National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Kildare Street
Ceramics Room, first floor
Saturday 24 May 2014 10AM – 4PM
Admission: €10 (Payable on the day, tea & coffee included)
On Saturday 24 May, in association with the Embassy of Denmark in Ireland, the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology will host a day of talks exploring new and exciting discoveries about the Viking world. International experts from museums in Ireland and abroad will present their latest findings and provide fresh perspectives on life 1,000 years ago.
Talks
A Royal Palisade – Recent results of excavations at Jelling in Jutland, Denmark
Dr Anne Pedersen, Curator and Senior Researcher, National Museum of Denmark
The Viking Conquest of England: Not as smooth as planned
Dr Gareth Williams, Curator, British Museum
Foreign Artifacts in the Hands of Vikings – Looted and Imported Irish Objects Discovered in Southern Scandinavia
Dr Maria Panum Baastrup, Curator, National Museum of Denmark
Some new Viking sites outside Dublin
Eamonn P. Kelly, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum of Ireland
Back from the deep: Newly discovered Viking Age weapons
Dr Andrew Halpin, Assistant Keeper, Irish Antiquities Division and Carol Smith, Archaeological Conservator, National Museum of Ireland
These events are supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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Places limited. Booking is essential. Not wheelchair accessible. Ages 14+
For more information and to book a place contact the Education and Outreach Department at:
Phone: +353 1 648 6334/339 or Email: educationarch@museum.ie
Further details regarding this seminar may be found here.
For more information on the new exhibition ‘Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Dublin’ and for upcoming events see: http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition/clontarf-1014.aspx