Riecks arkæologiske samling - Svenstrup, Denmark - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

Riecks Arkæologiske Samling er oprettet af Jørgen Rieck i en periode på 60 år. Samlingen rummer mere end 50.000 effekter og er en af Danmarks største privatsamlinger af oldtidsfund. På nogle geografiske områder overgår den endda Nationalmuseet. Der er fund fra blandt andet Bundsø på Als, Anholt og Fyns Hoved.

Jørgen Riecks Arkæologiske Samling er resultat af et helt livs engagement i amatørarkæologien. Samlingen er samlet af fhv. vagtchef på Danfoss, Jørgen Rieck, der stammede fra Thy, men blev bosat i Svenstrup på Nordals.

Jørgen Rieck var kun otte år, da han gik bag sin far på en jagttur og fandt en flinteflække. Jørgen Rieck fortæller selv i en artikel i Danfoss Avisen, ”Ventilen”, fra 1956, at de flinteredskaber, han dengang fandt, satte gang i hans drengefantasi, og at stenalderfolkene blev hans store helte.

Faderen var en habil amatørpalæontolog, dvs. at han samlede forsteninger, så Jørgen Rieck har haft en god rollemodel.

Da det begyndte at knibe med pladsen til alle de arkæologiske fund i hjemmet – og da Jørgen Rieck ønskede at andre skulle have mulighed for at se den store samling, åbnede han i 1971 sit eget private museum i en barak i baghaven på Nordborgvej i Svenstrup.

I 1992 blev samlingen flyttet til den gamle skole på Egebjergvej 4 i Svenstrup. Jørgen Rieck overdrog dermed sin samling til den daværende Nordborg Kommune mod at kommunen stillede lokaler til rådighed og betalte for lys, vand og rengøring.

Samtidig blev foreningen ”Riecks Arkæologiske Samlings Venner” oprettet med det formål at værne om samlingen og at holde vagt i åbningstiden. ”Vennerne” er nu en del af E Svenstruplaug.

Samlingen var og er kendt vidt omkring i arkæologiske kredse. Der kommer jævnligt hollændere til Svenstrup for at besøge samlingen. Og i 1993 var der verdenskongres for arkæologer i Vejle, hvor 30 af deltagerne, fra Europa og USA, tog turen til Svenstrup for at se samlingen. De sagkyndige var meget imponerede over samlingens størrelse og indhold.

English: Riecks Archaeological Collection was established by Jørgen Rieck for a period of 60 years. The collection contains more than 50,000 effects and is one of Denmark's largest private collections of ancient finds. In some geographical areas it even surpasses the National Museum. There are finds from, among others, Bundsø on Als, Anholt and Fyns Hoved.

Jørgen Rieck's Archaeological Collection is the result of a lifetime's commitment to amateur archeology. The collection is collected by ex. duty manager at Danfoss, Jørgen Rieck, who came from Thy, but lived in Svenstrup on Nordals.

Jørgen Rieck was only eight years old when he went behind his father on a hunting trip and found a flint spot. Jørgen Rieck himself tells in an article in Danfoss Avisen, "Ventilen", from 1956, that the flint tools he found at the time sparked his boyish imagination, and that the Stone Age people became his great heroes.

The father was a skilled amateur paleontologist, ie. that he collected fossils, so Jørgen Rieck has had a good role model.

When space began to run out for all the archaeological finds in the home - and when Jørgen Rieck wanted others to have the opportunity to see the large collection, he opened his own private museum in 1971 in a barrack in the backyard on Nordborgvej in Svenstrup.

In 1992, the collection was moved to the old school at Egebjergvej 4 in Svenstrup. Jørgen Rieck thus handed over his collection to the then Nordborg Municipality in exchange for the municipality making the premises available and paying for light, water and cleaning.

At the same time, the association "Friends of the Archaeological Collection" was established with the purpose of safeguarding the collection and keeping watch during opening hours. The "friends" are now part of E Svenstruplaug.

The collection was and is widely known in archaeological circles. Dutch people regularly come to Svenstrup to visit the collection. And in 1993 there was a world congress for archaeologists in Vejle, where 30 of the participants, from Europe and the USA, took the trip to Svenstrup to see the collection. The experts were very impressed with the size and content of the collection.

Name: Riecks arkæologiske samling Location/Address: Egebjergvej 4 Svenstrup Nordborg, Danmark 6430 Telephone Number: 4098 9289 Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Archeology Agency/Ownership: E Svenstruplaug Theater: No Admission Fee: Free Gift Shop: no Cafe/Restaurant: No Educational programs: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Other Features: Not listed

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