(ffm) The Archaeological Museum Frankfurt is currently closed. But it can still be visited: digitally!
Digital guided tours on 21 + 28.02.2021
The guided tour on Sunday, February 21, is all about fire. Entitled "In the Beginning. the Fire", guests join Josef Engelmann on a fast-paced journey to hot innovations without which humanity would not be what it is today. Occasional glimpses of precursors make the astonishing seem almost commonplace.
On Sunday, February 28, Maria Meßner will give a guided tour on "Where there is much light, there is much shadow - lighting from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages." Artificial light prolongs the day, it enables longer work, but also extended celebrations. It creates a reverent atmosphere in the winter months or accompanies the deceased on their journey. But how did people in the Stone Age light up the night? And how bright did a Roman lamp actually shine? These and other questions will be explored on the Sunday digital tour.
Both tours begin at 11 a.m. and last about 60 minutes. There is no charge to attend. Those who would like to attend can register by emailing fuehrungen.archaeologie@stadt-frankfurt.de or by calling 069/212-39344 - Tuesdays to Fridays between 9am and 3pm.
Online workshops on Saturday, 20 February
Even three workshops are offered on this day. Things kick off at 11 a.m. with "A Pocket Fist Wedge," where participants can model their own fist wedge as an eraser. For more than 1.5 million years, handaxes were the multifunctional all-purpose tools of the Stone Age par excellence almost worldwide - making the handaxe the "multitool tool" with the most successful industrial design of all time! Some are so handy that archaeologists suspect these handaxes might have been for children. Did they serve as children's tools or toys? The workshop is recommended for children ages six and up.
At 1 p.m., mammoths will be made: "Of Mammoths Getting Smaller and Smaller," will feature animals sculpted from eraser clay. On Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean, there were dwarf mammoths that grew smaller and smaller, as small as a small pony. This workshop is also suitable for children aged six and over.
Our bone in our head is nothing more than a "skull" surrounded by skin, hair and muscle. Children ages eight and up can learn more about their own skulls and homo sapiens at the online workshop "Skull & Thick Skull" at 3 p.m., where they can model their own "skull" after their bone skull as an eraser.
All three workshops will last about 1.5 hours and will be led by Sayuri de Zilva and Josef Engelmann. The cost of each is twelve euros per participant plus shipping and handling. Who would like to participate, can register until Tuesday, February 16, by e-mail to fuehrungen.archaeologie@stadt-frankfurt.de or by phone 069/212-39344 - Tuesdays to Fridays between 9 am and 3 pm. Per terminal must be registered only once, thereby the number of participants must be mentioned.
The day before the workshop, participants will receive the link to the event and further information sent. The video platform Zoom will be used.
Necessary technical equipment: An Internet-enabled device with camera and microphone and a stable Internet connection.
Before the workshop, participants will receive material by mail, as well as an information sheet and a list of what equipment is needed from their own household. An invoice for the participation fee will be sent separately.
