The History of Tranquebar before, during and after Danish rule – an educational project

Keld Grinder-Hansen, Ph.d, Director of The Danish School Museum

The project is financed by the Bikuben Foundation and is part of the Galathea3 expedition.

An educational exhibition will be established at Dansborg, describing the history of the Tranquebar area before, during and after the Danish period. The aim of this project is to:

• Establish an exhibition, which will provide local schools with a possibility of using the local history including the preserved historical monuments in their teaching, in a more qualified way.
• Produce educational programmes and materials published in English, Tamil and Danish to complement the exhibition.
• Formal training programme for local guides to enable professional guiding of visiting  schools and other groups through the exhibition at Dansborg.

The exhibition, including educational programmes and training of local historical guides, will be established in close collaboration with the Indian antiquarian authorities and the local schools.

The exhibition is planned to consist primarily of posters, reconstructions and copies of historical items. Due to the preservation conditions and the security level at Dansborg, the use of original items is problematic.

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