| 1425498 | 25th Anniversary Conference |
| Type | Conferences And Exhibitions |
| Start Date | Saturday 13th February 2010 |
| End Date | Sunday 14th February 2010 |
| Description | The 2010 JORVIK Viking Festival will begin with a 25th anniversary conference, celebrating some of the most important developments and iconic artefacts uncovered in the last quarter-century of research into the Viking era. Academics from around the Viking world will gather in York on Saturday 13th February for an entertaining and illuminating look at the past, present and future of Viking studies. With a conference dinner on Saturday evening and a Festival coach tour to see some of Yorkshire's finest Viking-age artefacts on Sunday 14th February.
Speakers already confirmed include Peter Addyman, Richard Hall (Deputy Director, York Archaeological Trust), Patrick Wallace (Director, National Museum of Ireland), Anne-Christine Larsen (Vikingeborgen Trelleborg, Sydvestsjællands Museum, Denmark), Ellen Marie Næss (Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo) and Anne Brundle (The Orkney Museum). |
| Location | JORVIK - The Viking City |
| Post code | YO1 9WT |
Venue details |
JORVIK - The Viking City |
Address
 | Coppergate Walk
York
Yorkshire
YO1 9WT |
| Telephone No. | Bookings: 01904 543402
01904 643211 (24hr)
General Enquiries: 01904 543400 |
| Opening times | JORVIK Viking Centre is open 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm (summer), 10am till 4pm (winter) |
 | Venue details |
| E-mail | jorvik@yorkarchaeology.co.uk |
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