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Free Non-Ticketed Adult Programs
 Viking Symposium
Main Auditorium, Wednesday, December 6, 2000, 7:00-9:00 pm
Celebrating the 1,000 year anniversary of the Vikings' arrival in North America, this program, featuring noted scholars, will explore the first contacts by Europeans with a new land, and the people who inhabited it.
Ticketed Adult Programs
The Viking Saga
ED20234L Four lectures, Friday, November 17-Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 7:00-8:30 pm
$35 for series ($31.50 members, students, senior citizens); $12 each ($10)
During the Viking Age, Nordic influence spread rapidly througout the world, reaching from the Caspian Sea in the east, to much of Northern Europe, and across the Atlantic Ocean into Eastern North America. In conjunction with the special exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, this four-part series explores the archaeology, history, literature, and art of the famed Norse warriors. Scholars will present discussions of Viking activities in the context of political and historic changes in Europe and Russia. The impact of Viking explorations created new societies in Iceland and Greenland and led to the discovery of North America 500 years before Columbus. For additional information, call 212-769-5176.
- Friday, November 17: Art and Culture of the Viking Age
- Monday, November 20: Viking Sagas and Social History
- Tuesday, November 28: Greenland Vikings
- Tuesday, December 5: Vikings in North America
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.
Meet the Experts
Guests from the participating Nordic museums will talk and answer questions about Viking life.
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