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Abstract
A partnership between the Museum of Copenhagen and the University College Copenhagen has investigated the potential of incorporating archaeology into pedagogical student practices in kindergartens. Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeology, museology and pedagogy, the project has provided new knowledge as to how encounters between young children and archaeology can contribute to the development of learning abilities and the general formation of the children. Archaeological finds have an instant fascination and a great strength in that they are physically available due to their materiality. The project “Once upon a time ago” has shown new ways of addressing the access to cultural heritage and history to young children aged 2 to 5, and it has exposed the great potential of not only learning about archaeology, but learning through archaeology.
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Notes on contributors
Mia Toftdal, archaeologist and museum curator at the Museum of Copenhagen, Denmark. Classical Archaeologist. Project Leader of the Archaeological Workshop at the Museum of Copenhagen. Her main focus is on public archaeology and public participation, and on making cultural heritage more accessible.
Sidsel Bjerregaard Kirk, responsible for education at the Museum of Copenhagen, Denmark. Art Historian. She has worked for more than 20 years with children's and young people's meeting with art and cultural heritage in high-schools and at several museums and other cultural institutions in Denmark.
Benedicta Pécseli, author and former associate professor at University Collage Copenhagen, Denmark. Cand.Mag., BA. Master of Cultural Planning. She has published several books and anthologies on educational studies. Her main interest is children's meeting with cultural heritage.