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.
The Viking Ship Museum is open again
We’ve prepared an exciting season with new activities under Corona-safe conditions.
New dates for the Nordic Conference for Maritime Archaeology IV
As everyone will know, it is not possible to see the end of the corona pandemic in the foreseeable future. However,…
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…
Read more about the discovery of a Danish warship that has been missing for almost 400 years.
Marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum examine the last of the sunken warships from the Battle of the…
The Gislinge-boat sent for filming in Ireland
One of the Viking Ship Museum's reconstructions - the Gislinge-boat Langø, was sent to Ireland on Monday. There it…
![[Translate to english:] Byt entrébilletten til et sæsonpas – Ved køb af billet indtil den 31. august 2020, får du et sæsonpas på hånden og fri entré til Vikingeskibsmuseet på alle åbningsdage i resten af 2020.](/frontend/_processed_/a/a/csm_Saesonpas2020_f6a04927f4.jpg "[Translate to english:] Byt entrébilletten til et sæsonpas – Ved køb af billet indtil den 31. august 2020, får du et sæsonpas på hånden og fri entré til Vikingeskibsmuseet på alle åbningsdage i resten af 2020.")
Season Pass for the Viking Ship Museum
Buy your ticket before 31 August 2020 and get unlimited access to the Viking Ship Museum for the rest of the year.
The Viking Ship Museum reopens to the public on June 8th
After almost three months without guests, the Viking Ship Museum can hardly wait to open its doors to the public on…
Alternative launch of the Sea Stallion from Glendalough
During this time of corona-virus, nothing is as usual - nor is the spring launch of the Viking Ship Museum's…
Conference postponed until further notice!
Due to the current pandemic, the Viking Ship Museum has been forced to postpone the conference until further…
Knowledge: Viking-Age seaborne military operations
Seaborne military operations were a trademark of Scandinavian Viking warriors. These operations were characterized…
Information regarding COVID-19
At the time of writing, the conference is not affected by injunctions or prohibitions from Danish authorities.…
The programme is ready – registration is open!
We are pleased to announce that the program for NKM IV is finalised (subject to change). Look forward to two-three…
Special exhibition: In the Wake of the Vikings
The special exhibition In the Wake of the Vikings is the story about how the five Skuldelev ships have shaped the…
Submission form error and deadline extension
We are sorry to inform you that there has been yet another error in the form for submission of conference…
Error in submission form
Unfortunately, we have been notified that the form you used to submit your contribution is not working correctly.
UNESCO ICH Nordic clinker boat nomination
Nomination for the inscription of Nordic Clinker Boat Traditions on UNESCOS Representative List of the Intangible…
775 nautical miles for the Nordic clinker-building tradition
This summer, Skjoldungen, the Viking Ship Museum’s reconstruction of the smallest of the Viking ships found at…
Sea Stallion begins to show its age
15 years doesn’t sound like much of an age but for a Viking ship, which has sailed thousands of sea miles, it’s…
Midsummer greetings!
Even though it may seem a long time until the Nordic Conference for Maritime Archaeology IV in May 2020, we would…
Reconstructing a medieval wooden boat in a digital age
By uniting traditional boatbuilding and open source digital media, the Gislinge Boat Open Source Project has…
Trial voyage to shed new light on Viking life in Greenland
This summer, a unique voyage will shed new light on pivotal questions concerning the Scandinavians who, 1,000 years…
Rare underwater find of Mesolithic settlement
Maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde have found an 8,000 year old settlement under 5m of…
The Viking Ship Museum recovers a medieval ship in Storstrømmen
The rare find will provide the archaeologists with new knowledge concerning the development of the Nordic ship,…
The Friends of the Viking Ship Museum have donated 250,000 DKK, setting the course towards the world’s longest Viking ship.
The Friends of the Viking Ship Museum have donated a quarter of a million kroner to finance the first steps towards…
Viking Ship Museum receives support for ‘The clinker-built, open boat’ project
Nordea-fonden has given 1 million kroner to a two-year project intended to increase interest in traditional working…
The Friends of the Viking Ship Museum have donated 250,000 DKK, setting the course towards the world’s longest Viking ship. (kopi 1)
The Friends of the Viking Ship Museum have donated a quarter of a million kroner to finance the first steps towards…
