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Under the motto «Little Hands—Big Treasures,» the MINI Museum was officially opened on April 27, 2024, in the Tauernsaal in Mallnitz.
Numerous guests of honor and visitors were able to see for themselves how hard and consistently the children of the Tauernzwerge National Park Kids’ Group, the students of the Mallnitz Elementary School, and the students of the Obervellach Middle School had worked over the course of a year. In the MINI Museum, they display their discoveries from the natural and cultural world of the national park region in 26 treasure chests, arranged in alphabetical order.
«Throughout the entire project, it was always important to us that the children take center stage. Seeing the world through children’s eyes, discovering treasures together, and experiencing the region’s biodiversity in this way—that was and remains our goal,» says Gudrun Batek (EKUZ), the project’s expert advisor. The result is a fascinating and sensitive medley of childhood memories—from A for «eagle feather» to M for «mouse skeleton» to Z for «Swiss stone pine cone.»
«The project exemplarily combines school-based and out-of-school educational initiatives and connects formal and informal educational institutions. It fosters many of the children’s and young people’s skills and makes their innovations accessible to a broad public,» notes Andrea Varelija-Gerber (PH Kärnten) as an external advisor for the EIL4MINT project initiative.
The MINI Museum shows that when people of all ages go on a treasure hunt, when the Ankogel and Wörthersee regions come together, and when education and leisure merge—great and meaningful things can emerge.
Jasmin Possegger, director of the Mittleres Mölltal Compulsory Education Cluster, is also thrilled with the results of the children’s and teenagers’ work: «It’s simply wonderful to see the results that come from enthusiasm for the project and effective teamwork!»
With that in mind, listen and be amazed as the MINI Museum in Mallnitz tells the story of just how enchanting this region is and why «the diversity of nature» is vital to our survival! The special exhibition will be on display at the BIOS National Park Center through the fall.
For more information, visit: www.minimuseum.at
The MINI Museum was supported and funded as a project within the EIL4MINT Educational Innovation Lab at the Educational Lab.
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Special exhibition at the BIOS National Park Center in Mallnitz starting April 27, 2024.
The MINI Museum is a project of:
EKUZ – First European Climate and Environmental Education Center, Hohe Tauern National Park,
Educational Lab,
Middle Mölltal Compulsory Education Cluster,
Tauernzwerge Children’s Group.
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