Approaches to the Documentation of Houses in Open-Air Museums

Abstract

The seminar was divided into two parts. One group professionally documented the long-term experiment “House 1” in the Museums Village Düppel for the first time. The house was built in the 1970s and left to decay in 1990. The area was freed from vegetation and photographed at regular intervals. The second group reflected on the continuous documentation of reconstructed houses in archaeological open-air museums with the aim of developing a proposal for binding documentation guidelines as well as practicable documentation forms. This contribution is intended as a thought-provoking catalyst.

Keywords

• documentation
• newest era
• germany
• open-air museum
• (re)construction