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For its 25th anniversary, Laténium invites visitors to explore archaeology and rethink the future

From Le Temps · () French

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  • Laténium, Switzerland’s largest archaeological museum, will mark its 25th anniversary on September 12 and 13.
  • The museum in Hauterive, near Neuchâtel, will open free of charge and offer demonstrations, conferences, workshops, performances and hut-building contests.
  • The anniversary program asks what past societies can teach people about imagining and building desirable futures.

What can past societies teach us about imagining and building the worlds of tomorrow? That question will guide Laténium’s 25th-anniversary weekend on September 12 and 13.

Switzerland’s largest archaeological museum, located in Hauterive near Neuchâtel, will open its doors free of charge. Visitors can attend demonstrations, conferences, workshops, performances and hut-building contests.

The program is designed to bring past, present and future into conversation. Its organizers want to stimulate collective imagination and identify possible paths toward desirable futures, which was chosen as the theme for this year’s celebrations.

Looking ahead is presented as a central part of Laténium’s philosophy. The anniversary invites visitors to use archaeology not only to examine earlier societies, but also to reflect on how future worlds might be imagined and built.

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