About www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk

Vikingeskibsmuseet.dk is the website for the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde; Denmark’s museum for ships, sailing and boatbuilding.

On the website you can read about the museum’s exhibitions, research, outreach activities, boat building and many other things.

Part of the website is a closed area, used as a forum for the volunteer boat guilds and the front-line staff at the museum.

The website is owned by the Viking Ship Museum. Accordingly, the museum is responsible for its content and maintenance.

All material on vikingeskibsmuseet.dk is under copyright. If you quote from a text on the website, vikingeskibsmuseet.dk must be credited as the source. Unless otherwise stated, use of photographs from the website requires the consent of the Viking Ship Museum’s picture library. The majority of the images on the website belong to the Viking Ship Museum’s photo archive and are taken by the Viking Ship Museum’s photographer, Werner Karrasch.

Other photos and illustrations under copyright: Rafael Peier, Martin Kristensen, Erwan Crouan, photocase.com, stock.xchng

 

When you visit our website, we collect information about you to personalize and improve our content, enhancing the quality of your visit for your benefit.

We do not store cookies on your computer or mobile device; however, we use certain services that require your consent to operate.

What information do we collect?

We collect and process various types of information when you visit our website. This occurs through general page and content access, signing up for our newsletter, participating in competitions or surveys, or using other services.

We do not collect personally identifiable information, but we do record technical data about your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone), language preference, geographical location, and the pages you visit (interest areas). If you explicitly consent and provide this information, we may also process your name, phone number, email, and address. This typically occurs during event registration or when filling out contact forms.

Necessary cookies:

We use one essential cookie that cannot be disabled. This cookie solely records your consent selection.

Matomo Analytics

We use Matomo Analytics to gather data on how our website is used, allowing us to continuously improve the user experience. All data collected is anonymized and contains no personally identifiable information.

Consent-required services without cookies:

Currently, we use two services that require your consent, even though no cookies are stored. We use an external provider, Provector, to manage our web TV, and your consent is needed to display our videos on the website.

We also use Google Maps to showcase our reconstructed journeys, to communicate and document our marine archaeological work, and to highlight various Viking Age sites. This also requires your consent for us to display these maps.

How to change your consent

You can update your consent on our website at any time. In the bottom left corner of the homepage, you’ll find a small icon/fingerprint symbol; by selecting it, you can modify your original consent settings. Please note that changing your consent may impact the functionality of certain features and services.