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Our 2023 Journey

42 youth and 4 assistance from 9 EU countries arrived in Sofia for a preparation for volunteering activities. Let us show you what they did and achieved for 45 days.

On arrival Petrich Veliki Preslav Targovishte DIG IT! Evaluation Videos
Start of the journey

On arrival training

The first days of our activity began with training ON ARRIVAL. The training took place in Sofia and brought together all 42 of us, participants in the 3 groups, who would later be distributed to 3 different locations in Bulgaria: the town of Petrich, Veliki Preslav and the town of Targovishte. These first days were an emotional start! With team building activities we got to know each other, learned more about Bulgaria and the culture, the places we would be, made plans for the period we would spend together. And we celebrated 3 birthdays together! Cheers!

Petrich

Team 1 - Petrich

First meeting with prof. Vagalinski

First meeting with prof.Vagalinski – the head archaeologist on the Ancient city Heraclea Sintica. Exsept everything else, he is an amazing tour guide and super talentent story tellar.

Cleaning the archaeological infrastructure

One fo the main volunteerig activity was cleaning the archaeological infrastructure.

New generation of museum workers

We, young people as a new generation of Museum Workers, or a Tour Guide, or play Games that make history interesting subject for kids…. a lot of ideas that will be presented in a book very soon.

Veliki Preslav

Team 2 - Veliki Preslav

One of the main activiy was excavations in the ruins of the second capital of the firts Bulgarian kingdom.

“Open doors” with kids

“Open doors” or meeting with the new generation of archaeologists. Group of kids visit the cite and try to be archaeologists for 3 days. History games and a lot of fun we have with them!

Costumes & Traditions

You cannot imagine how funny is to pretend that you are from another epoque! Costumes that local club “Traditions” collecting are amezing! To exchange historical facts and date about European history was awesome!

Seminar: Young people and History

One of the topics that bring us together with museum specialists and students from Veliko Turnovo University in Bulgaria was a Seminar “Young people and History: how we can contribute?”. The ideas from this event will be published in a book on the same topic. Stay tuned.

Cleaning artefacts

Another important part of the work of the archaeologists after digging, is cleanning the found artecats. What they told us is a miracle that the specialist after that could “translate” for us.

Rescue game with kids

Again with kids, this time is a game for investigate and resque people. Probably from Veliki Preslav one day will have a lot of people that will help and volunteering.

Targovishte

Team 3 - Targovishte

Historical museum - first meeting

Historical museum in Turgovishte – first meeting with the local history and team meeting to split the tasks.

Digitizing the collections

Our team working on digitalizing the artefacts in the storage of the museum: pictures, discribtions, categorize and organzie in e-catalog, after that… carefully pack them and ready for exhibitions.

Translations and audio guides

A lot of materials were translated in different languages: Italian, Latvian, Turkish, Spanish. Some of them are also audio recorded. So, the museum now offer you audio tour guide in all those languages.

Missionis fortress

Missionis fortrest is located 7 km west from Turgovishte. A Part of our team help of the archaeologists their.

Events with local people

A lot of events with local people: Language coffee, presenting participant countries, learn traditions, cooking and dance together… and all the time fun and good people around!

Seminar with the mayor

Seminar “How youth can contribute for the history in school?”. The mayor of the towm greeting us and our contribution for preserving of cultural heritage of Turgovishte town and the region.

DIG IT!

DigIt - Game created by our team

Let us present you “DigIt” a game created by our team: With this game you can check your knowleage of history; strategy thinking; how good you are in individual work; … and to have fun while think about historical topics. 6–8 players | 20 min. The quizes could be changes for different historical periods and locations. If you want to play the game just contact us: E: info@inheritedculture.com • M: +359 889916483 (WhatsApp or Viber)

Final moments

Evaluation

In the end of the project:
evaluation meeting and given Youthpass certificates
See also

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