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
On Wednesday, August 13 at 10:00 AM, the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde will launch a newly built Gokstad boat – a reconstruction of a Viking vessel from around the year 900.

The Gokstad Boat – craftmanship from Roskilde to California

07/08-2025

On Wednesday, August 13 at 10:00 AM, the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde will launch a newly built Gokstad boat – a…

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…