Through various educational activities, games and discussions the Exhibition demonstrates the link between three medieval travellers and modern day intercultural and interreligious initiatives.  As an integral part of the KAICIID Peace Mapping Project, the Exhibition will gradually incorporate and present findings of the project and provide an insight into dialogue activities worldwide.  Starting February 2015 the Exhibition will be opened to school children of two age groups: 10-14 years old and 15-18 years old.  The visit will include tour of the Exhibition, tour of the Palais Sturany, and an educational programme depending on the age group.

1. Relationship-Building

How travel fosters respect, tolerance and understanding

In this interactive workshop, we set sail to places unknown and times long gone. Participants become discoverers and are sent on an adventurous tour in the footsteps of three historic travelers: Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Zheng He, as well as five young travelers who toured the world in 2013-14.

We use travel as a window to exciting and unpredictable adventures that create greater understanding of different cultures and religions. Participants will be encouraged to solve certain puzzles by working in small groups, to allow them to gain a deeper insight into what constitutes the bases of concepts such as respect, tolerance and understanding.

The format of this educational program is based on “face-to-face communication”, with different settings and communication channels.

Age group: 10-14 y.o.;  Duration: 90min

2. Exchange on Expeditions

Intercultural dialogue on past and present adventures

How do young travelers of today experience intercultural exchange and how could discoverers of early modern times such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Zheng He have perceived foreign encounters? By using the exhibition ‘Past and Present Travelers’, this interactive workshop encourages students to reflect on the role of dialogue in a conflict-ridden world and highlights the importance of intercultural and interreligious relations for peacebuilding.

Participants will work in small groups on four basic ingredients of dialogue – encounter, understanding, respect and tolerance and will present their findings in a poster session at the end of the workshop.

The format of this education program is based on “face-to-face communication” and participatory principles that create a culture of understanding in a diverse world, where people with different views and values can live in peaceful coexistence.

Age group: 15-18 y.o.;  Duration: 90 min

Interested in organising a visit to the kaiciid dialogue exhibition for your school group or association?

Educational programmes are offered in German or English

Available time slots: Monday to Friday between 8.30 and 4pm (except bank holidays)

Contact Person: Mag. Katerina Khareyn, MBA

Phone: +43 (0) 313220

Email: exhibition(at)kaiciid.org