Introduction


There are several archaeological sites in Pirkanmaa that lend themselves to maintenance.
The purpose of the Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum Adopt-a-Monument (AaM) programme is to engage locals to participate in the maintenance of archaeological monuments that tell about the history and prehistory of the region. Adopted sites are maintained by groups of locals or by local organisations, while the museum provides assistance and advice.

The main purpose of the programme is not so much to maximise the number of sites under maintenance as to create a network that enhances the engagement of the public in the maintenance of culture in a sustainable manner. The programme encourages communities and individual groups to adopt an archaeological site, to learn about the site and produce more information about it, and to pass on this information to their own interest groups and communities. Above all, the project aims to awaken people to see that important and interesting places can be found quite near to where they live.

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News

Presentation of sites - 30.08.2010 20:57Presentation of sites up for adoption

Site visits with adopters:
Wednesday 26 May 2010 at 5 pm Mustavuori defence works
Thursday 27 May 2010 at 5 pm Reuharinniemi cairns
Thursday 27 May 2010 about 6 pm Lentävänniemi 2 cairn site
Thursday 10 June 2010 at 6 pm Pispala drystone wall
The first monuments adopted! - 30.08.2010 21:00The first monuments have been adopted!
The first maintenance agreements between adopters and the Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum were signed on 2 June 2009. Maintenance works will commence as soon as the people responsible have received sufficient training.

»The first monuments have been adopted! (link only in Finnish)
Media Coverage for Adopters - 30.08.2010 21:06Media coverage again for Lentävänniemi adopters.
An article about the Lielahti School AaM project appeared in Opettajalehti (‘Teachers' magazine’).

»Click on the link below for more information (link only in Finnish)
AaM Becomes International - 30.08.2010 21:10Representatives of the Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum and the National Board of Antiquities in Finland paid a visit to Scotland in June. The purpose of the trip was to find out about the local AaM programme run by Archaeology Scotland. The trip involved visits to adopted sites on the Shetland islands, as well as to the Jarlshof settlement complex. In September 2010, the Finnish Adopt-a-Monument programme will be presented at a conference of the European Association of Archaeologists in The Hague.

»Adopt-a-Monument Scotland