Christmas at the museum 21 December - 1 January
Program
10:00 - 11:00: Finds and Stories – Viking Age Christmas Traditions
11:00: Guided tour in the hall
12:00 - 12:30: Finds and Stories – Viking Age Christmas Traditions
13:00: Guided tour in the hall
14:00 - 15:00: Finds and Stories – Viking Age Christmas Traditions
15:00: A toast: To a good year and peace
Activities all day
- Write your Christmas cards in runes
- Color cool Viking patterns
- Listen to the audio guide – available for children, adults, and those who want to dive deeper into the facts
- Solve the Museum Mystery and help master detective Astrid catch the thief!
A toast: To a good year and peace
Every afternoon, we invite you to join a toast for “Year and Peace” (Til árs ok friðar) to ensure prosperity and progress in the coming year. This toast dates back to pre-Christian times, but the wish and hope are universal.
We offer a small cup of mead for the adults and apple juice for the children.
Depending on the weather, the toast will take place on the main staircase or in the Lounge.
Daily guided tours
Every day, you can join guided tours about the five Viking ships displayed in the large museum hall. These ships offer a fascinating insight into the Viking world, where ships formed the foundation of society’s development.
The Viking ships have revealed many previously unknown aspects of the Vikings’ maritime expertise in shipbuilding and seafaring, and there is no doubt: without ships, there would have been no Viking Age!
Christmas at the Viking Ship Museum
Create a Viking Age Christmas tradition with your family this year. We're open every day during the Christmas holidays, including Christmas Eve!
For thousands of years, Christmas has been one of the great celebrations of the year - if not the greatest in the Nordic region. During the darkest time of the year, people gathered around the table to drink in peace and eat well.
When we sit down to eat and drink good Christmas food and beer, we are honouring a thousand-year-old Nordic custom.
At the Viking Ship Museum, we invite you every day during the Christmas holidays to take a break from the Christmas events and immerse yourself in the stories about how Christmas came to Denmark.