"Saga Sites: Landscapes of the Icelandic Sagas"

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Scandinavia House

Until Sat Jan 12

"Saga Sites: Landscapes of the Icelandic Sagas" at the Scandanavia House

"Saga Sites: Landscapes of the Icelandic Sagas" at Scandinavia House Painting: Courtesy National Museum of Iceland

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Wed Aug 22 2012

About 1,100 years ago, Scandinavians started exploring the part of the earth now known as Iceland in search of farmland. Stories of their journeys were passed down orally for centuries until some unknown scribes wrote the tales down, dubbing them the Sagas, in the 13th and 14th centuries. The imaginative show on view juxtaposes a series of 19th-century watercolors and contemporary photography of Iceland, inviting New Yorkers of all ages to "travel" to that faraway land of ancient lava fields, volcanoes and roaring rivers. Best of all, Scandinavia House is hosting a series of cool, Pratt educator–led family workshops in conjunction with the show, called Discovering Iceland through Art and Story ($12; ages 6 to 10), on Saturday afternoons throughout the fall. The kickoff workshop (Sat Sept 29 2–4pm) is free. Free. All ages.

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Scandinavia House

58 Park Ave, (between 37th and 38th Sts), New York Hide map/details

Sat Jan 12

- 12:00pm

Address:
Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave
Midtown East
New York

Cross Street:
between 37th and 38th Sts
Phone:
212-779-3587
Website:
scandinaviahouse.org
Opening hours:
Members only: Tue-Fri noon-5pm; open to the public Sat noon-5pm
Transport:
Subway: 42nd St S, 4, 5, 6, 7 to 42nd St-Grand Central
Price:
$8 per child; members free with $125 annual family membership
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1. Scandinavia House
  - 58 Park Ave
    Midtown East
    New York
  - 212-779-3587
  - scandinaviahouse.org
  - 40.718841,-73.955929

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