Viking Ship Museum

A stroll through the museum

The museum's exhibitions revolve around 3 enormous key pieces. These are excellently preserved Viking-era burial ships, with the remains of tapestries, furniture and different elements with which they were buried once they stopped sailing.

You can see the following ships in the museum:

Oseberg

Discovered in 1904, the Oseberg was the last ship to be found and is the one in the best condition. Built with oak wood around the year 820, it's the most striking of the 3 ships in the museum thanks to its beautiful decoration, in which some traces of paint can still be seen.

Gokstad

Found in 1884, the Gokstad dates back to around the year 890. The 23 metre (75 ft) long and 5 metre (16 ft) wide ship was found with numerous artefacts inside, which are now on display in the museum.

Tune

The Tune was the first ship to be discovered, in 1867. However, it was unfortunately encountered in very poor condition making it very difficult to see its platform.

The best preserved viking ships in the world

The Oslo Viking Ship Museum is small but very interesting and amazes visitors with its unusual subject matter and contents.

If you like museums related to the maritime world, you can also take advantage of your visit to the Bygdøy peninsula to see the Fram Museum and the Kon-Tiki Museum.