Oslo region
Oslo
Oslo Municipality

Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum is located on the peninsula in , . It is temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It is part of the 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 .
Tap on a place
to explore it
khm.uio.no
Wikipedia
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Oslo
  • Also known as: “The Viking Ship Museum” and “Viking ship museum”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norwegian Museum of Cultural History and Wessels gate 15.

Museum
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
Norsk Folkemuseum, at , , , is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections of artifacts from all social groups and all regions of the country. is situated 240 metres north of Viking Ship Museum.

Public building
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public building, which is situated 120 metres north of Viking Ship Museum.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a 12th century stave church originally from in the traditional region of in county, . The reconstructed church is now a museum and is now located in the at in , Norway. is situated 360 metres north of Viking Ship Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trøndelag, Norsk Folkemuseum and Skarpsno.

Locality
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in borough in , . The area is located near . was a former ferry landing site with traffic to , and a storage yard for timber.

Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western Oslo comprises west of Ring 1, southwest of Highway 168 and south of Ring 3. In addition the article contains the western suburbs of Oslo that are administratively part of Akershus county.

Viking Ship Museum

Latitude
59.90484° or 59° 54′ 17″ north
Longitude
10.68448° or 10° 41′ 4″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
9FFGWM3M+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28475470
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11810629
Wiki­data ID
Q961220
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Viking Ship Museum from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Viking Ship Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف سفينة الفايكنج”
  • Arabic: “متحف_سفينة_الفايكنج”
  • Armenian: “Վիկինգների նավերի թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Osloko itsasontzi bikingoen museoa”
  • Belarusian: “Музей караблёў вікінгаў”
  • Bulgarian: “Музей на викингските кораби, Осло”
  • Bulgarian: “Музей на викингските кораби”
  • Catalan: “Museu de Vaixells Vikings d’Oslo”
  • Chinese: “奧斯陸維京船博物館”
  • Danish: “Vikingeskibsmuseet”
  • Dutch: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Esperanto: “Vikingŝipmuzeo”
  • Estonian: “Viikingilaevade muuseum”
  • French: “musée des navires vikings d’Oslo”
  • French: “Musée des navires vikings d’Oslo”
  • Georgian: “ვიკინგთა ხომალდების მუზეუმი”
  • Georgian: “ოსლოს ვიკინგთა ხომალდების მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון ספינות הוויקינגים”
  • Italian: “Museo delle navi vichinghe di Oslo”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイキング船博物館”
  • Korean: “바이킹 배 박물관”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vikingtidsmuseet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vikingtidsmuseet”
  • Norwegian: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Norwegian: “Vikingtidsmuseet”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Łodzi Wikingów w Oslo”
  • Portuguese: “Museu dos barcos viquingues de Oslo”
  • Portuguese: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Ambarcațiunilor Vikinge din Oslo”
  • Russian: “Музей кораблей викингов”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej vikinških ladij”
  • Spanish: “Museo de barcos vikingos de Oslo”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Barcos Vikingos”
  • Swedish: “Vikingskipshuset”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей кораблів вікінгів”
  • Urdu: “وائیکنگ آثار بحری (اوسلو)”
  • Urdu: “وائیکنگ آثار بحری”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Viking Ship Museum”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hallingdal and Old City.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Anne Stine og Helge Ingstad and Kulturhistorisk Museum.

Oslo: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Sentrum, North Oslo, Inner North, and Inner East.

Curious Museums to Discover

Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Viking Ship Museum”. Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0.