Our visitors can follow the smelting of the bog ore, the forging of the rivets and the use of the rivets in the boat. Museum guests can also try their own hand at making an iron nail. Our skilled blacksmiths will both demonstrate and explain the noble art of blacksmithing- so come and join in!
Throughout the summer the Viking Ship Museum focus on the many different maritime crafts and other special vikinge activities.
Depending on when you visit the museum, you can go for war training, learn boatbuilding, meet the black smith or help make wood tar with the museum's skilled craftsmen.
Info:
Forge the red-hot iron
When: 10:00 – 17:00 every day from the 24th June – 30th July 2017
Where: the Viking Ship Museum, Vindeboder 12, 4000 Roskilde
Theme weeks during the summer holiday 2017
During the summer, there are different theme weeks at the Viking Ship Museum, where we set focus on the fascinating craftwork of the Vikings.
» <link internal-link internal link in current>See an overview of the theme weeks here...
Admission: Adults 130 DKK, Children under 18 years of age are always free of charge.