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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 (Norwegian: Vikingskipshuset på Bygdøy) is located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It will be temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It will be temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027.
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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 Norse sagas tell of many splendid Viking ships that sailed to far-off lands.
Viking Ship Museum. Come face to face with some of the world's greatest Viking treasures! 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.
- (10K)
- Attraction
- Huk Avenue 35, Oslo
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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The museum shop has a rich selection of goods related to the Viking Age and history. Here you will find non-fiction, historical jewellery, replicas of historic glassware, pearls and games. We have gift items such as locally made soaps, herbs, tea, cheese and jams. We also have a rich selection of wool products, t-shirts, toys and other souvenirs.
