f. children + youth travel)

Name: Bundesforum f. Kinder- & Jugendreisen (Federal forum f. children + youth travel)

Address: Senefelderstr. 14, 10437 Berlin, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Tourist Board Mecklenburg Lake District

Name: Tourist Board Mecklenburg Lake District

Address: Turnplatz 2, 17207 Röbel / Müritz, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Wirtschaftsförderung Müritz - Economic Development Department Müritz

Name: Wirtschaftsförderung Müritz - Economic Development Department Müritz

Address: Warendorfer Strasse 20, 17192 Waren, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Stockholm History Museum, dep. f. preserv.&conserv. of hist. buildings&monuments

Name: Stockholm History Museum, dep. f. preserv.&conserv. of hist. buildings&monuments

Address: Box 5405, 11484 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Baltic Business School at Kalmar University - tourism + Baltic Sea programme

Name: Baltic Business School at Kalmar University - tourism + Baltic Sea programme

Address: 39182 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Kalmarturism AB

Name: Kalmarturism AB

Address: Box 23, 39120 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Centre Association of Kvarnholmen / Kvarnholmens Centrumförening

Name: Centre Association of Kvarnholmen / Kvarnholmens Centrumförening

Address: Box 152, 39121 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (EN): Ancient Times in the Baltic Sea Region: integrated concepts for edutainment and sustainable tourism by using cultural heritage sites

Project acronym: Ancient Times

Project start date: 2003-03-03

Project end date: 2006-05-02

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 630 144.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 723 834.85

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2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-07-08

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

136 / 136 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

3 143 / 3 143 (100%)

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Ancient Times in the Baltic Sea Region: integrated concepts for edutainment and sustainable tourism by using cultural heritage sites

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