Project: Your Treasure – Our Treasure

Erasmus+ 2019-1-HU01-KA204-061105

The “population ageing process”, characterised by an increase in the age of the population and a decrease in the number of children born is a common phenomenon throughout Europe. The most affected area on the continent is Southern Europe, which is hit hard by the migration of young people. Our partners have been chosen from this area. In recent years, more and more young Hungarians have left small towns in the countryside for larger cities or migrated abroad looking for job opportunities, which have exacerbated problems such as the accelerated aging of the population. So far Hungary has responded very slowly to this process. Thus reflecting on and addressing the issue has become an urgent duty of our cultural institutions and our partner institutions.
The Main aims of our project are:
– To prepare the participating institutions for working with and engaging the elderly in a structured and conscious way
– To acquire effective methods of discovering, raising awareness of and transmitting the values of older generations
– To develop and expand the competences of our cultural professionals to enable them to: – engage with the elderly,
– To motivate the elderly to take advantage of non
– Formal learning opportunities
– To apply the methods of experiential learning Long term goals:
– To develop a new strategy for collaborating with older people
– To develop an own method that reaches the elderly in general not only those with greater cultural interest
The organizations would like to implement an exchange of good practice that allows Hungarian partners to draw on the experiences and methodological knowledge of foreign professionals and prepare their employees for the work in the field of teaching the elderly. During the exchange, we are primarily interested in non-formal learning methods, which enable the members of the target group to learn more about themselves, and to engage in active recreation and enjoy themselves. In our work with older people the object is regarded as a tool (and a common language), awakens the memory which is the transferring material that helps to bring the hidden values to the surface. The members of this age group possess various kinds of cultural treasures, the existence of which most of them are not aware of. Through the present project, we wish to raise the awareness of the elderly that the experience and knowledge they carry has great cultural value, to identify these values, to organize them in a system and to present and explain them (e.g. in the form of exhibitions, virtual exhibitions) to the community and the future generations. Digital technique is an important tool in achieving our goals, which will be introduced to the participants during the preparation for the joined exhibitions and the connecting events. The joint realization of exhibitions has a huge community-building power as during the process your treasure becomes our treasure.

Treasures of Granada:
The music of Granada goes through the strings of most famous classic guitars in the world.

As part of the European project “Your Treasure – Our Treasure”, which involves our association, we would like to draw attention today to another of Granada’s centuries-old tradition: the guitar. In fact, Granada is famous among musicians and passionates around the world for the artisanal production of this specific type of guitar, called “Granadina”, which is characterized by the use of particular types of wood, specific production techniques and harmonious fullness, that distinguish it from other guitars… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
Granada carpets, a tradition in recovery

As part of the European project “Your Treasure – Our Treasure”, we have the opportunity to collaborate with older people, often left behind in our busy societies, but possessing knowledge and experience that we should not give up. Thanks to this cultural background, we can go to rediscover the memory of the many treasures of our city, Granada, that characterize it, making it one of the precious jewels of our country… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
The timeless ceramic of Granada

The ceramics that we can admire in many shops throughout Granada, is one of the liveliest and most appreciated traditions of our city today. The styles in the processing of this material are many, starting from the most characteristic, the Fajaluza, to the style of the “metallic reflection” to that of the “dry rope”… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
The millennial tradition of the baskets

The millenary art of the baskets still lives today in Granada, testifying how our culture still breathes the culture of our past every day. These objects, in fact, are present today as in the most remote past in our homes, even if the use made of them remains varied: object of daily life before, decoration and sometimes companion of some walk in the countryside today. Although fewer and fewer artisans dedicate themselves to making baskets, also due to the scarce demand, these are still widespread today and courses can also be taken in the classroom to learn how to make them… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
La taracea: geometries and colors of Granada

To continue our journey through the traditions of craftsmanship that have made Granada one of the most artistically and culturally interesting cities in Spain, we would like to talk today about a particular woodworking technique, introduced in Spain by Muslims and that saw its first works in Cordoba, in the XII century: the Taracea. Through this process, also applicable on surfaces such as floors, walls and sculptures, it is used to artistically combine different types of wood, including precious ones, such as mahogany, ebony, cedar, walnut or orange, with small pieces of mother of pearl, ivory and metals, forming particular shapes and decorations of different geometric shapes… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
The colorful lights of the East

