Archive for February 2nd, 2012
Skibladnir’s Big Day
Here are some pictures from the opening day of the exhibition on February 1st, 2012. These pictures belie the throngs of tourist who come in waves, particularly when the ferry arrives from Kiel, Germany every morning! I took these during a lull in the afternoon.
Skibladnir was ready ahead of schedule. How did I manage that? So opening day was opening day in name only, but I’m still thrilled, not by the panicked excitement of getting an exhibition ready in time, but by being able to show my work with the extant Viking ships.
I’m preparing talks for museum staff (the Viking Ship Museum is part of the Museum of Cultural History, which is in turn part of the University of Oslo) and Oslo tour guides, tomorrow February 3 and, Friday the 10th, both at 2 p.m., and it has given me a chance to collect my thoughts during this whirlwind adventure. I’ll share those with you over the course of the exhibition. In the meantime, here are the pictures I took with Trine’s Nikon digital SLR. What exquisite photos. . .and I thought I was strictly a Canon man. . .
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