Movimento Culturale San Fantino ODV

The association, founded at the end of the ‘80s, manages the Archaeological Tauriani Park in the South of Italy, which includes the most ancient Christian site of Calabria Region: “San Fantino” archaeological site. The management of the Park includes the valorization of the territory and of its cultural heritage, social and economic aspects; the organization of visits and many activities and workshops in the park. The association promotes these main values: -protection and valorization of cultural heritage; -environmental and cultural sustainability. The activities promoted are the following: -experimental tourism with immersion travel, experiencing the lace by actively and meaningfully engaging with its history, people, culture, food and environment; -education and training, organizing many workshops and visits for schools, including work-based learning experiences for youth; -valorization of territory, with the organization of events for the general public, to engage them with the Park, the archaeological site and its treasuries. The association proposes many activities that can be replicated or shared within projects. The Park can be considered as an outdoor space to implement a range of activities, as well as an open air museum. Some examples: -organization of workshops for students and youth, with visits to the Park and to the cultural sites; -archaeological laboratories, with simulation of excavation that are also considered as work-based learning for schools; -organization of events based on storytelling: reproduction of past and historical events, e.g. “Archeariza”, roman camps and battles, ancient parties and celebrations; -organization of theater and drama events; -organization of events based on the Archaeofood, looking for the combination of food and history; -organization of archaeological Cinema festival, celebrating the ancient history and reproduction of films with music festivals; -production of videos to promote the territory and the various celebrations; -open days based on ancient history, but also the environment and the nature of the park. The target group of these activities is people of all ages, ranging from students of primary schools to adults. The team is composed of different experts and professionals, e.g. teachers of different subjects like art, history etc, archaeologists, architects, experts in museums, biologists, tourism, graphic designers, touristic webmarketing. We would like to bring the Park and its members and supporters to participate in international projects for the first time as newcomers and share all our experiences with foreign partners.