The Viking legacy is saved
This is how the new Viking Age Museum will be.
Exhibition: Collapse
In Collapse, you will meet people who, in various ways and at different times, face forces of nature that threatens to collapse their world.
Welcome to our two museums
The Viking Ship Museum
The world's best preserved viking ships! The Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune ships were originally ocean-going vessels before they were hauled ashore to be used in burial rituals for their rich owners. Study the ships and the Viking treasures up close!
Open every day from 10:00 to 16:00
The Historical Museum
Make a date with history! See Norway's largest collection of historical artifacts, housed in our beautiful Art Nouveau building. Visit the country’s oldest skull, exquisite Viking treasures, Egyptian mummies and a multitude of ethnographic exhibitions from Africa, to name a few.
Open Tuesday til Sunday from 11:00 to 16:00. Monday closed.Events
Two museums in one ticket!
Tickets give you admission to both museums for 48 hours.
There is no need to buy tickets online. Ticket offices are located at the museum entrances.
Free admisson for refugees
News from the Museum of Cultural History
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What we now know about the Gjellestad ship
Jan. 17, 2020 12:59 PM
The archaeologists can now safely say that the ship is from the Viking Age, and they have also circled in the area the ship was built. But there are still many secrets left to uncover…