Viking World Museum

Viking World is a museum in , , . The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “Viking World museum”
  • Address: Vikingabraut 1, Reykjanesbær, 260

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Keflavík International Airport and Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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is in and serves as the main international airport of and . It has become a rapidly growing hub for transatlantic flights, especially for discount travellers and smaller cities.

Museum
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll is located at the Hljómahöll concert and conference hall in . It was formally opened on April 5, 2014. is situated 2 km northwest of Viking World Museum.

Church
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St. John Paul II Church, a Catholic church in , , . The congregation is under Diocese of Reykjavík and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II, who was declared a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis. is situated 2 km west of Viking World Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Njardvik and Reykjanesbaer.

Town
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Njarðvík is a town in southwestern , on the peninsula of . As of 2025, its population was 10.000.

Town
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Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the in , though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of and which have grown together over the years.

Suburb
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is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defence authorities. After U.S. forces evacuated in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defence needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.

Viking World Museum

Latitude
63.97602° or 63° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
-22.52901° or 22° 31′ 44″ west
Inception
2009
Open location code
99MVXFGC+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 237000306
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4163674
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Viking World Museum” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mundu Bikingoa Museoa”
  • Catalan: “Museu Viking World”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی جیھانی ڤایکینگ”
  • Danish: “Víkingaheimar”
  • Dutch: “Víkingaheimar”
  • French: “Viking World museum”
  • Russian: “Музей мира викингов”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional Vikingo”

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