First European-Asian network meeting
In August 2024, it finally happened: the partners in the Ice Age Europe network met in person for the first time with their colleagues from the South Korean partner museum, the Seokjangni Museum, after we had already worked together online across many time zones on adapting our traveling exhibition for the South Korean museum and on a companion publication.
This meeting was an opportunity for exchanging ideas and, most importantly, for planning many more collaborative projects. Over the coming years, joint publications, a traveling exhibition, exhibition collaborations, and platforms for professional exchange will be developed together with additional partners, including museums from Japan.
Partnership with Seokjangni Museum Officially Sealed
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Anna Riethus, Neanderthal Museum; Won Cheol Choi, Mayof of Gongju and Katrin Hieke, Ice Age Europe network presenting the signed cooperation agreements. Photo: Gongju/Seokjangni Museum -
Seokjangni Museum
Collegial connections with the South Korean Seokjangni Museum have existed for several years. In May 2024, a long-term partnership was officially established together with the Mayor of Gongju, Won-Cheol Choi and the Neanderthal Museum, Germany.
The collaboration involves joint publications and scientific and educational exchanges, including conferences and visits. Additionally, a traveling exhibition on the Northeast Asian Paleolithic is planned, with the Seokjangni Museum coordinating with further partners in Japan and China.
The first visible result of the collaboration is an indoor adaptation of our traveling exhibition #IceAgeEuropeNow, which was displayed at 11 locations in 7 European countries from 2017 to 2019, conveying the fascination of the Ice Age.
