The Austrian Archaeological Institute is offering participants in the 2025 Children's University a lecture and a workshop in German on 18 July:
Lecture by Stefan Groh
»Wo liegt der Römerschatz?«
Detectives work with archaeologist Stefan Groh to solve an ancient crime.
Two children, Julia and Marcus, solve a tricky crime, and everyone can help them. There is a robbery in a Roman village, the perpetrators are pursued and lose a treasure trove of coins. We immerse ourselves in everyday life in Roman times and reconstruct the crime using modern archaeological methods. Will we succeed in solving the case?
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the festival hall of the OeAW, 1st floor
For children aged 7–12
Workshop by Alexandra Rodler
»Die Kunst der Römer«
Archaeologist Alexandra Rodler will show you how to paint like the Romans. Although they painted with simple materials back then, their art was colourful and complex.
The Romans painted sculptures and buildings beautifully. They mixed earth, rare minerals and artificial colours with egg or oil. Research can make ancient colours visible again, and in the future, things will become even more colourful! I'll show you how, and then we'll paint like the Romans.
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the OeAW club room, ground floor
For children aged 7–9
Meeting point for all lectures and workshops
Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), auditorium on the ground floor
Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
1010 Vienna
Registration
Starting on 26 May, children can register at the Children's University Vienna and book courses starting on 10 June at 2 p.m.
Please note that the courses are held in German.