In 2014 the 27th and 28th of September coincided with the weekend dedicated to the European Heritage Days. The Park of Montale organized two activities connected with one of the main topic developed by the museum: metallurgy in ancient time. As yet underlined, in the frame of the project OpenArch the Park of Montale assumed to increase and develop a five years research with multiple aims: to expand knowledge of both the tools and the techniques of the Terramare metallurgists combining archaeological data with experimentation, to define new objectives and give the possibility to share with archaeological open air museums research methods and various ways of presenting information to diverse audience.
The first activity, on Saturday 27th, has been the second edition of a successful training workshop “Metallurgist by nature or by nurture?” where Montale Park staff engaged a group of scholars and museum professionals in experimenting with various phases of the production process, from casting to post-production.
The second activity, on Sunday 28th, when the visit to the Park was free, was the live demonstration of bronze smelting enhanced with new contents and new skills, designed for the general public: students, enthusiasts, families and children, or simply the curious, all participants in an experience that perfectly combines scientific knowledge and its promotion with the philosophy of the Archaeological open-air Museums.