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.
New exhibition: VÍKINGR (closed November 5th-22nd)
New Viking Age exhibition. See it at the Historical Museum.
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 09:00 to 18:00
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 10:00 to 17:00. Monday closed.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
Research events
- Gutorm Gjessing Lecture 2019: Professor emeritus David W. Anthony Oct. 16, 2019 3:15 PM
- Thinking through making Nov. 27, 2019 8:30 AM
News from the Museum of Cultural History
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- A day of celebration for the Viking heritage
Sep. 2, 2019 1:09 PM
The government announced today that the long-awaited start grant for construction of the new Viking Ship Museum will be in the National budget for next year.