Excursion #1 with storyteller Helmut Wittmann

From the thing that is so much more than just a thing
Helmut Wittmann tells stories about the playful perception of reality and legends from the Almtal valley on a walk through Grünau.
Meeting point: Pfarrhof, Grünau im Almtal, 10 am.
Duration 2 hours.
Abschluss – if desired – at the Almwirtinnen
Curious? maerchenerzaehler.at
  

Excursion #2 with Chief Forester Fritz Wolf and the Almtal Forest School

Forest of the future—playful introduction to the WWW (Wald-Wunder-Welt)
The renaturalisation of forestry, 40 years in the making, can be experienced in the forest with the forester. Drought, storms, heat, bark beetles – climate change is affecting our forests! On this walk through the forest, we observe the soil, shrubs, herbs, small creatures – and the trees. Together we will consider what this forest will look like in 10, 50 or 100 years. What should the forest of the future look like? This will be discussed in detail.
Meeting point: Waldschule Almtal; Scharnstein, Fischerbühel; 10 am.
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Curious? naturschauspiel.at/naturschauspiele/wald-der-zukunft

Excursion #3 with hiking guide and herb educator Sabina Haslinger

Off to Alpine paradise!
We hike small Alpine paradises together! On the way through the marvellous landscape, we learn all kinds of interesting and unusual facts about mountains, alpine pastures, forests & plants and can experience nature with all our senses. The fairy-tale & fabulously beautiful nature lets us forget everyday life. We can breathe a sigh of relief and recharge our batteries. A special experience is singing yodelling and juchitzing together. Together we breathe new life into this old alpine culture! 
Meeting point: Pfarrhof, Grünau im Almtal, 10 am.
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Curious? naturschauspiel.at/naturschauspiele/auf-ins-alm-paradies

Excursion #4 with geologist Dr. Johannes Weidinger

How was the Almsee formed?
A gigantic natural event took place around the Jagasimmerl, where a once mighty glacier was melting at the end of the late ice age around 15,000 years ago: 500 million cubic metres of Dachstein limestone came loose in the rear Hetzau not far from the Großer Priel (2515 m) and formed a mass that left a trail of devastation stretching for kilometres. Here, at the confluence with the Almtal, this “landslide in the Almtal” split, merged with river sediments out of the valley and formed a bar upstream, creating the Almsee. This lake, which was originally probably more than twice as large as it is today, was filled in with river sediment over the millennia by the alluvial fan of the Weißeneckbach in the Schwarzenbrunn area and significantly reduced in size.
Meeting point: Car park at Jagasimmerl, Grünau im Almtal, 10 am.
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Curious? naturschauspiel.at/guides/weidinger-johannes

Excursion #5 with ornithologist Dr Josef Hemetsberger

Flapping and chattering in the Almtal
What did behavioural research mean in the days of Konrad Lorenz and what does it mean today? How and by whom did the flock of greylag geese come to the Almtal? How do you behave when observing wild animals? How and why are birds ringed? We gain access to the specialist knowledge about animal species at the Konrad Lorenz Research Centre (KLF), a scientific institution of the University of Vienna. We explore the way of life, behaviour and special features of the research centre’s model species in a technically sound but comprehensible way and immerse ourselves in part of the Almtal’s history.
Meeting point: Fischerau 11, Grünau im Almtal, 10 am
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Abschluss – Gastronomy in the Cumberland Wildlife Park
Curious? naturschauspiel.at/naturschauspiele/flattern-und-schnattern-im-almtal 
 

Excursion #6 with forest educator and local historian Wolfgang Rab

To the forest paradise
On our hike in the forest paradise in the Almtal valley, we not only discover the healing powers of trees for us humans and learn how to “breathe deeply” in the forest atmosphere, but also learn lots of useful and interesting facts about the biodiversity of trees, plants and animals. On our expedition, we take a closer look at this diverse habitat and the deciduous trees typical of the nature reserve, as well as prominent conifers. Alder, ash, spruce and mountain pine – to name just a few – will reveal their secrets to us.
Meeting point: Grünau im Almtal, Gasthof Seehaus car park, by the lime tree; 10 am.
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Curious? naturschauspiel.at/naturschauspiele/auf-ins-wald-paradies

Excursion #7 with herbalist and water instructor Maria Hageneder

Enjoying nature on the Alm river
We hike leisurely along the Almuferweg trail and walk through it as if we were in a large open-air nature spa. Our hike is always along the alpine pasture or by the alpine lake, where we not only learn about the five elements of Kneipp therapy for a healthy life in theory, but also experience them with body and soul. As we Kneipp through the forest along the beautiful green alpine river, we utilise the forces of nature for our health and well-being. We enjoy water treatments, get moving in a playful way, learn about medicinal herbs and think about a beneficial diet.
Meeting point: Grünau im Almtal; Pfarrhof, 10 am.
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Curious? naturschauspiel.at/naturschauspiele/naturgenuss-am-almfluss

