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Nov 27, 2012 · The Viking Ship Museum is located at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway and is part of the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo. The museum building contains archeological finds from the mound cemeteries of Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg and Borre.
The museum is most famous for the completely whole Oseberg ship, excavated from the largest known ship burial in the world. Other main attractions at the Viking Ship Museum are the Gokstad ship and Tune ship.
Experience the best-preserved Viking Ships in the world and unique burial artefacts from boat graves around the Oslo Fjord. These ships have been on voyages of the sea before they became the final resting place for their wealthy owners. Here you will see incredible woodcarvings, mysterious skeleton remains and an immersive film that takes you ...
- (9.9K)
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- Huk Avenue 35, Oslo
The Viking Ship Museum is closed for rebuilding. It will reopen as the Museum of the Viking Age in 2027. The objects are being conserved, but you can see other exquisite objects from the Viking Age at the Historical Museum in the middle of Oslo city centre .
The Viking Ship Museum is a national symbol that houses what is probably Norway’s most important contribution to world cultural heritage: the ships and grave goods from the major ship burial sites at Oseberg and Gokstad, Tune and Borre.
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Feb 16, 2019 · The Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, and the Historical Museum form the Museum of Cultural History. Here you will find Norway’s largest gold treasures from Viking times, as well as the rest of the Viking collection.
The Oslo Viking Ship Museum displays the world's best-preserved Viking ships to offer visitors a journey back in time. Check it out on your trip to Oslo!
