Late Middle Ages

During the weekend 8.-10. June 2019 we focus on textiles and the textile process.
This weekend we focus on the process from wool to finished dress. Every part of the chain will be done and it will be possible to follow the process.

From 10.5. until 26.5. in the history park the stone meeting of the journeymen (Wandergesellen) will take place. The stone meeting has been around for about 25 years and supports every year another social project or association.

From the 24th to the 26th of May 2019, for the first time a blacksmith's meeting takes place at the Federseemuseum Bad Buchau in Southern Germany, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

Learn to make your own candles using beeswax from hives sited on the nearby Hook Peninsula. In this unhurried and story-filled workshop, discover the subtle qualities and remarkable health benefits of pure beeswax, and learn the techniques needed to make candles of your own.

Coffee, chocolate, potatoes, tomatoes... This widely known and widespread products appeared in our menu relatively recently. When it exactly happened? In what way? And what did people eat in the past, for example 1.000, 3.000 or 6.000 years ago? You will get answers for these important questions during our new event "Taste of the Past".

This is an opportunity to take time out to immerse yourself in nature for the weekend. You will be shown how to recognize the materials that can be used to create a unique basket. We will experiment with different techniques such as cordage, braiding and plying which will transform your materials ready for weaving into your creation.

Course goal: Construction of a full-length, English longbow, more precisely a medieval longbow that bends in the handle; or on request also a flat bow.

Course dates: 13 & 27 July

The Archäotechnica Festival (Historic Art and Craft Techniques) promotes a deeper understanding of the evolution from the first stone tool to today's highly technological society. It presents individual facets of technical and technical methods as well as complex development processes. It takes places annually in Brandenburg an der Havel, near Berlin (DE). 

What is the European Stone Festival?