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Free Non-Ticketed Youth & Family Programs
 Leif Erikson, Viking Voyager
Saturday, November 18, 2000
1:30-3:00pm, Kaufman Theater
Folklorist Rolf Kristian Stang uses stories drawn from the Norse saga
tradition to dramatize the life of this seafaring hero for children of
all ages.
A Viking Voyage
Sunday, November 19, 2000
12:30-2:00pm, Linder Theater
Could a Viking ship have sailed from Greenland to Newfoundland? Writer
W. Hodding Carter decided to prove they could, and in 1998 he built a
ship in the style of a small ocean-going knarr and set sail. Join us today,
for a tale of adventure, as he describes his failed first attempt and
explains how learning Viking sailing skills made his second trip a success.
His book, A Viking Voyage will be available for purchase and signing.
Viking Living History
Saturday, December 16, 2000
10:30am-5:00pm, Peoples Center
See demonstrations and learn more about Viking life, including tablet
weaving, fiber arts, arms and armor.
The Vikings
Saturday, December 16, 2000
2:00-4:00pm, Kaufmann Theater
A new NOVA/ WGBH film, The Vikings 2000 (120 min.) investigates
new information on Vikings which shows them to have been canny merchants,
expert shipbuilders, superb artisans, and bold colonizers of lands that
lay beyond the edge of the known world.
Free Non-Ticketed Event: Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, 2000
Viking Village Reenactment
Location: Outside, at the 77th Street Entrance
(Rain location: Hall of Ocean Life)
| 11am - 4pm |
Traditional saga tellers, musicians, dancers, craft workshops, family activities. |
| 11am & 2pm |
Performance by Swedish musicians. |
| 11:30am & 3pm |
Old Scandinavian songs & ring dances. |
| 12pm & 2:30 pm |
Sew a leather pouch (all ages). |
| 12 - 1:30pm |
Make your own Viking flute (all ages). |
The world of the Vikings has disappeared long ago, but their artistry
and traditions live on in the study and reenactment of all aspects of
Viking life. To celebrate these traditions and the opening of the exhibition,
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, we invite you to an authentic reenactment
of a Viking Marketplace. Experience Viking life through workshops in stone
cutting, woodcarving, weaving, and other crafts. Participate in storytelling,
music, dances, children's games, and all things Viking.
Ticketed Children's Programs
One of a pair of
Viking dice |
Viking Games
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Sunday, October 29, 2000 (ages 10 and 11)
Fee: $15
What did the Vikings do for recreation? They played board games such as
chess. A visit to the new exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
includes sketching artifacts to create a game piece and playing modern-day chess and dice games inspired by the Vikings. Presented by Angela Tripi-Weiss, director of the Arts in Action program at P.S. 87 in New York City. Ages 10-11. |
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