[Nordskogen] museum exhibit and armor making

[Reina Gunnora of Falcon's Keep]

Greetings fellow Northshielders,
   
  Its nice to see the good weather returning, which means more and more people getting out of the house. If you are looking for something that is interesting and inexpensive I think I may have a suggestion. Enjoy. :)
  YIS,
  Reina G
   
   
  Admission is free. www.lywam.org
   
  The Age of Armor: From the Higgins Armory Museum 
  Date: 04/19/2008 through 06/22/2008
  Description: Step back in time to the age of heroic knights on horseback, moat-surrounded castles, and jousting tournaments. The Age of Armor, from the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts, presents pieces dating from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance. From elaborately etched and gilded horse armor to masterfully crafted hammered breastplates, this historic collection presents the facts behind the fairy tales! 
  Location: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 700 N 12th St, Wausau 
  Phone: 715-845-7010 
   
   
  Suburban Knights: The Warrior Mystique 
  Date: 04/19/2008 through 06/22/2008
  Description: Fast forward from the Middle Ages to the 21st century and meet contemporary suburban knights in the platinum prints of California photographer E.F. Kitchen. She spent 2003-05 with members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, an international group devoted to re-creating the arts and activities of the Middle Ages in contemporary times. Suburban Knights features seventeen portraits that capture these modern-day warriors in full armor before they take the field of battle to engage in physically rigorous combat. 
  Location: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 700 N 12th St, Wausau 
  Phone: 715-845-7010 
   
   
  Through the Looking Glass  (For the kids)
  Date: 04/19/2008 through 06/22/2008
  Description: Alice is back in town! To complement Wausau Dance Theatre's May 2-3, 2008 performances of "Alice in Wonderland," the Woodson presents paintings, original prints and objects on loan from Chicago collector Joel Birenbaum. Through the Looking Glass offers a first-class ticket to Wonderland! Always free admission. 
  Location: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 700 N 12th St, Wausau 
  Phone: 715-845-7010  
   
   
   
  Oakeshott Institute Master Armorers Residency
  Tuesday – Sunday, May 13 – 18, 2008
Get a front-row seat to watch as Master Armorers from the Oakeshott Institute, Minneapolis, forge steel into armor and demonstrate the dos and don’ts of wearing armor on the battlefield and in polite society. All demonstrations held in a tent on the Museum’s grounds.

Tuesday, May 13 – Friday, May 16 demos occur in conjunction with scheduled school tours and will last 15-30 minutes.
  
Tuesday, May 13; 9 am, 9:45 am, 10:45 am   
Wednesday, May 14; 9:15 am, 10:30 am, 11 am, 1:15 pm, 2 pm   
Thursday, May 15; 9:15 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 3 pm   
Friday, May 16; 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm   
Saturday, May 17; 9 am, 11 am   
Sunday, May 18; 1 pm, 3 pm

The Oakeshott Institute Residency is supported by a Community Arts Grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board, Community Foundation, and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation. 
   
   
  Up in Arms: Exploring the History and Culture of Armor
  Saturday, May 17, 2008
9 am – 6 pm
A day of talks and demonstrations that delve into the interrelationship between Medieval and Renaissance literature, music, and weaponry – and how their influences play out in the 21st century.


    
9 am – Hot-Metal Forging Demonstration
Oakeshott Institute armorers also discuss the techniques and materials used in fabricating armor.

  
10 am – Arms, Armorers, and Literary Art
Lisa H. Cooper, assistant professor of English, UW-Madison, considers the role armor and armorers played in the literary genre now called “Medieval Romance.”
  
11 am – Chivalry and the Wearing of Armor
The Oakeshott armorers demonstrate how armor influenced the gallant gestures and courtly courtesies associated with knighthood.
  
Noon – A Knight’s Lunch
Renaissance-inspired food available for purchase.
  
1:30 pm – Arms and the Man
A curious 15th century song set off a major musical competition. It wasn’t “American Idol: The Middle Ages” as John W. Barker, Emeritus Professor of History, UW-Madison, will explain, but it did result in liturgical music that incorporated the cultural significance of armor.
  
2:30 pm – 20th Century Armor Artistry
Soldiers in the last century adorned their helmets and other body armor to express both obvious and subtle messages. William Brewster, curator of collections at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison, looks at these adornments and their meanings.
  
3:30 pm – Beyond Armor: Military Catapults and More
The history of siege weapons, with a focus on the trebuchet, is a subject dear to historian Jess McCullough, who will use a working trebuchet replica and video of this and other siege weapons in action to animate his talk.
  
4:30 pm – Final Q & A
Museum educator Erin Narloch moderates a Q&A with presenters and participants.

Up in Arms: Exploring the History and Culture of Armor is funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the State of Wisconsin. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.     
   
   


                        Ad corona, regnum et societatis,
  Lady Reina Gunnora
  WebMinister, Shire of Falcon's Keep 













       
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