Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Today: Closed today
Standing: Must see · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 5 of 3,842

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Closed today, Wednesday. The next opening is not recorded — the planner will not place a stop here on a Wednesday.

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Opening hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	Closed
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-09-09.

About Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset) at Bygdøy is closed while it is rebuilt and extended as the new Museum of the Viking Age. The first part of the museum opened to the public in 1926, and before it closed it welcomed more than half a million visitors a year. Statsbygg is the project owner, AF Gruppen is building it and AART Architects designed the extension. Once completed, the University of Oslo will run the building, with the Museum of Cultural History responsible for exhibitions, research and public services.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

The new museum will show the world's best-preserved Viking ships and more than 5,000 genuine objects from the Viking Age. Highlights named by the museum include the Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune ships, the Oseberg wagon, sleighs and textiles, the Gjermundbu helmet, the Langeid sword, the Hoen hoard, the gold spur from Rød, the Celtic bucket and the Dynna stone. The ships and sleds, too fragile to be moved, stayed in the original building, and the museum reported in 2026 that all the ships and the Oseberg sledges are now in place in the new museum.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Season and crowds

The former Viking Ship Museum is closed and cannot be visited. The museum is working towards opening the new Museum of the Viking Age in late 2027; its FAQ names November 2027 as the planned reopening, and both pages say the date is subject to change. Ticket sales have not started yet: tickets and information about prices will be available closer to the opening. Until then, plan your Bygdøy day around the other museums on the peninsula and check the museum's website for the confirmed opening date.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Getting there

The museum site at Bygdøy is about 15 minutes by bus from central Oslo and can be reached by bus or ferry. Bus 30 Bygdøy/Bygdøynes stops outside the museum at the stop Vikingskipene. The Dronningen–Bygdøynes ferry runs from Aker Brygge to Bygdøy, and from there it is a ten-minute walk to the museum. Parking is limited, so the museum recommends public transport; parking spaces are available for visitors with reduced mobility. The museum itself remains closed until the new Museum of the Viking Age opens.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Wheelchair access: Available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Admission fee: Payable OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building: School building OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Museum type: History OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1926 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: cultural heritage preservation in Norway Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Opened: 1926 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Arnstein Arneberg Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: University of Oslo Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Viking Ship Museum (Oslo) Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09