Today a joint conference of the European projects CISTERSCAPES and SKIVRE starts in the monastery Schulpforte / Germany. “Cisterscapes – Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe” is a transnational cooperation project on three levels: academic, municipal, and civic. “SKIVRE – Skills Development for the Valorisation of European Religious Heritage“ is a contribution to the preservation of the European religious heritage and is developing a training program for monasteries that wish to successfully[…]
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“A good monastic product must be an ambassador of monastic culture”
What actually makes a good monastic product? SKIVRE spoke to someone who needs to know: Martin Erdmann has been responsible for the catalogue “Gutes aus Klöstern” at the German company “Manufactum” for about 20 years – and thus for a very special niche market. SKIVRE: Since 2000 you have been instrumental in building up a market for monastic products in Germany. How would you characterize this market today? What are[…]
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