{"id":23701,"date":"2026-07-21T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/?post_type=event&#038;p=23701"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:55:07","slug":"play-like-in-great-grandmas-day-at-the-bergen-games-festival","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/event\/play-like-in-great-grandmas-day-at-the-bergen-games-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Like in Great-Grandma\u2019s Day at the Bergen Games Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did children play before there were TVs, mobile phones, and video games? Step back in time to an era when imagination was the most important toy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Bergen Games Festival, Bymuseet i Bergen brings a taste of the atmosphere from the Old Bergen Museum to Torgallmenningen. Meet historical interpreters dressed in 19th-century costumes who invite children and adults alike to try fun outdoor games from great-grandma\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try traditional games such as <em>cat\u2019s cradle<\/em>, <em>kokeliko<\/em>, tag, walking on stilts, and many other familiar and lesser-known activities that have brought joy, confidence, and friendship to generations of children. Everyone is welcome to join in \u2013 the activities are suitable for both young and old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drop in any time between 11:00 \u2013 16:00. Participation is free, and you are welcome to stay as long as you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a small taste of the experiences you can enjoy at the Old Bergen Museum, where living history, historic surroundings, and hands-on activities transport you back to a time when children played outdoors \u2013 together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to four days of play, laughter, and living history in the heart of Bergen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Bergen Games Festival, Bymuseet i Bergen brings a taste of the atmosphere from the Old Bergen Museum to Torgallmenningen.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":23693,"template":"","event_type":[],"suitable_for":[116],"location":[108],"class_list":["post-23701","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","suitable_for-family-fun","location-city-centre"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/23701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/23701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23708,"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/23701\/revisions\/23708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=23701"},{"taxonomy":"suitable_for","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/suitable_for?post=23701"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymuseet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=23701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}