News from the Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum writes news about current topics we work with at the museum.
Here you can find stories about the boatbuilders' new building projects at the boatyard, the marine archaeologists' excavations and research results as well as information on current exhibitions and activities.
News from is archived by year and can be found by searching in the search box or clicking on the current year in the list under archived news.
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…
