The
Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will host its
annual Prairie Paladin Medieval Market and Faire on Saturday, September 26th,
2015.
As
part of the national Culture Days initiative, the Museum of Antiquities is
hosting its third annual medieval festival from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm in he Bowl
and at Nobel Plaza on the U of S campus. The public will be able to enjoy
combat demonstrations, a medieval market, musical and dance performances, games
and children’s activities. The event will be run by Museum volunteers and
community groups including the Society for Creative Anachronism, the
Nordhere Viking Living History Re-Enactors, the Saskatoon Historical Fencing
Society and the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society.
The
museum’s previous festivals known as Weapons and Warriors and Return of the
Kynge sparked an interest in the
community, which led to the creation of The Prairie Paladin Medieval Market and
Faire in 2014, which received more than 700 visitors.
“We
are so happy to see how much the festival has grown in such a relatively short
time since its inception,” said Courtney Tuck, the former event co-ordinator of
the festival. “It is always so exciting to see so many members of the local
community coming out, getting involved and engaging with history.”
This
family-friendly medieval festival is the only one of its kind in Saskatchewan,
making it a unique experience for local community members who are unable to
travel long distances to other medieval festivals in Canada and the United
States. The museum’s goal is to create a medieval festival that will generate
awareness of past cultures that still influence the world today, including not
only medieval European culture, but also the First Nations cultures of
Saskatchewan.
The
Museum of Antiquities, located in the Peter MacKinnon Building at the U of S,
houses art work from the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and the medieval
world. The museum’s collection contains both original artifacts and replicas.
For more
information, contact:
Helanna
Miazga, Museum of Antiquities
Room
116 Peter MacKinnon Building, 107 Administration Place
University
of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2
(306)
966-7818
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