Information about the museum
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish museum for ships, seafaring and boatbuilding culture in ancient and medieval times.
The Viking Ship Hall, the oldest part of the museum, was opened in 1969. It was designed as a large showcase to display the five Viking ships found at Skuldelev. The hall also houses special temporary exhibitions and a cinema, where a film about the excavation of the ships is shown.
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An extension to the museum, Museum Island, was opened in 1997. The museum boatyard, where visitors can watch shipwrights at work, is located on the island. Café Knarr, Activity center and School Service is also found here.
The large collection of traditional Nordic wooden boats is berthed at the harbour on Museum Island. Here you will also find the five reconstructions of the Skuldelev ships. Many of the vessels were built at the museum boatyard, which also maintains them.
The Viking Ship Museum carries out investigations before construction projects are commenced under water and along Denmark's coasts, or when the forces of nature uncover items of historical interest on the sea floor.
Information about bank and company
The Viking Ship Museum's address:
Vindeboder 12
DK-4000 Roskilde
Denmark
Tel: +45 46 300 200
Fax: +45 46 300 201
E-mail: museum(at)vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
VAT number: 27 85 35 28
The Viking Ship Museum's address:
Nordea Bank Danmark A/S
Algade 4
DK-4000 Roskilde
Denmark
Account no: 2280-6880362303
Swift-code/BIC-code: NDEADKKK
Iban-no: DK2120006880362303
In 2009, the Viking Ship Museum was awarded the Accessibility Label in various disability categories.
The Viking Ship Museum is part of the TopAttractions association - a collaboration between some of the country's largest tourist attractions.