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    Sabino Returns

    New England's only coal-fired steamboat is back on the Mystic River May 25

  • ‘The Vikings Begin’

    International Debut of Rare Treasures, Opens May 19

  • Science, Myth and Mystery

    The Vinland Map Saga opens May 19.

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    Explore Two Great Attractions at One Low Price

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Mystic Seaport News

  • “The Vikings Begin” To Explore Origins of Viking Culture

    The exhibition will bring artifacts from one of the world’s finest early Viking-age collections outside of their home in Sweden for the first time. It will be the international debut for the exhibition.

  • Mystic Seaport and AMC Networks – Raising Public Awareness of the Franklin Expedition

    To increase public awareness prior to the opening of its “Death in the Ice,” exhibition, the Museum is increasing visitor and social media awareness of the new AMC series, “The Terror.”

  • Laura Hopkins: ‘I Revel In This Organization’

    Laura Hopkins started as senior vice president for Advancement in early January, as the Museum prepared to launch its Era of Exhibitions.

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Maritime History & News

  • Germans find ‘Harald Bluetooth’ medieval treasure

    Treasure linked to the reign of 10th Century Danish King Harald Bluetooth has been dug up in northern Germany.

  • Did Vikings Use Crystals to Rule the Seas?

    Two Hungarian researchers have used computer simulations to bolster a longstanding theory that the Vikings used chunks of crystal known as sunstones to find their way during inclement weather.

  • Viking Helmet, 7th century. Copyright: Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum.

    Norway Again Embraces the Vikings, Minus the Violence

    The rebranding of Vikings from violent thugs to peaceable craftsmen is part of a broader resurgence of interest in a historical period previously embraced mostly by far-right nationalists.

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Upcoming Events

Original Slow Food Movement

May 5.

Learn the art of open-hearth cooking in the 1768 Buckingham-Hall House.

Book signing: ‘Henny and Her Boat’

May 12.

“Henny and Her Boat: Righteousness and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Denmark," by Howard Veisz, is now available in our bookstore.

Viking Helmet, 7th century. Copyright: Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum.

The Vikings Begin: Treasures from Uppsala University, Sweden

May 19 - September 30.

The exhibit includes priceless treasures, including helmets, shields, weapons, glass, and other artifacts dating back to the seventh century.

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