Anglo-Saxon Living History Weekend

On 11 and 12 April, the museum will be playing host to a troop of Anglo-Saxon thegns, ladies and craftspeople demonstrating techniques from weaving to manuscript writing, and keen to discuss all aspects of life in the 6th-7th centuries. Craft demonstrations will include tablet-weaving (relating to finds in the museum’s Roman gallery) and pressblech-foil making – a technique used to make some items in the Staffordshire Hoard. Visitors will see a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon warrior grave display and part of the museum will become a micro Anglo-Saxon encampment for the weekend. This drop-in event is run in association with The Thegns of Mercia (www.thegns.org), a not-for-profit educational living-history and reconstructive archaeology group based in the Midlands. The group specialises in reconstructing finds from 449-1066 AD, promoting learning about historic cultures from this age, and bringing this historic period to life.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Included in the Museum & Art Gallery admission ticket:- Adult £4, senior £3.50, student (with NUS card) £3.60, child (5-17) £2.00.

Website
https://shropshire.gov.uk/news/2015/03/treasures-of-the-staffordshire-hoard-brought-to-life-at-shrewsbury-museum-art-gallery/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//wm000021?id=EVENT520814