The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, Brisbane
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The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, located in Brisbane, Queensland, aims to provide an understanding of the human past through dynamic interpretation and historical re-enactment. They provide displays and offer a diversity of events and activities (such as the Abbey Medieval Festival) to educate and inspire interest in history.
The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology
Accessed 2012
The Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology, 2012.
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Abbey Medieval Festival, Queensland
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The Abbey Medieval Festival is held in the Queensland town of Caboolture, north of Brisbane, and is a major fundraising event held by the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology. The Festival is a week-long event that commences with a medieval banquet, features a mid-week Kids Medieval Fun Day, and concludes with a weekend tournament. During the festival visitors can see re-enactors in medieval clothing from various times and places in medieval Europe, jousting and mock battles, medieval music and dance, and purchase items at market stalls.
For more on the Abbey Museum go to the ‘Archival Holdings’ section on this website.
Abbey Medieval Festival
Abbey Medieval Festival
3 January 2012
Abbey Medieval Festival
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