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Added by Jopie, at 24 March 2017
Opening Hours
- Monday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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12 Reviews
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01 November 2017
This place is really amazing. We took our four active boys there and they had so much fun. Lunch at the cafe that serves authentic Viking recipes was beautiful and the short film about the museum was just the right length to hold their attention so they knew what they were looking at. But they play area with the dress up and Vikings boats was just the best. Highly recommend this place!
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01 November 2017
The Viking Ship Museum is a part of the Oslo City Pass experience so if you're taking the ferry or bus to Bygdoy island, this should be one of your first stops.
The museum is small, so it won't take you long at all to get through and it features three large Viking Ships. The space the ships are in is sort of odd for the type of structures it's holding, but there are stairs to get a more arial view of them so absolutely take advantage of that, you'll get much better pictures that way.
There are some really neat artifacts here as well and of course, there's a gift shop.
It's crazy to think that these ships, which are still intact all these years later were on the rough seas. It's remarkable, really if you think about it, but sadly, the thing that makes this museum not five stars is the fact that I felt it difficult to actually learn anything about them other than the fact that they are salvaged Viking Ships. It wasn't easy to really get information about the ships, but nonetheless it's a really cool thing to see so I still would recommend anyone visiting to check this museum out.response / report this review -
28 August 2017
Great experience if you are interested in boats or the Vikings. Very informative with fantastic staff to give you all the explanation you would need about Vikings and their lifestyle.
Will be able to see 5 sunken Viking boats that have been salvaged and actual sized model of the boats made using ancient toolings and methods. Be prepared to spend about 1-2 hours at this museum.response / report this review -
22 August 2017
Amazing experience. If you're interested to learn about Viking Age ships, this is the place to go. Five original ships are on display. The original parts are cleverly attached to a modern, minimalist skeleton, to give you the best impression of the complete ship. If you instead want the most lively impression possible, just walk into their harbour filled with handmade replicas or watch one being built before your eyes. Even sailing along with one of the ships is possible. This will cost you considerably more, but what you pay is used to support this project which amazingly blends practical and historical research to keep our knowledge of a past age alive.
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08 August 2017
This place is amazing. They've got 5 Viking ships that were brought up from the bay.
They've also got working reconstructions on the ships that have been built as close to the originals as possible using the original tools and methods.
Great informative tours, decent cafe and games for kids.response / report this review -
21 July 2017
Guided tour in English was good. Hands on activities for children. It was interesting to see a ship being built. The restaurant is expensive but the portions are quite big (lots of cabbage salad). We shared a lunch meal.
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10 July 2017
Enjoyed this museum, especially the explanations of the types of rope and trees and how the ships were constructed. The actual ships were also very interesting but as I had somebody with a wheelchair it was very difficult to get access to all areas. The modern building with 'protected status' was on different levels, connected by steps with no lift. Unless your wheelchair can be lifted with the occupant in it, or the person can walk up stairs, then the main attraction is only partially accessible. This is why it only achieved 4 stars. Great museum, disappointing access arrangements.
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15 April 2017
There is almost nothing to do on a rainy day. All workshops were closed which means that we could only look at skeletons of 5 decayed small ships in around half an hour and that was it. I was really disappointed.
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13 April 2017
We really enjoyed our trip to see the five viking ships which have been brought up from the sea bed, restored and displayed in this lovely building. Make sure you start with the movie in your own language in the cinema. This sets the scene and will ensure you fully understand the effort it took from 1962 through 1975 to get the material above water and then the years of careful preservation that took place thereafter. Fascinating. And the walk through Roskilde was a lovely visit in itself.
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05 April 2017
Small but interesting place, kids can play vikings and learn how to write in runes. You can also watch a film about vikings
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03 April 2017
Cool place but a bit more child centered when we were expecting. The restored ships look amazing and are very cool to see.
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31 March 2017
Fantastic place! Watching the ships being built was great. Well worth a visit
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