Conferences at the Viking Ship Museum

The conferences held at the Viking Ship Museum are often cross-disciplinary, and the research results are presented in many different ways. In many cases, the conferences are organised and conducted in collaboration with other institutions. The conferences communicate research results in either English or the Scandinavian languages. 

In the following, selected previous conferences are summarised, and new conferences held at the Viking Ship Museum are presented. 

2022: Nordic Conference for Maritime Archaeology IV

May 5 - 7 2022, the Viking Ship Museum is hosting the fourth Nordic Conference for Maritime Archaeology.

2015: Maritime archeology seminar

22.-23. April 2015. The SASMAP Consortium is hosting a Seminar and Workshop at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde,…

2013: Maritime Networks and Urbanism in the Early Medieval World

The two-day conference, held 11-12 April 2013 at the Viking Ship Museum, convened an international research forum…

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2013: Maritime Networks and Urbanism in the Early Medieval World

11.-12. April 2013 a two-day conference held at the Viking Ship Museum, convened an international research forum to…

2004: Wulfstan's Voyage

Here follows an abstract of the introduction published in the proceedings of the seminar: Wulfstan's Voyage.

2003: The 10th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology: Connected by the Sea

Here follows an abstract of the introduction published in the proceedings of the seminar:

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2003: Ohthere’s Voyages

Here follows an abstract of the introduction published in the proceedings of the seminar: 2003: Ohthere’s Voyages

2003: The 10th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology: Connected by the Sea

Here follows an abstract of the introduction published in the proceedings of the seminar:

1991: The 6th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology: Crossroads in Ancient Shipbuilding

The Sixth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology (ISBSA 6) was held in Roskilde, Denmark, from…

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1991: The 6th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology: Crossroads in Ancient Shipbuilding

The Sixth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology (ISBSA 6) was held in Roskilde, Denmark, from…

1989: Nordic Seminar on Maritime Aspects of Archaeology

Here follows an abstract of the introduction published in the proceedings of the seminar:

1984: Sailing into the past – first international seminar on Replicas of Ancient and Medieval Vessels

In April 1984 the city of Roskilde in Denmark hosted the first international research seminar on the problems of…