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The State Palaces and Gardens of Hesse (SG) and the Celtic World at Glauberg are starting a close collaboration to make Konradsdorf Monastery, with its long history and unique atmosphere, a real experience for culture enthusiasts. They presented the joint program at a press event on March 26. Guided tours of the

The Celtic World at Glauberg is the official owner of 20 Celtic prince sculptures by the artist Ottmar Hörl. The figures depict the approximately 2,500-year-old Celtic prince from Glauberg and are now permanently owned by the Celtic World at Glauberg. The Celtic World at Glauberg is the official owner of 20 Celtic prince sculptures by the artist

First volunteer IDs handed over on the Glauberg Wiesbaden/Glauberg. On 25 November, the first two IDs for volunteer work in the preservation of archaeological monuments were handed over to Mr Werner Erk and Mr Walter Gasche at the Celtic World on the Glauberg by the Hessian state archaeologist Prof. Dr. Udo Recker. “Voluntary commitment has always played a

Glauburg. Werner Erk's passion is the archaeological heritage of his homeland in Wetterau: When the now 76-year-old took a sightseeing flight over the Glauberg in 1988 with two other members of the Glauburg Local History and Heritage Association, he noticed something at the foot of the hill: In a field, there were clearly different plant growths and different

Archaeology and the question of artificial intelligence As is the case for many sciences, the same applies to archaeology: the targeted use of AI can create many new possibilities – be it the automated analysis of huge map bases, the comparison of thousands upon thousands of known finds and types of finds or the machine recording and content-linking of old

Press release – Wiesbaden, May 13, 2024 Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture State Office for Construction and Real Estate Hesse Office Lehmann from Offenburg wins architectural competition Exhibition of the competition entries on display on the ground floor of the museum Wiesbaden/Glauburg. The research center of the Celtic World at Glauberg is to receive a new building. This central construction project is

The State Office for Monument Preservation in Hesse is saying goodbye to its first deputy director and former state archaeologist of Hesse, Dr. Fritz-Rudolf Herrmann. As the excavator of the “Celtic Prince of Glauberg”, Herrmann achieved a high degree of fame in the mid-1990s, far beyond the borders of Hesse and the scientific community. The Iron Age necropolis at

Glauburg Community – Blitz Issue 9/2024 The Glauberg and its surroundings – an important archaeological monument and one of the most famous archaeological sites in Hesse. Here, the past can be “tangibly experienced” in many places – not only in the Museum of the Celtic World at Glauberg. No wonder that some people have the idea

Joint application by Hesse and Baden-Württemberg successful Wiesbaden/Glauburg. The early Celtic princely seats in Hesse and Baden-Württemberg have been successful in the national pre-selection process for UNESCO World Heritage: The Glauberg, together with the Heuneburg and Mont Lassois in Burgundy, France, will be added to the German proposal list (“tentative list”) for UNESCO World Heritage from 2024.

Dr. Vera Rupp is retiring after twelve years at the helm of the State Archaeological Museum in Wiesbaden. At the end of the year, the long-standing director of the Celtic World at Glauberg and deputy state archaeologist of Hesse, Dr. Vera Rupp, is retiring. Marcus Coesfeld will take over the directorship of the Celtic World on January 1, 2024. The