Through its activities, the Fortified Churches Foundation aims to open up these sites to visitors through heritage interpretation—not as a lesson, but as an invitation to explore. The workshops and materials developed serve as starting points for questions: who built these fortifications and why? how were they used in the past? what might they mean for us today?
Each visitor—child or adult—brings their own perspective. In this dialogue, heritage gains new meanings. It is no longer something to simply look at, but something to understand, experience, and reinterpret.
Our goal is for these experiences to create a personal connection to the place and to transform the visit into a living process, in which we learn from one another and rediscover heritage together.
Previous projects in the field of heritage interpretation and learning:
Workshops
Education in heritage conservation and craftsmanship
We are committed to applying, maintaining and passing on traditional methods and techniques used in the process of building the fortified churches. We pass on our knowledge of these methods and of heritage conservation in general to craftsmen, castle keepers, curators, caretakers and interested people. In this way, we support the people who deal with churches and fortified churches on a daily basis and thus make a significant contribution to their preservation. Architects, restorers, archaeologists and other professionals help us to do this.
Our regular Hands on Conservation workshops offer you the opportunity to further educate yourself in these traditional craft techniques. Please contact us if you would like to be notified of the dates of the next workshops. office@kirchenburgen.org
Workshops for monument preservation and traditional crafts
