A video report by Saarländischer Rundfunk, which provides background information on the reconstruction of the Princess’s Tomb, can be accessed via the QR code. The plaque was unveiled by District Administrator Frank John, Peter Meyer, corporate spokesperson for Saarländischer Rundfunk; Dr Bettina Birkenhagen, Vice-President of the Saarland Museum Association; Dr Frank Matheis, Deputy Managing Director of the Saarland Association of Towns and Municipalities; and Michael Ecker, Director of Excavations at the European Cultural Park.
District Administrator Frank John: “The plaque offers visitors to the park a further opportunity – alongside the museums – to find out more about the princess’s tomb and the artefacts discovered there. It is an accessible service that can be used free of charge and with ease on your own smartphone. In this way, we are enhancing the appeal of the cultural park as an important historical site.” The plaque can be found on an information sign directly in front of the entrance to the Princess’s Tomb.
Through the project ‘SR Contributions in Public Spaces in the Saarland’, which forms part of the ‘ARD Content in Public Spaces’ initiative, valuable content from the ARD Media Library or ARD Sounds (audio library) – and thus also from the SR archive – is made available to partners across the state via links to the relevant ARD platform, with the aim of enhancing places of remembrance and public spaces. Such locations may include museums, memorials, public squares, hotspots, foundations or tourist attractions. Using a QR code, videos or audio clips from the SR relating to the respective locations can be accessed free of charge directly on site via a mobile phone on the relevant ARD platform (ARD Mediathek or ARD Sounds). This allows visitors to experience the location, or the content presented there, directly through an SR feature. The SR is implementing the project in cooperation with the Saarland Museum Association and the Saarland Association of Towns and Municipalities.