Welcome to the Viking Ship Museum
1000 years ago, the Vikings sailed along the shores of Europe, up rivers and across the open sea throughout the North Atlantic area.
Ships are the essence of the Viking Age. With them, the Scandinavian countries were founded.
The Viking Ship Museum is built around the five original Viking ships from Skuldelev. They are part of a global story about ships, people and things on voyages.
The museum tells the story of how the Vikings changed the World with their ships.
Without ships, no Viking Age.
Opening hours
Open every day
The Viking Ship Museum is open every day with activities, exciting stories and guided tours.
Exhibitions
The museum displays both permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Read more about the museum's current exhibitions here.
Activities
The Viking Ship Museum offers a lot of exciting activities and experiences on land and water for the whole family.
Audioguides
Listen to exciting and dramatic stories about Viking ships and voyages.
There are audio guides for children and adults
Visit the Maritime Archaeologists' DocuLab
At the Museum Island, you can visit the Maritime Archaeologists' DocuLab. Here, archaeologists are working on documenting two remarkable shipwrecks.
The Museum Shop
Shop a large selection of Nordic design and museum copies. Access to the Museum Shop is free.
New Nordic Vikingfood
Café Knarr is located on Museum Lake with a view of the beautiful wooden boats.
It serves food inspired by the world of the Vikings.
Sailing trips
From 1 May until 30 September you can experience what it was to be a Viking on board of one of the Viking Ship Museum's traditional Nordic boats.
News from the Viking Ship Museum
New Faroese boat built in the spirit of old master boatbuilders
The Viking Ship Museum just launched a new traditionally clinker-built Faroese rowing and sailing boat. The boat is…
Stone Age Atlantis in danger of disappearing into the sea forever
Maritime archaeologists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde face an urgent challenge: one of the…
Impressive Viking Age anchor will be recreated at the Viking Ship Museum
Red-hot iron, the whistling breath of the bellows and the sound of metal striking metal. Right now, a team of…
Sailing and summer activities at the Viking Ship Museum
Summer is buzzing, the days are getting longer and you can feel it at the Viking Ship Museum. During the summer…
A new and ambitious home for the Viking ships in Roskilde
The winner of the architect competition for the New Viking Ship Museum has been found. On 11 January 2024, the…
Dive into the Past: Explore Shipwrecks at the Marine Archaeologists' DocuLab
The exploration of two remarkable shipwrecks found in 12 meters of water during the construction of the artificial…
Researchers to investigate whether Costa Rica shipwrecks are Danish slave ships
In the next few days, marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum and the National Museum of Denmark will be…
