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 2025
The construction of the Viking ship Skuldelev 5 continues. Copyright: Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

Exploring the mysteries of the Viking Age Warship Skuldelev 5

06/05-2025

The fourth season of work on the full-scale reconstruction of the 17 m long warship from the Viking Age has now…