Schiffe der Wikinger 2014
On September 9th, 2014, Schiffe der Wikinger opened in Martin-Gropius-Bau exhibition house in Berlin. The projects came about as a result of a collaboration between the Danish Embassy in Berlin and the Museum für Vor und Frühgeschichte, who wished to include the story of Roskilde, Viking Ships and the Viking Ship Museum as an extra dimension of the large Die Wikinger exhibition, which had previously been on show in Copenhagen and London.
Schiffe der Wikinger was a German version of Heart and Soul - the Viking Ship Museum's 50th anniversary exhibition - and included an integrated boatbuilding area, where two boatbuilders worked on the reconstruction of the small Gokstad boat from 9th September - 4th January.
The Museum also loaned out Sea Stallion's original sail, which was suspended over the impressive longship, Roskilde 6, as well as a reconstruction of the Gokstad shield, which was displayed in the main exhibition, Die Wikinger.
Die Wikinger and Schiffe der Wikinger achieved great succes, with a total of 180,000 visitors.
The exhibition and boatbuilding was supported by:
- Kraks Foundation
