Denmark
Region Zealand
Roskilde Municipality

Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum in is 's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of the Skuldelev ships, five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM or later
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: maritime history museum, archaeological museum in Roskilde, Denmark
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roskilde Cathedral and St Ib’s Church.

Church
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, in the city of on the island of Zealand in eastern , is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is one of the most important churches in Denmark, and the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs. is situated 1 km south of Viking Ship Museum.

Church
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St Ib's Church is a Romanesque church in on the Danish island of . It was first mentioned in 1291. The church was once richly decorated with frescos. is situated 370 metres south of Viking Ship Museum.

Park
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is a public park in central , . It was founded in 1915 and was partly financed through a donation of the textile manufacturer O. is situated 440 metres south of Viking Ship Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Sankt Jørgensbjerg.

Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
is in , , 35 km west of . is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Cathedral, World Heritage site.

Neighborhood
is a district of on the Danish island of . Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.

Suburb
is a largely residential area in the municipality of in and is contiguous with . The population in the parish is around 14,000.

Viking Ship Museum

Latitude
55.6509° or 55° 39′ 3″ north
Longitude
12.08146° or 12° 4′ 53″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
9F7JM32J+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33177718
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1458032
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Viking Ship Museum” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Roskildeko itsasontzi bikingoen museoa”
  • Danish: “Roskilde Vikingeskibsmuseum”
  • Danish: “Vikingeskibshallen”
  • Danish: “Vikingeskibsmuseet”
  • Dutch: “Vikingschipmuseum”
  • Esperanto: “Vikingŝipmuzeo”
  • French: “musée des navires vikings de Roskilde”
  • French: “Musée des navires vikings de Roskilde”
  • German: “Wikingerschiffsmuseum Roskilde”
  • Italian: “Museo delle navi vichinghe di Roskilde”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイキング船博物館”
  • Korean: “바이킹 배 박물관”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vikingskipsmuseet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vikingskipsmuseet i Roskilde”
  • Norwegian: “Vikingeskibsmuseet”
  • Norwegian: “Vikingskipsmuseet”
  • Persian: “موزه کشتی وایکینگ”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Łodzi Wikingów w Roskilde”
  • Polish: “Vikingeskibs Museet”
  • Polish: “Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de barcos vikings”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de barcos viquingues de Roskilde”
  • Portuguese: “Vikingeskibsmuseet”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej vikinških ladij (Roskilde)”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej vikinških ladij”
  • Spanish: “Museo de barcos vikingos de Roskilde”
  • Spanish: “Vikingeskibsmuseet”
  • Swedish: “Vikingaskeppsmuseet”
  • Swedish: “Vikingaskeppsmuséet”
  • Swedish: “Vikingeskibsmuseet, Roskilde”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей кораблів вікінгів (Роскілле)”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей кораблів вікінгів”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng tàu Viking”

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