Page  F3HIJKLM •S t a r s a n d S t r i p e s • Friday, October 4, 2013 WEEKEND Europe THE EUROPE EXPERIENCE VIKINGS ON THE MOVE: Ship highlights exhibit The Associated Press The biggest Viking ship ever found is making its way through Europe as part of a major exhibi- tion that aims to expand the popular image of the Scandina- vian plunderers, whose voyages took them as far as Asia and North America. The 1,000-year-old, 120-foot wooden longboat discovered on the banks of a fjord in Roskilde, Denmark, in 1997 is the cen- terpiece of “Vikings: Life and Legend.” The exhibition was co-created by the National Mu- seum of Denmark, where it is on display until November, and Na- tional Museums in Berlin. It will appear at the British Museum March 6 to June 22 and moves to British Museum/AP Berlin in September. The Vikings set out in ships A 1,000-year-old, 120-foot Courtesy of tuebinger-entenrennen.de like the longboat from Scandina- longboat is the centerpiece of via more than a millennium ago, “Vikings: Life and Legend,” JUST DUCKY: Rubber fowl set to race traveling as far as Newfoundland which is touring Europe. and Morocco and occupying ter- At 2 p.m. Saturday, a section of the Neckar River in Tübingen, Germany, will run yellow as more than ritory from Greenland to Britain a collection of gold and silver ob- 7,000 rubber ducks are set loose for the city’s annual Duck Race. Enthusiasts can buy one duck to France. jects found in northern England for 3 euros to enter the race or buy a batch. The contestants will bob from the Alleenbrücke to the Exhibits include richly deco- in 2007. The trove includes Irish Neckarbrücke in front of cheering crowds. The first synthetic contender to pass the finish line wins rated weapons and treasures, jewelry and coins from Afghani- its patron a 1,000-euro holiday voucher. Other prizes will be available for runners-up. such as the Vale of York Hoard, stan and Uzbekistan. TOP TRAVEL PICKS Cultural all-nighters work to shoot, edit and deliver a Belgium, and Geneva on Oct. publishers, advertising, galler- finished film within an astonish- 25-27; Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ies and museums. The festival A “Nuit Blanche” in French is ingly tight time frame. Perhaps and Seville, Spain, on Nov. 1-3; takes place across eight exhibi- a sleepless night (literally “white someone will get a bit part in a Istanbul and Lisbon, Portugal, tion venues, three cities and two night”). As autumn closes in, production. on Nov. 8-10; Barcelona, Spain, federal states. cities throughout Europe encour- The 48 Hour Film Project and Katowice, Poland, on Nov. Inspired by the geographi- age late bedtimes with an array is the biggest competition of 15-17 and Glasgow, Scotland, on cal peculiarities of this event, of late-night cultural programs its kind. First organized in Nov. 22-24. To learn more, see show curator Andréa Holzherr showcasing contemporary arts. Washington, D.C., in 2001 and 48hourfilm.com. selected works that deal with Saturday night, both France open to pros and novices, it has people moving across locations, and Belgium’s capitals will lure Karen Bradbury expanded to more than 100 cities Moving photography exploring issues connected residents and tourists into the worldwide. This year, more than The Fotofestival Mannheim- with geographical, political and streets. See the Europe Traveler blog 60,000 people will participate in Ludwigshafen-Heidelberg, economic boundaries and private Paris’ Nuit Blanche spills the making of short films for the Germany’s biggest curated spaces in both the physical and across four zones: the banks of at stripes.com/travel/ europe-travel 48HFP. photography festival, celebrates symbolic sense. Exhibitions the Seine, along Canal Saint- Friday evening, produc- its fifth anniversary through Nov. focus on topics such as home and Martin, through Republique and ers randomly will assign each 10. Artistic partner to this year’s homeland; exile and migration; Marais and into the Belleville between activities. Luminous crew a genre, character, prop festival is the highly regarded zones of exclusion from society, and Menilmontant districts. balloons show the way between and line of dialogue that must Magnum Photos, a worldwide such as prisons, psychiatric insti- Things not likely seen or venues. Spectators might be be incorporated into their film. photo agency established in tutions and refugee asylums; war heard most other nights of the taken aback by a giant gold- The finished product, a 4- to 1947 that provides documentary and conflict; and community and year include helicopters hover- fish riding an elevator, a blue 7-minute film, must be submit- and artistic images to the press, connectedness. Exhibits include ing over the Seine blaring the sculpture of foam and light with ted by 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Indus- both documentary and artistic sounds of a string quartet; fog tentacles or an unconventional try professionals will judge the photography, video and other sculptures enveloping the Place performance of contemporary films and the winning team’s media. de la République, a monumental music within a church. Those leader will receive airfare to One component of the exhibi- playground taking over the Place with winning lottery tickets can attend the March 2014 edition of tion deals with the changing de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad; or attend a 15-minute solo per- Filmapalooza, a screening of the posture of the U.S. military a pyrotechnic show celebrat- formance by an artist of their project’s winning films in New in Germany. A project titled ing romance in and around the choice. Activities begin at 7 p.m. Orleans. Films shot as part of the “Insight Out/Conversion” uses river. Photo exhibitions, light and run through 5 a.m. the fol- Prague 48HFP will be shown the withdrawal of U.S. forces installations, live performances lowing day. Events are free. See at the city’s Lucerna Theater on in the Rhine-Neckar region and much more add up to more nuitblanchebrussels.be. Oct. 12. as its starting point, showing than 100 ways to spend the night. Similar late-night cultural Those wishing to try their photographs of soldiers in their To help guests make their way experiences await visitors to own hand at filmmaking should Mannheim barracks, accom- home, eventually, some Metro Copenhagen’s Culture Night on refer to the tour schedule on the panied by recorded interviews lines will run throughout the Oct. 11, Munich’s Long Night 48 Hour Film website; eligibil- with the subjects. These photos night, offering free service from of Museums on Oct. 19 and ity restrictions might apply. The are on display at the Stadtgalerie 2:15 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Stuttgart’s stuttgartnacht, also website also features a page Mannheim. Nuit Blanche events are free. Oct. 19. where one can volunteer to help Most venues are open 11 a.m. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/ an existing crew. Courtesy of Fotofestival to 6 p.m. daily except Mondays. Copyright David Seymour/Magnum Photos mvxwgro (English version). Prague film project European cities holding Adult entry to most spaces costs Brussels’ 10th edition of Ever dream of appearing on competitions in future months Included in Germany’s largest 6 euros, while blocks of three or Nuit Blanche centers on Place the silver screen? It’s not Hol- include Lausanne, Switzerland, curated photography festival is six tickets offer some savings. A Poelaert, which will house an lywood, but filmmakers will take Lyon, France, and Rome on Oct. a photo showing a girl drawing festival pass goes for 35 euros. information stand and offer to Prague’s streets throughout 11-13; Granada and Malaga, barbed wire to represent For details about the festival, see refreshments and a rest stop the weekend as they feverishly Spain, on Oct. 18-20; Antwerp, “home” in Poland in 1948. fotofestival.info/en.

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