Newer Era

Imagine a huge Thracian square. There is a colorful dance on it and everyone is dressed in costumes. You are in the dance - you dance crazy in an uneven rhythm, fascinated by the mastery of the musicians ...

Juneteenth marks the emancipation of thousands of enslaved people. Though President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, it was not until federal troops arrived in Texas more than two years later to enforce the proclamation, on June 19, 1865, that thousands of enslaved Black men and women in that state finally gained their freedom.

#Compast will bring together people who want to share and extend their knowledge of how live interpretation and museum theatre are used to interpret the past in museums and at heritage sites. The Conference is organised by IMTAL Europe and the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences/Dept. of Communication, Media and Culture.

Epidemics, plagues, pandemics, none of them are inventions of modern times, but have existed throughout human history. The plague, the Spanish flu and leprosy wiped out entire sections of the population and changed the course and development of history. The corona pandemic shows us that, despite different hygiene

Therese Holmgren has studied preserved 18th century costumes in Västgötland's museum collections and the results have been compiled into a book.

Third Time Lucky!

April 18 is a very special day for the History Center, as it is the anniversary of the biggest battle in the war of 1864.

The International Reenactment Market IRM is the first international fair for living history, re-enactment, and experimental archaeology of all periods in Germany, and was launched in 2011 in the Archaeological Park Roman Villa Borg. The new location for 2022 is the Römerwelt museum at Rheinbrohl, located between Bonn and Koblenz.

Please join us for a weekend of fun and learning!