Conference Review: Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism, Mistelbach (AT)

• Main Authors: Milica Tapavicki-Ilic, Maura Stefani, Claus Detreköy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EXARC 2015-11-01
• Series: EXARC Journal
• Subjects: conference; tourism; archaeological open-air museum; newest era; austria; germany; italy; review
• Online Access: https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10211

EXARC and Urgeschichtemuseum MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya joined forces to organise an international conference from the 25th to 27th of September 2015, held in Mistelbach, near Vienna focusing on Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism. The conference “Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism” showed, how strategic cooperation between the two apparently opposed, but still closely related areas - archaeology and tourism- can develop into a scientifically, but also economically effective collaborative project. On the other hand, there is an ever-present danger of showing a constructed idealisation of a historical epoch, which could be transmitted to the public.