Viking Ship Museum Guides
The five Skuldelev ships, whether the museum is worth it, the Copenhagen day trip, and why people keep asking if the Viking Ship Museum is closed.
Is It Worth It?
Yes — and considerably more so between May and September, when you can crew a reconstruction on the fjord. The honest case both ways.
Read guide →Getting to Roskilde From Copenhagen
A short train ride, or a guided day that bundles the ship museum, Roskilde Cathedral and the castles. Which is worth it, and what it costs.
Read guide →Five Ships, Sunk to Block a Channel
Five Viking vessels scuttled c.1070 near Skuldelev to blockade Roskilde Fjord, excavated 1962 — five different ship types, from cargo carriers to warships.
Read guide →Which Viking Ship Museum Is Closed?
Oslo's Viking Ship Museum closed in 2021 and reopens as the Museum of the Viking Age in November 2027. Roskilde's is open. Two museums, one name.
Read guide →Ready to visit: see entry tickets →