News from the Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum writes news about current topics we work with at the museum.

Here you can find stories about the boatbuilders' new building projects at the boatyard, the marine archaeologists' excavations and research results as well as information on current exhibitions and activities.

News from is archived by year and can be found by searching in the search box or clicking on the current year in the list under archived news.

Hjalmar; traditional Faroese rowing and sailing boat built by Hanus Jensen and Pernille Rosendahl, along with apprentice Oscar La Pia. Hanus, a Faroese boatbuilder, was responsible for the construction. Photo: Tríona Sørensen / Viking Ship Museum

New Faroese boat built in the spirit of old master boatbuilders

2024-09-20

The Viking Ship Museum just launched a new traditionally clinker-built Faroese rowing and sailing boat. The boat is…

At Tudse Hage off Skælskør in West Zealand lies one of the best-preserved underwater Stone Age settlements in the world. However, the site is in danger of disappearing into the sea forever. Photo: Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch.

Stone Age Atlantis in danger of disappearing into the sea forever

2024-09-19

Maritime archaeologists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde face an urgent challenge: one of the…

The original anchor in the Ladby ship.  Photo: Vikingemuseet Ladby

Impressive Viking Age anchor will be recreated at the Viking Ship Museum

2024-05-23

Red-hot iron, the whistling breath of the bellows and the sound of metal striking metal. Right now, a team of…

Sailing and summer activities at the Viking Ship Museum

2024-04-24

Summer is buzzing, the days are getting longer and you can feel it at the Viking Ship Museum. During the summer…

A new and ambitious home for the Viking ships in Roskilde

2024-01-12

The winner of the architect competition for the New Viking Ship Museum has been found. On 11 January 2024, the…

In the Marine Archaeologists' Workshop, you can follow the exploration of two shipwrecks discovered during construction work in the port of Copenhagen.

Dive into the Past: Explore Shipwrecks at the Marine Archaeologists' DocuLab

2023-12-11

The exploration of two remarkable shipwrecks found in 12 meters of water during the construction of the artificial…

In the next few days, marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum and the National Museum of Denmark will be diving down to the remains of two ships off the coast of Costa Rica. The investigation seeks to determine whether these are the wrecks of two 18th-century Danish slave ships. Photo: Andreas K. Bloch / Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

Researchers to investigate whether Costa Rica shipwrecks are Danish slave ships

2023-09-07

In the next few days, marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum and the National Museum of Denmark will be…

Cleaving oak for Skuldelev 5: Tuesday 11/7 from 10:00

2023-07-07

The boatbuilders are cleaving oak for Skuldelev 5: Tuesday 11/7 from 10:00

[Translate to english:] Silas Tavs Ravn er formidlingsmedarbejder med særligt ansvar for håndværksformidling. Han har været den primære underviser i forløbene med eleverne fra Rosenkilde Skole under Autismecenter Vestsjælland.

Children from schools for children with special needs get the courage to to do new things at the Viking Ship Museum

2023-03-06

A three-year collaboration with Rosenkilde School under The Autism Centre West Zealand have taught us how to create…

With private donations, financing is now in place to secure the five Viking ships in Roskilde for posterity.

Large donations ensure a safe and future-proof home for Roskilde’s Viking ships

2022-06-23

With private donations totalling 135 million kroner from VILLUM FONDEN, Augustinus Fonden and Aage og Johanne…