The Viking Ship Museum is closed, reopens in 2027 as the Museum of the Viking Age
The world's leading Viking museum
The Viking Ship Museum is closed and will reopen in 2027 as the Museum of the Viking Age.
At the Museum of the Viking Age, you can experience the world's best-preserved Viking ships and more than 5500 other objects from the Viking Era. As a research museum, we are responsible for the preservation of these national treasures, for both the present and for future generations.
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The Viking Ship Museum is closed, see exquisite objects from the Viking Age at the Historical Museum in Oslo
The Viking Ship Museum is closed for rebuilding. It will reopen as the Museum of the Viking Age in 2027. The objects are being conserved, but you can see other exquisite objects from the Viking Age at the Historical Museum in the middle of Oslo city centre.