In 2011, the First Ideas Were Discussed for Creating a Lecture Programme to Be Held In

Lectures

In 2011, the first ideas were discussed for creating a lecture programme to be held in the newly built Archeologiehuis Zuid-Holland. Inspired by the lectures and presentations given at OpenArch conferences, the management of Archeon and the board running the Roman Museum Foundation decided to work with the regional archaeological group (Archeologie Werkgroup Nederland – AWN) and the volunteer organisation Vereniging Vrienden van Archeon (VVvA) to start giving lectures in 2012. At first only organised by the AWN, but since 2013 also by the VVvA and Archeon itself.

In 2013, the opportunity arose to give two lectures directly linked to the OpenArch project, by Wiel van der Mark and Eva IJsveld, on their respective experimental actions within WP5. Both lectures were considered a great success. One of the lecturers from Leiden University, Mark Driessen, was initially invited to give a talk at the OpenArch conference in April 2013, but has also given lectures as part of this program. In return, Archeon staff has been to Leiden University to help set up seminars and give lectures as well.

In 2015, the lecture programme has been expanded further still and includes internationally renowned authors and lectures, such as Prof. Dr. Herman Pleij and Prof. Dr. Jos Koldeweij. The subjects of lectures has ranged across all periods, from prehistory to the Middle Ages. All of them link into (experimental) archaeology, history or heritage. In total, hundreds of people have visited the lectures and been inspired by the speakers. The complete list of lectures from 2012 to 2015 is included here (in Dutch):

2012

2013

2014

2015

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