Excursion #8 at Cumberland Wildlife Park Grünau

Experience Nature Animal Park
Welcome to the heart of nature! On this excursion through the wildlife park, we get an overview of the Cumberland Wildlife Park Grünau. Selected animal species are introduced on a short walk through the wildlife park. We will learn interesting facts about their occurrence and distribution, species protection programmes and behavioural research at the Konrad Lorenz Research Centre. With the help of illustrative materials, biology becomes tangible.
Meeting point: Grünau im Almtal, entrance Cumbelrand Wildpark, Fischerau 12; 10 am.
Duration 2 to 3 hours.
Abschluss – Gastronomy
Curious? wildpark.at
 

Afterwards

15:00 Come together of the participants of the Academy of Games for a final exchange
16:30 Closing of the Academy of Games and individual departure of the workshop participants

Academy of Games

An exploration of the paths between the sciences and the arts.
More about the programme at salzkammergut-2024.at

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In the virtual reality excursion, a fictional character from the future travels back in time to look for the people of the present in the Salzkammergut. Immerse yourself in places and landscapes associated with the region’s salt history. Director: Ella Raidel 

Program:

28.08.2024, 10:00 am, Presentation Cine-VR Film with Ella Raidel, Lacus Felix Saal, International Academy Traunkirchen

28.08.2024, 11:00 – 14:00 Screenings in the VR Escape Room Traunkirchen. 

29.08.2024, 10:00 – 18:00 Screenings in the VR Escape Room Traunkirchen.

Participation with registration for presentation and screening at regionalexpressproject@gmail.com

Regional Express is a cultural project of the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 by Petra Ardai, Ella Raidel and Marlene Rutzendorfer and was created in cooperation with the International Academy Traunkirchen.

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Tip:

Regional_Express Special Tour on 27.08.2024 Gmunden – Hallstatt station and return.

On train journeys between Gmunden and Bad Aussee, you can immerse yourself in an audio-visual excursion into the history and stories of the Salzkammergut using a QR code or the Capital of Culture app and your own headphones – with the passing landscape as a backdrop. Directed by Petra Ardai

More Infos 

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A guided tour through the installations is worthwhile! If you would like to take more time and get to know both the Places of Change and the Gomde Buddhist Centre, you are welcome to book a guided tour in advance. The time can be arranged individually. We ask you to call or send a WhatsApp message to:
06602312032
A tour through the objects can also end with a meal in Gomde. We ask for a donation for this offer. Thank you very much!

Gomde – Places of Change

Architecture students are designing and realising pavilions in Scharnstein on the site of the Centre for Buddhist Studies that invite you to find peace.
More about the project at salzkammergut-2024.at

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The tour takes us on the Regional_Express from Gmunden to Hallstatt. The return journey can be made individually.
Language: English & German (introduction, audio experience).
End approx. 16:30
The next afternoon tour starts on: 17 November 2024, 10:00 am at BHF Gmunden. 

Infos about the project: https://www.salzkammergut-2024.at/projekte/regional_express/
Infos about the train connections and tickets: https://www.oebb.at/
 

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Tickets for the regional express are available from the ÖBB ticket shop and online.

Bring your headphones!

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Hartheim Castle was one of six Nazi euthanasia killing centres. The Hartheim staff murdered over 18,000 people in the gas chamber there who had previously been housed in care facilities or psychiatric clinics. A further 12,000 people murdered came from the Mauthausen, Gusen, Ravensbrück and Dachau concentration camps or were forced labourers in the Upper Danube region. The mass murder took place in the middle of a village in a civilian environment.

How to get there

• From Scharnstein,  9:30 at the kindergarten (Hauptstraße 43, 4644 Scharnstein).
  Here we approach questions such as: Who belongs? Who does not? Who benefits from these attributions? Who does not? The activity takes place outside and in all weathers. Duration: approx. 45 min.

  
Maximum number of participants: 50 people.
Please register by 20 June 2024, indicating the starting point, with Tamara and Wolfgang at: gfa@servus.at.

Damals?

What does it mean to be human? What does the Nazi era have to do with us and the world today? The project aims to encourage people to talk about the Nazi era, listen and ask questions.

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15:30: ROUND
Presentation of the installations by the protagonists.

17:30: TALK
on the topic of “Transformative power of meditation and architecture”, moderated by Sabine Kienzer (curator, journalist) with Elisabeth Schweeger (cultural manager, dramaturge, artistic director of the Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024), Barbara Imhof (architect), as well as Eric Solomon (author, Buddhist teacher) and with representatives of the universities.

19:00: FEST
Festive finale for all the senses, with food and drink and DJ Scheibosan 

Gomde – Sites of Transformation

Architecture students design and realize pavilions in Scharnstein on the grounds of the Center for Buddhist Studies, which invite you to find peace and quiet.
More about the project at salzkammergut-2024.at

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