The projects providing knowledge in „Traditional Carpentry Techniques” had been the starting point of European Heritage Volunteers’ volunteering and educational activities. Originally coming from this professional background and having started its work while saving abandoned heritage sites in rural areas from decay by firstly restoring their roof constructions and roofs European Heritage Volunteers sees traditional carpentry still as an important field of volunteering and heritage-linked education.
The particular topic of the projects is answering to the needs of endangered heritage sites and so changing from season to season. So, in the last years there had been carried out different projects as the restoration of the historical roof construction of a church from 13th century, the restoration of the roof construction of a Renaissance castle from 16th century including the ceiling system with its baroque paintings, the restoration and the static strengthening of a classicistic roof construction having been dramatically endangered by unprofessional constructive changes during the 19th and 20th century and others.
When restoring historical wooden constructions in line with accepted conservation practices European Heritage Volunteers is concerned with slow, careful repairs using suitable materials and considers carefully the original structures even when this entails more work. For example, historic timber joints are preferred over the use of metal connecting elements and the works are carried out with great care down to the smallest details so that a repaired roof construction loses none of its original constructive and aesthetic quality.
Open Air Museum of Lithuania Rumsiskes / Kaunas County
LITHUANIA
Training Course Summer 2024
Niederzwönitz Paper Mill / World Heritage Site Ore Mountains Mining Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Volunteering Project Summer 2024
Lohra Castle / Thuringia
GERMANY
Volunteering Project Autumn 2024
Gornji Stoliv / Kotor Municipality
MONTENEGRO
Volunteering Project Autumn 2024
Zaroshke / Prespa Lake Area / Korça Region
ALBANIA
Training Course Autumn 2024
Gornji Stoliv / Kotor Municipality
MONTENEGRO
Past Volunteering Project
Open Air Museum of the Ore Mountains / World Heritage Site Ore Mountains Mining Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Ensemble of the Museum Forum Konrad-Wachsmann-Haus Niesky / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin Mine / Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Open Air Museum of Lithuania / Rumsiskes / Kaunas County
LITHUANIA
Past Volunteering Project
Ensemble of the fortified church Movile / Sibiu County
ROMANIA
Past Volunteering Project
ASTRA National Museum Complex Sibiu / Sibiu County
ROMANIA
Past Training Course
Training Centre for Handicraft and Heritage Görlitz / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Kenozero National Park - Gorbachikha Village / Arkhangelsk Region
RUSSIA
Past Volunteering Project
World Heritage site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Landscape - Markus Röhling Mine Frohnau / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Schlierbach Monastery / Upper Austria
AUSTRIA
Past Training Course
Sagalund Museum / Kimito Island / Anoland Region
FINLAND
Past Volunteering Project
Lohra Castle / Thuringia
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Ensemble of the fortified church Hosman / Sibiu County
ROMANIA
Past Volunteering Project
World Heritage site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Landscape - Altenberg & Zinnwald / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Kenozero National Park / Archangelsk Region
RUSSIA
Past Volunteering Project
St. Mary's Church at Maligrad Island / Korca Region
ALBANIA
Past Volunteering Project
Düppel Museum Viillage / Berlin
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Erxleben / Sachsen-Anhalt
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Freiberg, Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Quedlinburg & Halberstadt / Sachsen-Anhalt
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Kauppila Farm Museum Laitilla / Finland Proper Region
FINLAND
Past Volunteering Project
Markus Röhling Mine Annaberg-Buchholz, Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Himara / Vlora Region
ALBANIA
Past Volunteering Project
Gantikow Manor / Brandenburg
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Stone Age Park Albersdorf / Schleswig-Holstein
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
