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.

Archieved news 2019

Nye billeder fra Skuldelev 3 byggeriet

23/12-2019

Savner du opdateringer fra Skuldelev 3 byggeriet? Selvom byggeriet er sat på hold for vinteren, fortsætter arbejdet…

Lærerkurset "Designproces og historisk håndværk" afholdt med succes

25/10-2019

Vikingeskibsmuseet og Designmuseum Danmark har netop afholdt årets lærerkursus "Designproces og historisk…

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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

30/08-2019

Due to expected rising water levels in Roskilde Fjord in the coming future, Denmark's Minister for Culture Mette…

Fra eksperimentalarkæologisk metode til undervisning

26/08-2019

I 2019 har Skoletjenesten på Vikingeskibsmuseet undersøgt, hvordan den eksperimentalarkæologiske metode kan…

The Viking ships have made their mark in the Nordic, maritime culture. Today's Nordic, wooden boats are still being built based on the same tradition as in the Viking Age.

UNESCO ICH Nordic clinker boat nomination

02/07-2019

Nomination for the inscription of Nordic Clinker Boat Traditions on UNESCOS Representative List of the Intangible…

From 2007 – 2008, Sea Stallion undertook a trial voyage from Roskilde to Dublin and back again. 2,482 sea miles were sailed along Viking Age sailing routes with the aim of testing the reconstruction.

Sea Stallion begins to show its age

28/06-2019

15 years doesn’t sound like much of an age but for a Viking ship, which has sailed thousands of sea miles, it’s…

300-year-old ship's rudder discovered during the construction of Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm

21/06-2019

During work to prepare the Kriegers Flak area for Vattenfall's new offshore wind farm, several artefacts have been…

Færøbåd bevarer det uhåndgribelige

01/05-2019

Hvordan overleveres viden, der ikke er skrevet ned, og som alene kan læres ved at gøre? En helt nybygget færøbåd er…

Vikingeskibsmuseet i Emu: Nye perspektiver på historien

08/04-2019

Emu har med en ny artikel sat fokus på undervisning uden for skolens rammer, og har i den sammenhæng interviewet…

Kend dit land! Vikingeskibsmuseet er del af dannelsesrejse for 4. klasses elever.

26/02-2019

Projektet 'Kend dit land' sender danske 4.klasses-elever ud på bustur for at øge kendskabet til Danmarks natur,…