- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10.00–17.00
- Wednesday: 10.00–17.00
- Thursday: 10.00–18.00
- Friday: 10.00–17.00
- Saturday: 10.00–17.00
- Sunday: 10.00–17.00
New exhibition:
The story of mankind is often told as an inevitable development towards civilization, made possible by the ever-increasing control of animals and plants. It begins in the Stone Age, when humans began domesticating animals and cultivating plants, continuing to the industrial agriculture of our time. In this exhibition, we want to question the story we have heard so many times.
VÍKINGR
Become acquainted with Viking war culture and their journeys, and how society changed during the Viking era.
Fabulous Animals
The Vikings and their ancestors looked upon animals with awe and admiration. Enter a world where the relationship with animals was completely different from today.
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.
Opening hours
See opening hours all year round
The Viking Ship Museum: Closed
The Viking Ship Museum is now closed for rebuilding. We will reopen as the Museum of the Viking Age in 2025.
At the Historical Museum you can visit the exhibition VÍKINGR, which contains some of the most exquisite objects that we have from the Norwegian Viking Age.
Research events
- Sustainable Collection Management June 10, 2022 10:00 AM
- Tracing, shaping and reshaping Culinary Heritage Sep. 5, 2022 9:00 AM
- Thinking Through Exhibition Making Sep. 8, 2022 12:00 PM