A Vision of the Future of Archaeology in the Hungarian National Museum: the National Institution of Archaeology

Abstract

NIA HNM has been designed to oversee and manage the whole process process represented by archaeological work from fieldwork (providing archaeological services including site prospection and excavation) through the processing of the collected data and find material to scientific evaluation and the publication of the findings for diverse audiences. In addition to carrying out the tasks bestowed on us by current regulations, NIA HNM has a middle-term research programme, which relies on four pillars and includes about eighteen scientific projects. Getting the general public familiar with the aims, methods, and results of archaeological work is pivotal for us, and the most important tools for that include mono- and multilingual journals, a constantly renewed selection of scientific and popular science publications born from the decades-long traditions of HNM, and new platforms for communication, including social media.