Location of the initiative:
SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Bratislava
Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations:
K7 - Ensure that the knowledge and skills involved in heritage trades are passed on
Time span of the initiative:
1999-2004
Brief description of the initiative:
ÚĽUV School of Crafts in Bratislava started to organize courses of traditional crafts for the general public in 1999. Every year more than 200 adult participants and about 120 children and schoolchildren take part in the course. Since 2004, the comparable model of courses in traditional crafts has been established in Banská Bystrica. ÚĽUV School of crafts is led by experienced instructors according to the thoroughly prepared methodology. Since 2004, selected courses have been accredited by the Ministry of Education as standard training activities with country-wide graduation certificate. Theoretical explanation of the history of the craft itself is a part of accredited courses and there are material displays of traditional craft products available for course participants from the study collections of ÚĽUV. The courses include several levels of difficulty and the final stage represents a several-weeks-long practical exercise under the auspices of professional craftsmen.
Objectives of the initiative:
- To show/open the traditional craftsmen job to wider public through accredited courses
Brief assessment of the initiative’s results:
Every year more than 200 adult participants and about 120 children and schoolchildren take part in the course. Since 2004, the comparable model of courses in traditional crafts has been established in Banská Bystrica. ÚĽUV School of crafts is led by experienced instructors according to the thoroughly prepared methodology. Since 2004, selected courses have been accredited by the Ministry of Education as standard training activities with country-wide graduation certificate.
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Contact:
Škola remesiel – Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby
Obchodná 64, 816 11
Bratislava
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