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Aug 13, 2020 · The Viking Ship Museum is one of the capital city's most popular attractions. There's good reason for that, as visitors get to see three genuine Viking ships that have been excavated from the Oslofjord region. The Gokstad, Oseberg, and Tune ships have been partly restored and play a real starring role in this purpose-built museum.
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. The iconic building was designed by Arnstein Arneberg, one of the most important Norwegian architects of the 20th Century.
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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 ...
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 ...
Sep 21, 2020 · The Gokstad Viking ship excavation in 1880. (Photo: Kulturhistorisk museum UiO) In 1880, the Gokstad ship was discovered and excavated from the shores of the Oslofjord. 140 years later, it remains the most significant Viking Age find and a major tourist attraction for Oslo and Norway.
#1 Viking Ship Museum Oslo Unclassified Updated: 2019-12-30 The Viking Ship Museum is located on the Bygdy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo, and houses three Viking era burial ships that were found as part of archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg and the Borre mound cemetery.
