Today we present to you, four of the 14 activities through which we bring the Capital of Dacia to life, activities that support the idea of a living museum from the title of our project. The invitation to participate in them is issued to you right now! Let's tell you what it's about!
- Forge the iron.
We're waiting for you at the Dacian blacksmith's workshop.
The land of Dacia was very rich in resources. In Decebalus' era, it seems that at Sarmizegetusa and in the surroundings were some of the largest metalworking workshops of European antiquity. In these workshops, the Dacians made massive anvils, hammers, files, sledgehammers, tongs, chisels, objects for wood processing or used in construction, saws, axes, drills, the weapons to supply for a numerous army: swords, daggers, shields, lances, and spears. Adornments and garment accessories are also part of the list. We awaken the young people's interest in this activity by organizing six Dacian forge workshops, to which skilled blacksmiths will be invited. They will demonstrate the methods of metalworking. We are also setting up an international blacksmith's workshop – in which European blacksmiths will participate, to promote these ancient Dacian crafts across Europe. - Step into a new reality.
We're developing an intelligent IT application that will tell the history of the monument.
Reintegration of the historical monument into the community space and its promotion by unconventional methods such as programming an IT application, installed and managed from the mobile phone/tablet, which brings back the history of the monument. The monument will be visualized on the screen, through the magic of augmented reality. How? By simply orienting the smartphone camera towards the historical monument, the screen will display its reconstructed image in a situated simulation. The smart app will run algorithms that identify areas of the historical site and display on the device screen an image of which virtual holograms from another historical period will be added, thus creating a merge of the real world and the virtual world. - Little archaeologists in action.
We're opening the doors to summer schools for children with teaching archaeology in mind.
We want the young generations to understand the role of archaeology, in general, for the community around Sarmizegetusa Regia, in particular, by implementing a non-formal education program for the young generation coming from 8 rural communities of Orăștioara de Sus: Bucium, Orăștioara de Sus, Ludești, Costești-Deal, Ocolișul Mic, Ludeștii de Sus, Grădiștea Muncelului, from Hunedoara County and from all around the country. We will start with 30 children in each summer school in the study of archaeology by engaging them in a series of creative activities for them to develop personally and skill-wise. One of the long-term strategies of the project partner, the Mihai Eminescu Trust Foundation, which will organize these summer schools, is the idea of focusing on educating the young generations and cultivating insight into archaeology as a whole, which should raise respect towards the cultural heritage, give a sense of belonging and responsibility towards the intangible heritage. Thus, the proposed project is a step forward in the sense of realizing this vision. - Work as a craftman
We organize two craft fairs with practical demonstrations and a lot of authenticity.
We are the trendsetters of traditional crafts and promoting cultural education, which, at the moment, is not part of the formal educational curriculum. Cultural education activities will be implemented innovatively from the stem point of current educational methods. Through experimentation, demonstration, interaction, and intercultural dialogue we will carry out cultural education activities. The two editions of the crafts fair will include the exhibition of crafts goods, cultural-artistic programs, workshops to demonstrate and experiment with crafts. We encourage young people to take over these occupations by creating a connection between them and the holders of traditional knowledge. This kind of experiment encompasses the essence of multicultural values in the area by adapting to the current world, possibly generating revenue.
The Capital of Dacia - A LIVING MUSEUM OF THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE is financed with the support of EEA Grants 2014-2021 within the RO-CULTURE Programme.
EEA and Norway Grants
RO-Culture Programme
EEA & Norwegian Grants
Ministry of Culture
Project Management Unit - UMP
National Heritage Institute -
Hunedoara County Council
Mihai Eminescu Trust
Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune