À l`Est, du nouveau-CP-En - Musées de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, August 2
nd
2012
PRESS RELEASE
News from the Eastern Front!
Great War Archaeological Finds in Alsace and Lorraine
Autumn 2013 to August 2014 - Strasbourg Archaeological Museum
(A research venture in partnership with the Pôle d’Archéologie Interdépartemental Rhénan)
The archaeology of modern armed conflict, and particularly of the 1914-1918 World War, is a
pioneering branch of archaeology opening up many new angles for historical research and bringing
new understanding of the daily lives of front-line combatants. Highly significant results have been
obtained over the last decade in Alsace and Lorraine, particularly from archaeological digs at fortified
positions, including the recently excavated sites at Geispolsheim/Schwobenfeld in northern Alsace or
Carspach/Kilianstollen in the south.
The exhibition sets out to make an initial assessment of this research and will present a wide selection
of the objects unearthed on sites both in Alsace and in Lorraine, as well as constructions and layouts
investigated by archaeologists on or behind the front lines. It will also deal with a host of historical and
archaeological issues, using a widely multidisciplinary approach, with illustrations from over twenty
sites so far excavated in Alsace and Lorraine.
Emphasis will be placed on the conservation of this vulnerable military heritage and on studies for the
protection of these rapidly disappearing memorial sites, subject not only to redevelopment projects,
but also to illegal pillaging due to their isolated locations.
This event is part of the World War One Centuary Commemorations project, carried out in
collaboration with the Rhine Interdepartmental Archaeology Centre, the Alsace and Lorraine Regional
Archaeology Services and various other partners. Partnerships and joint PR programs are also
envisaged with Strasbourg's other cultural agencies organizing exhibitions and events for this
Centenary.
EXHIBITION CURATORSHIP
Michaël LANDOLT, Archaeologist, Pôle d’Archéologie Interdépartemental Rhénan
Bernadette SCHNITZLER, Head Curator of the Musée Archéologique de la Ville de Strasbourg
Jean-Pierre LEGENDRE, Head Curator at the Service Régional de l’Archéologie de Lorraine
PRESS CONTACT
Julie Barth
Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg
Palais Rohan – 2, place du Château
67076 Strasbourg Cedex
Tél : +33 (0)3 88 52 50 15
Fax : +33 (0)3 88 52 50 42
[email protected]
www.musees.strasbourg.eu
Fanny Diemer
Pôle d’Archéologie Interdépartemental Rhénan
2, allée Thomas Edison – ZA Sud – Cirsud
67600 Sélestat
Tél. : +33 (0)3 90 58 55 79
Fax : +33 (0)3 90 58 55 35
[email protected]
INFORMATION
Opening Times:
from 10 am to 6 pm
The exhibition and the museum are closed on
Tuesday.
Closed on 1 January, Holy Friday, 1 May,
1 and 11 November and 25 December
Admission:
Standard rate : 6,5 € / Reduced rate : 3,5 €
Location :
Musée Archéologique, Palais Rohan
2, place du Château - 67076 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. : +33/(0)3 88 52 50 00
Catalogue: A catalogue of some 250 richly
illustrated pages, including a progress report,
will accompany the exhibition.