What we have learned doing EU projects for the past 15 year.

It is more comfortable in an big air plane than in ……..

….In a small one – especially when it is stormy

The temperature shall not be 54 degrees Celsius in the “heta pottir “…..

….It shall be 37 degrees Celsius +/- 2 if you like to have a more the 5 hours meeting in it

An Approved EU project makes the partners sign the contracts and ……..

….and after that you drink champagne and take a group picture

EU project planning start by meeting in EU countries like Spain, Denmark and Hungary…….

…..and then it is a lot of thinking and talking and planning and agreement and ……..

….and writing on the white board….

…..when approved. We go from meetings to meetings …..

…..from country to country.

We have learned that an AOAM can have many different faces and ways to present the concept

…..using puppets and mixing reconstruction and exhibitions….

….using reconstuctions and bronsage peoples behind fences

….re-enactors and real sites in the dialog with the visitors….

…exhibit results and trying to imagine the fake fireplace indoors…

….be vikings

Doing live interpretation….

….hands on…

…demonstration…

…guided tours

The quality and safety….

…in case of fire…

….using high technology or low tech….

…using Play station or make it into Disneyland

…thinking about sustanibility and maintenance

…working with living theater…

…with live preformers…

What we have learned about food !

…Hungarien food….

…Stone age food…..

….And viking food….

….designed non EU food or french….

….Scottish haggis with pips and dancing….

…traditional historical food and…

…Geir food

Exchange of knowledge

Exchange of experience….

….togetherness….

…workshops…

…seminars…

Reconstructions or film set…

…experimental or for mediation…….

… a fireplace or….

…did they live like this…….

Hmmmm …. Funny construction house or labyrinth ? ?

That is a reconstruction

We have learned how to travel…

We have learned how to socialize…

We have learned how to play games and improvise theater

…and we have learned all about the singel malt of the scotts

We have also learned how to take a powernapp

WE have all learned how to make staff exchange

We have learned how to dress in a rubber boat

WE have learned about norwegian roads , viking songs and dancing

…how to walk in a line at Foteviken

We have learned about the Dialog with skills in Latvia

We have learned how to tackle problems and ride out storms in a transnational way.

We have learned how to detect problems, attack it in the right way and …wait when we are told so

We have learned how to solve problems and ending up with a solution

We know how to camp together and work and helping each other in an transnational way – all for AOAM

We know that projects ends … but we also know that new will come

Old EU projects open for new ones. Open Arch will spring alive från hot Spain

…but before we end …here is the result of the Swedish Quality jury

Chapter 2: Live interpretation at an AOAM

78%

0%

22%

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Chapter 3: Defining who is and and who can be an AOAM

83%

0%

17%

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Chapter 4: Definition/Characteristics AOAM

100%

0%

0%

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Chapter 5A: The reconstructions and historical environments at AOAM

94%

0% 6%

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Chapter 5B: Visitors and the experimental environments

74%

1%

25%

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Chapter 6: Dialogue with the visitors

100%

0%

0%

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Chapter 7: Dialogue with science

92%

0% 8%

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Chapter 8: Dialogue with the skills

90%

4%6%

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Chapter 9: Marketing an AOAM

88%

0%

12%

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Chapter 10: How to run an AOAM

91%

0%9%

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Totalt

87%

0%

13%

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A Never ending story… has ended