During the implementation of OpenArch there have been some development as per innovation and creativity aspects, especially related with the dialogue with the visitor.

At the Archaeological Open-Air Museums, as part of the museum world, we can play an important role for the local community and society in general.

Environmental issues are of increasing importance in all organisations. As part of the St Fagans conference the opportunity was taken to introduce OpenArch delegates to the ways in which these issues are addressed in two key areas: garden and farm management.

Barrie Andrian provided a wide-ranging and thought-provoking paper at the St Fagans conference on managing open-air museums. Drawing on her own experience at the Scottish Crannog Centre she explored a number of themes...

During the St Fagans conference, Andy Spencer, of the Ironbridge Institute, spoke about the results of his Europe-wide review of volunteer management at archaeological open-air museums.

A team of three members of staff from Butser Ancient Farm, long time EXARC member and an example to many others, attended the OpenArch Conference in Wales. EXARC organised the visit following an initiative by St Fagans.

The distance which materials travel to be used in construction, as well as the costs involved, are important points in considering the environmental impact of building in archaeological open-air museums.

The conference arranged by the Viminacium partners relied heavily on their own purpose built accommodation, dining and lecture facilities. This provided a perfect opportunity for St Fagans to examine the way in which this system operated as part of the delivery of work package 2.

In early July 2014, a group of managers and curators from Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales visited Jamtli (in Östersund, Sweden) to discuss the management approaches at our two organisations and to assess the impact that this had on the visitor experience on the site.

Work with the booklet first started with information gathering and researching the historic background of open-air museums. Early in the process we decided to examine the development of open-air museums from their meager beginnings dating back to the 1900's.

After over twenty years, our old Celtic Village finally closed to the public in February 2013. This was partly due to the natural effects of time, wind and rain which had badly damaged the largest of our three roundhouses; and partly because of the decision to redevelop our site, with plans to build a new village in 2014.

Steve Burrow and Mared Maggs from St Fagans National History Museum visited Foteviken Museum on 28 and 29 June 2012 to discuss progress on Work Package 2: Management of Museums.

Fire damage is a key risk factor for archaeological open-air museums, and it is an issue taken very seriously at Parc Montale in Italy.

Designing and building Bryn Eryr. The designing and building of Bryn Eryr, a group of Iron Age roundhouses, has been one of the central contributions of St Fagans National History Museum to the OpenArch project.

Steve Burrow from St Fagans National History Museum visited Foteviken Museum to begin work on the collaboration between the two museums on the delivery of Work Package 2.