Via Mobil - The vehicle
During 2010 and 2011, the Via Mobil will be on the road across Europe as a ‘travelling ambassador’, promoting the State Exhibition and
visits to Görlitz. As it travels along the Via Regia route, the Via Mobil will also ‘collect’ impressions and document its journey on
film. It will take its visitors on a virtual journey between East and West Europe, carrying them away into the history and future of
this once significant trade route. On its first tour, from May to October 2010, the Via Mobil will travel along today’s Council of
Europe Cultural Route. Through the Via Mobil, the State Exhibition will gain a presence in around 40 towns and cities, from Santiago de
Compostela, via Pamplona to Bordeaux, Paris, Mainz, Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig, Großenhain, Görlitz, Wrocław, Kraków, and on to
Lvov/Lviv and Kiev/Kyiv. A second tour, from March to August 2011, will visit around 50 educational establishments in the border
region around Görlitz. The primary aim of this tour is to prepare schools and school classes for their visits to Görlitz for the State Exhibition.
Region
In the period from March to August 2011, the Via Mobil will visit educational institutions in the tri-border region around Görlitz.
It will provide information on the Third Saxon State Exhibition, not least as preparation for visits to the exhibition. It is also intended
to stimulate interest among children and young people in topics linked to the via regia theme – What was the importance of the via regia for
their home region in the past? Which features / historic buildings / institutions still bear witness today to the significance of this ancient
trade route? Against this background they can address questions of how cross-border contacts and relationships can be revitalised today,
and what activities they, as school pupils, can initiate to find out more about the language, economy or culture of their neighbouring country.
Tourplan
Flyer
Newsletter der 3. Sächsischen Landesausstellung, Ausgabe 1 – 06/2010