Viking Age

Saxons and Vikings - The Dark Ages Society at Butser 

Date
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Country
United Kingdom

Travel back to 882 AD and meet Saxons and Vikings. Members of  The Dark Ages Society will be offering a glimpse of life in the 9th  century and an opportunity to explore parts of Saxon and Viking life with a range of ancient skills demonstrations and displays.

Kees Huyser

Member of EXARC since
Country
the Netherlands
Crafts & Skills

Since the early '90s of the last century I've been a re-enactor of both the Viking period, and of WW2. In my Viking persona I show kids and their parents what kit a warrior would have, such as a mail shirt, helmet, shield and sword and what the cost of such equipement would be.

Fous d'Histoire Compiègne

Date
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Organised by
l’Association pour l’Histoire Vivante (ApHV)
Country
France

On November 14 and 15, 2020 the 5th edition of Fous d'Histoire Compiègne will take place at Le Tigre, Festival du Spectacle Historique et Marché de l'Histoire, which took over from Fous d'Histoire Pontoise which existed since 2006.

Glass in the Glow

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Country
Germany

Beads shaped in fire
Opening times: 9:00  - 18:00

The Viking Museum Haithabu invites bead makers from home and abroad this weekend. As soon as they have set up their simple clay ovens in Haithabu, they will form glass beads on an open fire in front of visitors, as they did 1000 years ago in Haithabu.

Fire Beneath the Dome: Project to Evaluate the Efficiency of Clay Ovens in the Viking Museum Haithabu

Author(s)
Volker Karl Lindenberg 1
Publication Date
Visitors to the museum should get an impression of Viking life in Haithabu as vivid as possible – that is why from time to time we heat the clay ovens for baking or cooking (See Figure 1). We noticed that quite high temperatures are reached, but these will decrease again quickly if there is no more fire inside the oven, although it tangibly keeps the warmth for a very long time...

Narratives - Long Story Short

Date
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Organised by
ICOM MPR
Country
Germany

Annual Conference of ICOM MPR

The International Committee for Museum Marketing & Public Relations of ICOM announces its annual conference in 2020 in Kassel and Berlin.

-> Call for Proposals is open

21-23 September 2020 in Kassel
24-26 September 2020 in Berlin

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