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Not so long ago, an empty museum was something that existed in quiet mornings, before opening, or in the late afternoon when the last guest said 'thank you for today'. The fact that the Viking Ship Museum had visitors 365 days a year was almost a natural law. Now empty museum rooms have been a tangible part of our everyday lives for almost three months, and the museum can hardly wait to open its doors to the guests again on June 8. Photo: Werner Karrasch

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…

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Edvard

The narrowest part of the Baltic Sea is at Kvarken, where the Swedish and Finnish coastlines are both characterised…

Esping

Esping means "aspen boat". When building an "esping", the first thing to do is to select a large aspen tree in the…

Ravnur

This "Áttamannafar" (8-man boat) was built of spruce by Jógvan Hansen as a special exhibit at the Viking Ship…

Krákan

Krákan was built of pine and oak at the Viking Ship Museum boatyard in 1993. The "áttamannafar" (8-man boat) was…

Trolle

Trolle was built at the museum boatyard for the School Service and for taking museum visitors on boat trips.…

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