The Vikings are here!
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Young learners are making the most of Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre’s latest exciting exhibition.
School pupils and children who have visited with their families have been finding out how the town got its name, thanks to our ‘Greatest Story Never Told’ Viking display, featuring in the Muriel Barker Gallery.
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The Vikings is a topic that often captures the imagination of children and a look around the gallery is included in every organised school visit to the museum, meaning hundreds of youngsters have been able to enjoy and learn from the exhibition.
Additionally, it has been very popular with families, with the public able to look around it for free.
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The exhibition, by the Equality Practice, looks at the story of Grim and Havelock. Legend has it that Prince Havelock, the son of a Danish King, was rescued by the Danish settler and fisherman Grim.
When Havelok returned to his native land as a young adult he fell in love with the new king’s daughter. His real identity eventually discovered, he had riches heaped upon him and returned to England and started a fishing port in the name of his old benefactor Grim.
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The exhibition contains many interactive elements aimed at engaging children, including Viking costumes for dressing up, a magnetic fishing activity, some games, specially-themed colouring sheets and stamps to print Grimsby’s medieval town seal.
Young people have really enjoyed these and are learning while having fun. Some schools that come have already done topics on Grim or the Vikings so discovering this exhibition has been a real bonus for them.
The exhibition closes on 30th June so there’s still time to avoid missing out.
Written by Sarah Spencer
I am the Education Officer for the Grimsby Fishing Centre. My role involves organising and running the school trips that come to the museum, as well as anything to do with education involving other groups. One of my current projects is creating some loans boxes for use by people who cannot make it to the Heritage Centre, or want further learning before or after a visit. I also write a newsletter that anyone can sign up to through our website. I want everyone to know how much you can enjoy learning at our amazing Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre.