As part of the development of Geomuseum Faxe and Cold War Museum Stevnsfort, the two museums are getting new names. The same applies to Østsjællands Museum, which is behind the two experience places.
Museums in East Zealand have been busy in recent times. Ambitious development plans and increased focus on communication and visibility have been implemented, and now it's time to name the museums.
The new names reflect the museums' development towards more activities and direct communication and embrace both the local and the big stories in geology and war history respectively.
Geomuseum Faxe becomes KALK
The change to the name KALK emphasizes the museum's symbiosis with the amazing Faxe Limestone Quarry, which contains the very special coral limestone that abounds with fossils.
The museum's fossil hunts have long been popular, and this spring, activity tables have been moved into the museum where the finds can be studied closely. From June 28, guides will also be on hand to help identify finds from the quarry and share their knowledge with visitors.
- The limestone quarry is like a man-made time machine that takes us 63 million years back in time and leaves us standing at the bottom of the ancient sea. At KALK, you help dig history five, and it's very special to be able to hold history in your hands and even take it home with you," says Jesper Milàn, curator at KALK.
While the limestone provides the framework for the geological narrative of the site, the development plans for the museum also aim to create space to tell the more recent history of the quarry as a workplace and resource to an even greater extent.
Cold War museum Stevnsfort becomes FORT
The underground Stevns Fort with the unique opportunity to walk in the soldiers' footsteps remains a cornerstone of the museum's communication. But the local history is also a prism on the larger history of ideologies and allies, which today has become relevant again. With the name FORT, the museum signals that the local efforts are part of the larger history of war.
- We are experiencing an increase in visitors who ask about rearmament and war history in a current perspective. We want to convey the larger history of defense and the mark it has left on our worldview today. That's why we've updated the guided tour The Secrets of the Fort to draw parallels to current developments," says Anders Knudsen, Curator at FORT.
While the content of the guided tours at Stevnsfortet is continuously adjusted, the museum's development plans also aim to return the terrain to the more austere military design of earlier times and create more educational experiences above ground.
East Zealand museums in majority
Behind the two museums is Østsjællands Museum, which is also getting a name change. However, this is a small adjustment from singular to plural. The organization will be called Østsjællands Museer.
- "We are putting all our efforts into developing the audience-oriented locations KALK and FORT. These are our beacons of experience, so in future we will be called Østsjællands Museer, because it makes it easier to understand that we are a framework for several museums," says director Kasper Renström Østervig.
The new names will be rolled out gradually at the museums and in connection with the realization of the development plans.
In the future, the dissemination of local cultural heritage will be the responsibility of Østsjællands Museer, which is working on a project to make the collections accessible in a new form of dissemination.
Additional information:
Kasper Renström Østervig, Director of East Zealand Museums, tel: 20 51 77 20