The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) is excited to announce its 2026 International Regional Conference, which will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland on September 23-26.

ExArIS 2026 Experimental Archaeology Field School: reconstructing prehistoric ceramic technology: from raw materials to firing and use

EXARC is pleased to share that the PunTex International Seminar, Weaving Knowledge: Experimental Textile Archaeology Between Practice and Method, will take place on 25–26 September 2026 at the University of Cyprus Campus in Nicosia.

EXARC is excited to announce its new Calendar of Events, highlighting activities across the wider community of experimental archaeology, re-enactment, living history, ancient crafts, and historical interpretation, helping enthusiasts stay connected and up to date.

Call for Participants to the CRAFTs in Antiquity Conference on 4-6 November 2026

EXARC invites members and friends to join the closing symposium of the Putting Life into Late Neolithic Houses Project on 13 March at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University.

EXARC invites researchers and enthusiasts to contribute to a session on amber artefacts at the 21st World Congress of the Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), taking place in Poznań, Poland, from 31 August to 4 September 2026.

Register to the conference Staging the Past: Living History, Live Audiences, Real Challenges, taking place in Berlin from 12–15 November 2026. The conference is co‑organised by EXARC and the Stadtmuseum Berlin.

EXARC and the Stadtmuseum Berlin invite proposals for papers for the international conference Staging the Past: Living History, Live Audiences, Real Challenges. The conference will be held in Berlin from 12 to 15 November 2026. Participation will be possible both in person and online.

EXARC is offering three part-time internships within its communications, outreach, and administrative activities. All internships have a duration of 6 months with a commitment of 4 hours per week. In addition to the two internships within the communications and outreach team, a third internship is available within the finance department.

A group of enthusiastic prehistory practitioners and heritage interpreters is about to leave for the Nordic Winter Camp, an immersive programme dedicated to experiencing prehistoric winter living in the remote boreal landscape of southern Lapland.

La Ciutadella Ibèrica, the renowned Iron Age archaeological open-air museum in Calafell (Catalonia, Spain), has reopened to the public after a year of closure for maintenance and reconstruction.

EXARC is excited to invite its members to apply for a unique training opportunity by The Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) in cooperation with ENCATC. The program will start in April 2026!

The Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) is offering 10 Trial Memberships for museums and museum-oriented organisations, including 5 reserved for organisations based in Ukraine. Applications are open until 30 January 2026.

EXARC invites its members to contribute to Session #130 at the 32nd EAA Annual Meeting (Athens, August 2026). The session focuses on collaboration between archaeologists and contemporary artisans within experimental archaeology. Abstracts are due by 5 February 2026 via the EAA submission system.

EXARC announces a call for articles for a special volume of the journal Heritage, titled Current Studies on Archaeological Worked Bone Heritage. The volume will highlight recent research on bone, antler, and ivory artifacts, with a strong emphasis on Experimental Archaeology and innovative analytical methods.

We are excited to share news about an upcoming book from EXARC member and award-winning heritage educator, Sally Pointer!

On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October, the PaleoFest – Festival of Prehistory took place in Montevarchi (Italy). The event was organized by the Paleontological Museum of Montevarchi and the Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio, the institution that owns the museum.

From 12th-16th May 2025 we held the 14th edition of the Experimental Archaeology Conference in Curitiba, Brazil, in collaboration with the host institution of the Federal University of Paraná. Thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers and the enthusiasm of our speakers - in both cases online and in-person - the event went very smoothly and we have marked it off as a success!

Peter Groom is the author of the Hunter series, a recently published trilogy set in the Mesolithic period. The novels are grounded in the latest archaeological research and draw upon the author’s extensive experience in ancient technologies. Rich in natural history, bushcraft, and traditional skills,