Viking Age

Course objective: Each participant carves a wooden spoon and a plate with simple hand tools such as an ax, carving knife and gouges.

In the last few years, ICOM and its members have reflected upon the following difficult issues. In 2017 the subject for the international museum day was Contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums, and this year it is going to be Museums for equality: Diversity and Inclusion.

See Wuffa at West Stow for their first re-enactment at this historic site.

Experience the Vikings and discover how they lived in the period from the 9th to the 10th centuries. Traders and artisans present their goods and show how products were made in the Viking Age. Fighters present the different weapons and show their martial arts.

The biggest Viking re-enactment event in the island of Ireland will be back for the weekend of 16-17 May.

There will be lots to see and do for all the family including a huge variety of traditional, hand made crafts; the Viking warrior battles and the Viking long ships that feature in the TV show.

Visit the International Viking Market in Ribe VikingeCenter. Enjoy some incredible days alongside Vikings, craftsmen, warriors, archers, riders, jesters and many others.

Take your family and join our resident Viking this February half term to learn some of their fierce sword fighting skills.

Learn all about of the Nordic way of living and hear stories from times past. 

The Historical Festival Doorn takes place on 11 and 12 July 2020. Save the dates in your agenda! Take a trip through time with the whole family and experience more than 2500 years of European history!

Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences