Island of the Vikings – The Galloway Hoard
Resource type
Lecture
Creator (person)
Maldonado, Adrià¡n
Abstract
Join us for an exclusive Curator talk from Dr Adrià¡n Maldonado about the vessels that created the world of the Galloway Hoard.
When you step into theTreasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition, you are greeted with a recreation of a Viking boat, but this is more than just set dressing. It is a new 3D printed replica created by the Australian National Maritime Museum based on a unique survival from the Viking Age in Scotland, home of the Galloway Hoard.
It is based on the latest high-resolution scans of a Viking-age oak boat stem discovered on the island of Eigg, now in the National Museums Scotland.
Want the inside story? Hear from Dr. Adrià¡n Maldonado, exhibition curator from National Museums Scotland, about the most complete fragment of a Viking boat yet discovered in Britain, the island where it was found, and the fascinating story of how Scandinavian shipbuilding technology led to the Viking Age.
Event title
Island of the Vikings – The Galloway Hoard
Publisher
Australian National Maritime Museum
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In Copyright
Collection