Description
Drawing on Kiltsi Palace’s history as the home of 19th century explorer Adam Johann von Krusenstern, this project will help Kiltsi Manor reinvent itself as “Kiltsi Map Castle.” This rebranding will involve the development of map exhibitions and displays about von Krusenstern that will help Kiltsi become a destination for both school groups and cartography enthusiasts alike. Visitors to the manor will learn about its history, construction of the manor in the 14th and 15th centuries, of Adam Johann von Krusenstern, who lived in the manor, his famous trip around the globe, and his family’s role in the history of navigation and map making. Museumgoers can both lean about the historical progression of mapmaking techniques and try their hand at using those same techniques to make their own maps. Kiltsi’s Map Castle will extend beyond the actual walls of the castle: orienteering trails on the manor’s grounds will allow guests to explore the manor’s grounds while familiarizing themselves with some of the navigational techniques that early explorers like Adam Johann von Krusenstern relied on.
Summary of project results
Kiltsi manor houses a basic school. The main building was restored with the funding of EEA grants in the period of 2004-2009. The aim of the development project “Kiltsi Map castle” was to implement Kiltsi manor development plan and open the manor to the visitors. In Kiltsi the World explorer Adam Johan v Krusenstern has lived. The funding of the project has helped to not just professionally exhibit his legacy, but also to integrate it to a school curriculum. In cooperation with other schools of the region a comprehensive study tour programme has been created. Special training for tour guiding has been carried out for local pupils and also different other activities like plays etc have been created to involve local children in the representation of local values to the visitors thus enhancing social and presentation skills of rural children. The project has been very successful and reached its aims creating new educational and tourism products and activating local and regional manor school community. The project enhanced regional development, awareness on cultural heritage and laid ground for job creation. The interest of the visitors for Kiltsi manor is significantly high, the target number of the visitors in summer 2016 is 2500.
Summary of bilateral results