The "Feast of a Thousand Years" is one of the innovative features of the museum. On entering this exhibit room, visitors immediately see before them a feast table at which 24 lifelike mannequins are seated and, on the other side of the room, a domed exhibit case containing 24 archaeological and historic objects.

Visitors are free to choose the objectÖand characterÖabout which they will receive detailed historical information. They can press one of the buttons along the rim of the exhibit case and thereby illuminate the chosen object. At the same time, one of the characters sitting at the feast table (historically connected with the object) is illuminated. On the large video screen above the feast table, both the object and character are dated and identified and a brief video vignette of the character, portrayed by a professional actor in period costume, presents his or her life story to the visitors.

Once again the displayed objects are placed into an understandable context: What was this thing? Who used it? Who owned it? What role did it play in daily life?

This technique has proved to be highly popular among visitors in providing otherwise nameless and lifeless archaeological objects with a human face.