In 800 years of Arab presence in the city of Granada we cannot help thinking about how much this culture has influenced many aspects of our culture, influencing arts, crafts, habits. Among the most precious jewels of our city we certainly find the granadine lamp (or lantern), which finds its origin in the specialization of Arab artistic tinning. The aesthetics of this object gives it a very high decorative value, adaptable to any type of architecture… Seguir leyendo

Your Treasure – Our Treasure

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Erasmus+ 2019-1-HU01-KA204-061105

The “population ageing process”, characterised by an increase in the age of the population and a decrease in the number of children born is a common phenomenon throughout Europe. The most affected area on the continent is Southern Europe, which is hit hard by the migration of young people. Our partners have been chosen from this area. In recent years, more and more young Hungarians have left small towns in the countryside for larger cities or migrated abroad looking for job opportunities, which have exacerbated problems such as the accelerated aging of the population. So far Hungary has responded very slowly to this process. Thus reflecting on and addressing the issue has become an urgent duty of our cultural institutions and our partner institutions.

The  Main aims of our project are:

- To prepare the participating institutions for working with and engaging the elderly in a structured and conscious way

- To acquire effective methods of discovering, raising awareness of and transmitting the values of older generations

- To develop and expand the competences of our cultural professionals to enable them to: - engage with the elderly,

- To motivate the elderly to take advantage of non

- Formal learning opportunities

- To apply the methods of experiential learning Long term goals:

- To develop a new strategy for collaborating with older people

-  To develop an own method that reaches the elderly in general not only those with greater cultural interest

The organizations would like to implement an exchange of good practice that allows Hungarian partners to draw on the experiences and methodological knowledge of foreign professionals and prepare their employees for the work in the field of teaching the elderly. During the exchange, we are primarily interested in non-formal learning methods, which enable the members of the target group to learn more about themselves, and to engage in active recreation and enjoy themselves. In our work with older people the object is regarded as a tool (and a common language), awakens the memory which is the transferring material that helps to bring the hidden values to the surface. The members of this age group possess various kinds of cultural treasures, the existence of which most of them are not aware of. Through the present project, we wish to raise the awareness of the elderly that the experience and knowledge they carry has great cultural value, to identify these values, to organize them in a system and to present and explain them (e.g. in the form of exhibitions, virtual exhibitions) to the community and the future generations. Digital technique is an important tool in achieving our goals, which will be introduced to the participants during the preparation for the joined exhibitions and the connecting events. The joint realization of exhibitions has a huge community-building power as during the process your treasure becomes our treasure.

We are on board!!!
Transnational project meeting (TPM) Kunszentmárton, Hungary January 24-26, 2020

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Transnational project meeting (TPM) Kunszentmárton, Hungary January 24-26, 2020

23 enthusiastic dedicated partners have come together from seven different institutions of five European countries, to start working closely together, to share our experiences and good practices over the next 20 months.

After a day full of traveling from several corner of Europe, our first meeting was organized in Cserkeszőlő in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. After a cheerful dinner, Gabriella Pusztai, the Director of the General Education Center, the leader of the Hungarian consortium gave her welcome speech, but in a really special way! Her welcome words were spoken in the partners’ mother tongue as well as in English, so, in a total of six European languages: Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Italian, and last but not least, Hungarian; by this to establish a familiar cross-border relationship that will accompany our months spending together.

The second day of the TPM was continued in the conference room of the Local History Museum in Kunszentmárton. After the opening speech of the mayor of Kunszentmárton, Attila Wenner-Várkonyi, we started the day with a warm-up program: with the help of Ferenc Mucsi potter master we painted a plate! The refreshing plate painting and icebreaking game brought our international team closer to each other, so we could start the more serious part of our mission.

Henceforward, Zsolt Pusztai, the director of the Túri Fazekas Museum in Mezőtúr, talked about the memory itself as the central idea of the project and our further goals. He underlined also, that in contrast to the museum programs mainly dealing with the elderly people with dementia, we place more emphasis on preventing dementia and preserving the psychological and mental well-being of the target group.

The presentation was taken over by Csilla Habi, coordinator of the Kunszentmárton Local History Museum, who gave general information about the obligations and tasks affecting all participants.