Kings Landing is an open-air museum in the Canadian province of New Brunswick (not far from Fredericton), where original buildings from the period 1820-1920 were collected. The buildings were originally located in other places, but were dismantled and moved to the museum in order to save them from destruction during the construction of the Mactaquac dam.
Although historically there was no village on the site of Kings Landing, in the 18th century many Anglo-American loyalists from Thirteen colonies settled in New Brunswick; early settlers also included Scottish , Irish, and English immigrants. The museum is located about 40 km west of Fredericton, New Brunswick, in the Lower Prince William County.
The museum began to be created in the late 1960s and continues to develop to the present. New buildings are added every few years.
Content
- 1 Interactive show
- 2 Buildings and exhibits
- 3 Special events
- 4 Workshops
- 5 Links
Interactive Show
Museum staff, dressed in ancient costumes, are in every house, and are engaged in the craft familiar to the era depicted. They conduct conversations with visitors as if they were in the 19th century, and they would not know anything about subsequent events.
Buildings and exhibits
More than a dozen houses, most of which are original buildings, are assembled on site. In the houses, employees greet visitors, do daily chores, prepare traditional dishes and create traditional crafts, all in costumes appropriate to the period of their area.
In many shops and workshops, the owners invite children to become their apprentices: they show what they will have to do, what they will pay and working conditions, etc. Living animals (cows, goats, etc.) are found in the pens.
- List of places in Kings Landing
- Reception center (ticket office, shop, park model)
- Children's play park
- Exhibition "Crew Era" and the pavilion
- Summer scene
- Gallery and Workshop CB Ross Factory
- Hagerman Gallery
- Gordon Gallery
- Joslin Farm Gallery
- Carpenter Nicholson Gallery
- Jones Gallery
- Sawmill
- Gristmill
- Restaurant & Pub King's Head Inn
- Flax Processing House
- Blacksmith
- Stall for cows
- Long house
- St. Mark's Church (Anglican)
- Gorman's carpentry workshop
- Justis House
- Fisherman's house
- Donaldson House
- Ingraham House
- Farm Morehouse
- Grant's Store
- Perley House
- Parish School
- Souvenir shop
- Kilin Cabin
- Presbyterian Church Riverside
- Typography
- Cafe "Ax and Plow"
Special Events
Every weekend, special events are held. Usually they are a reconstruction of certain events in the history of New Brunswick and are often confined to a specific date or time of the year. For example, around July 1, actors portray the debate over the Confederation, which involves Charles Fisher and William Needham. Visitors get an idea of the contradictions in the formation of Canada as a state. As in most museum events, visitors are encouraged to actively participate, ask questions, and vote.
Workshops
Kings Landing hosts master classes in which visitors learn about the various crafts and activities of 19th-century people, including candle making, beekeeping, woodworking and some others