May 27, 2010 is Transatlantic Bridge Day

Proclamation by Karl Eisaman, City of Greensburg Mayor.

Transatlantic Bridge Day - Greensburg

Building a Transatlantic Bridge is a dynamic, international partnership connecting students from two regions that share a common industrial past. City of Greensburg Mayor Karl Eisaman proclaimed May 27, 2010 as “Transatlantic Bridge Day.”
Program attendees learned about the creative ways The Westmoreland and the LVR-Industriemuseum in Oberhausen, Germany are bringing together students from both regions using technology with a focus on the art and industrial heritage of Pittsburgh and the Ruhr Valley.


The program featured: Anita Rometo, Community Liaison, Greensburg Salem School District, Katie Barnard, Director of Education and Visitor Services, City of Greensburg Mayor Karl Eisaman, and Kelley Audia, Greensburg Salem High School art teacher.

Mrs. Rometo and a GS student explore the many aspects of the project using the new touch screen kiosk.

Transatlantic Bridge Day - Greensburg

Greensburg Salem High School students and a friend review the journals.

Today! Day of Transatlantic Bridge

Rock 'n' Feller



student´s art work: FIRE




students talking about steel industry





students showing their videos









KIOSK

The mayor of Oberhausen proclaims Transatlantic Bridge Day

The city of Oberhausen and its mayor proclaims today the "Transatlantic Bridge Day"

Read more: http://www.oberhausen.de/301AB5D798484F53B755AB3F7CBB8ED4.php

Art creates a bridge between Greensburg and Germany

Read a great article about our innovative transatlantic bridge to Germany! The drawing by Oberhausen student Sabrina Gemsa combines the Statue of Liberty, the spans of a Pittsburgh bridge, and the Oberhausen Gasometer.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10146/1060676-437.stm

This project is funded by American Association of Museums and the US Dept. of State.

Under construction...

Transatlantic Bridge Day Invite

Transatlantic Bridge Day at The Westmoreland

Join us at The Westmoreland on May 27 at 7 PM for a program on the progress of "Building a Transatlantic Bridge."

The Westmoreland's Director of Education/Visitor Services, Katie Barnard, along with Anita Rometo, Community Liaison and Kelley Audia, art teacher of Greensburg Salem School District, will discuss a dynamic partnership connecting students from two regions that share a common past - The Building a Transatlantic Bridge project. The Westmoreland and the LVR-Industriemuseum in Oberhausen, Germany are bringing together students from both areas using technology with a focus on the art and industrial heritage of the regions. Much like Pittsburgh and it's surrounding regions, Oberhausen, Germany was an industrial steel-making area. Both regions' culture and history were shaped by the people that worked in the mills, and the remnants of the workers past are still visible in the landscape today. The artists that depicted smoky cityscapes in Pittsburgh and in Oberhausen have been featured in our Born of Fire exhibitions. High school students in both areas are using current technology to create lasting bonds and cultural understanding. Join us in celebrating this unique partnership! See the students artwork, creative videos and collaborations.

Building a Transatlantic Bridge is funded through a grant from Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the American Association of Museums.