SC - RE: [Pearls] Viking Exhibit

[Peters, Rise J.]

And I believe that at various points this exhibit will include our own Ana
and Annarra as reenactors.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elaine Koogler [mailto:ekoogler at chesapeake.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:24 AM
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> Subject: [Pearls] Viking Exhibit
> 
> 
> All,
> I had an absolutely delightful experience yesterday at the Museum of
> Natural History in DC.  There is an exhibit on the Vikings 
> there which I
> highly recommend to all of you, if there is any way you can 
> get to this
> area.  It has gathered artifacts from many museums throughout Europe,
> Canada and the US to document who the Vikings were, where they
> originated, how they lived, where they traveled and popular
> misconceptions/fantasies about them.  The exhibit also has a catalogue
> that is so thick that I am still suffering from aches and pains from
> hauling it around after I left the exhibit.
> 
> There is a reconstruction of a Viking longboat, about 1/4 size or so,
> and reconstructions of both an upper-class Norseman's and a Finnish
> woman's garb, not to mention a fully reconstructed warp-weighted
> loom.They have even built an area that resembles the interior 
> of a long
> house, and have a story-telling session going on that you can sit and
> listen to (great for the kids).
> 
> The exhibit runs from now until mid-August.  The museum is 
> open from 10
> - 5:30 weekdays and 10 - 4 on Saturday and Sunday.  I believe 
> it is due
> to travel elsewhere in the US after it leaves here.  If you are
> interested, you can contact the Smithsonian or visit their website.
> 
> Kiri
> 
> 
> 
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