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Spring is arriving at the fjord - experience the yearly launch of the museum's ships
Kick off the Easter holidays with a huge splash! Bring the whole family to the Viking Ship Museum's harbour and…
![[Translate to english:] Påskeferie på Vikingeskibsmuseet](/frontend/_processed_/0/1/csm_swarte-arent_kranie_bc859ad2e7.jpg "[Translate to english:] En af vikingeskibsmuseets marinarkæologer er i gang med en udgravning i Femern Bælt.")
Easter holiday at the Viking Ship Museum - Become an archaeologist for a day
Have you ever wondered what hidden treasures, shipwrecks and traces of ancient settlements lie just below the…
![[Translate to english:] Silas Tavs Ravn er formidlingsmedarbejder med særligt ansvar for håndværksformidling. Han har været den primære underviser i forløbene med eleverne fra Rosenkilde Skole under Autismecenter Vestsjælland.](/frontend/_processed_/d/3/csm_2015_05_27_15_41_56_WK_f42936908a.jpg "[Translate to english:] Silas Tavs Ravn er formidlingsmedarbejder med særligt ansvar for håndværksformidling. Han har været den primære underviser i forløbene med eleverne fra Rosenkilde Skole under Autismecenter Vestsjælland.")
Children from schools for children with special needs get the courage to to do new things at the Viking Ship Museum
A three-year collaboration with Rosenkilde School under The Autism Centre West Zealand have taught us how to create…
Full-day course 'Learn to sail a Viking ship'
Do you want to try sailing a Viking ship in Roskilde Fjord?
You can now book the sailing experience of a lifetime…
Large donations ensure a safe and future-proof home for Roskilde’s Viking ships
With private donations totalling 135 million kroner from VILLUM FONDEN, Augustinus Fonden and Aage og Johanne…
Skuldelev 3 revisited: a window to the past
The new reconstruction of Skuldelev 3 has already provided many new insights on Viking Age boatbuilding during the…
![[Translate to english:] UNESCO anerkender klinkbådstraditioner](/frontend/_processed_/2/3/csm_2008_07_14_21_51_40_3312_unesco_c2d152e5e3.jpg "[Translate to english:] UNESCO anerkender klinkbådstraditioner")
UNESCO have inscribed Nordic clinker boat traditions on the list of intangible heritage of humanity.
The clinker-built boats of the North – and the traditions associated with them – have now been officially…
New and instructive film about withy
The films show how withy is being developed and used while sailing
New digital game: Help Astrid to solve the Museum Mystery
Help Astrid saving the Viking Ship Museum from a cunning theft.
Bring a smartphone, download the game for free -…
Iron in the Viking ships - rivets and roves
The Vikings used iron rivets and roves when they build their ships. But in the construction of the Skuldelev 3…
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Latest press releases
Children from schools for children with special needs get the courage to to do new things at the Viking Ship Museum
A three-year collaboration with Rosenkilde School under The Autism Centre West Zealand have taught us how to create…
Large donations ensure a safe and future-proof home for Roskilde’s Viking ships
With private donations totalling 135 million kroner from VILLUM FONDEN, Augustinus Fonden and Aage og Johanne…
Newly built Viking ship provides a window to the past and new insights for research into Viking Age society
The new reconstruction of Skuldelev 3 has already provided many new insights on Viking Age boatbuilding during the…
The Viking Ship Museum is preparing for the storm 'Malik' and high water levels
Storm Malik is due to hit Denmark this weekend and forecasts predict that the area around the Viking Ship Museum…
Gender and perceptions of gender in the Viking Age
On the occasion of World Pride, we’re setting focus on gender and perceptions of gender in the Viking Age from the…
Museum extends activities: international visitors numbers increasing
The Viking Ship Museum is full of life – with many foreign languages in the mix. Despite a quiet start to the…
Special exhibition ‘In Smoke and Flames' about the naval battle in Fehmarn Belt, 1644
A cold October day in 1644, a dramatic naval battle is fought, which sends three ships to the bottom of the sea. …
Marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark find warship from the 17th century
The ship is most likely the Danish warship 'Delmenhorst', the last of the three sunken warships from the 'Battle of…
The Viking Ship Hall has been removed from the list of protected buildings and the five Viking ships can now be secured for the future
Due to expected rising water levels in Roskilde Fjord in the coming future, Denmark's Minister for Culture Mette…
300-year-old ship's rudder discovered during the construction of Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm
During work to prepare the Kriegers Flak area for Vattenfall's new offshore wind farm, several artefacts have been…
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