Falconry & The Medieval World – Live Bird Presentation

When:
Sunday, Aug 20, 2023 10:00a -
12:00p

Where:
Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930

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Admission:
$20 for adults, $10 for children, and little ones 4 and under are free.

Hosted by:
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hammondcastle Hammond Castle Museum

Categories:
Animals, History, Kid Friendly, Nature

Event website:
https://bit.ly/birdsofpreyHCM

 NEW ENGLAND BIRDS OF PREY, FALCONRY and THE MEDIEVAL WORLD 

Session Times: 10:00 am & 12:30 pm


Falconry is the sport of hunting with a trained bird of prey. It is also the demanding art of training a predatory bird that is by nature wary of people to hunt cooperatively with a human partner. Although the sport has a 4,000–year history, its glory days were indisputably the medieval period.  While this presentation centers around live birds used in falconry, it is not a flight demonstration but a history-rich look at an ancient sport. Focusing on the medieval period, it explains the characteristics of the birds of prey used, how the sport reflected the lifestyle of the time and the historical reasons behind falconry’s rise and fall.

This ticket grants you access to the Falconry & the Medieval World- Live Bird Presentation which will be held in a tent on the ocean-facing lawn as well as access to the Museum Shop. A separate tour ticket will be required to enter beyond the Museum Shop for a guided or self-guided tour. If you wish to tour Hammond Castle Museum at the conclusion of this program, ticket holders may purchase Self-Guided Tour tickets in the Museum Shop at a 20% discount.  

$20 adults, $10 kids ages 5 to 12, and ages 4 & under are free but require a ticket.

Reservations are strongly recommended.

Reserve Your Tickets Here!

All proceeds from this educational program support additional educational programs and ongoing museum restorations.


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