Sun and beating outside Hundested

Helge Ask is beating in order to make it to Hundested despite og the headwind. The sun is shinning and the crew…

Follow the Viking ships on summer voyages 2019

Follow the Viking ships on summer voyages 2019

Every summer a handful of the Museum's ships sail out to gather information about the art of sailing a viking ship.…

The voyage has begun!

Helge Ask and the crew departed from Skuldelev in the quiet morning hours.

300-year-old ship's rudder discovered

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

[Translate to english:] Vikingeskibsmuseet gennemfører jævnligt kæntrings- og redningsøvelser for at være godt forberedte, hvis uheldet skulle være ude. Billedet her er fra en tidligere kæntringsøvelse.

Planned capsize and rescue drill

It's a rescue drill: A capsized Viking ship and 12 persons in the water. Rescue vessels and jet skis at full speed.…

Cleaving day at the boatyard

The massive 12 meter long oak log has been cleaved into to halves, but the work doesn't stop there.The boatbuilders…