Mirrors and Windows 2023

It's getting closer to the end of the year, which means that it's time for our next episode of Mirrors and Windows. This year, founding member and current director Roeland Paardekooper chats with Matilda Siebrecht, who will be taking over the role of director in January. Together, they talk about what's happened in 2023 - from the conference in Toruń to this year's EXARC award winners - and look ahead to what's coming in 2024 - such as the culmination of projects such as RETOLD and TELT. They also look even further back, with Roeland sharing some of his experiences and stories from his time in EXARC (although he insists he wasn't sitting in a rocking chair by the fire during the recording!). And of course, they also look further ahead, as Matilda shares some of her plans and ideas for the future of EXARC.

Roeland has been working in the field of archaeological reconstructions and open-air museums since 1981. He studied prehistoric archaeology of Europe at Leiden University (the Netherlands) and did his PhD in archaeological open-air museums at the University of Exeter (UK). Roeland's membership profile.

Matilda is a professional archaeologist and journalist, and been an EXARC member for many years, as her research focuses on microwear analysis and experimental archaeology. As well as filling a vital role in our volunteer podcast team, she has also helped to organise several of our events, particularly our online conferences where she worked behind the scenes as manager of the moderation team for the discussion and Q&A sessions. Matilda's membership profile.