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class="vrtx-empty-additional-content"> <div class="grid-container fullwidth-video page-top-white"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-header-false vrtx-more-false" id="vrtx-main-content-1"> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <div> <div class="vrtx-background-video"> <video autoplay="" loop="" muted="" playsinline="" src="/vtm_toppvideo-nettside.mp4" poster="/toppvideo-screenshot-2000px.jpg"></video> <button class="pause-video" aria-label="pause video"></button> </div> </div> <div class="text-box"> <h2>Welcome to the new museum in 2027</h2> <p>The old Viking Ship Museum is closed during the construction period.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-more-false plain-text" id="vrtx-main-content-3"> <h2>The world's leading Viking museum</h2> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <p>The Viking Ship Museum is closed and will reopen in 2027 as the Museum of the Viking Age.</p> <p>At the Museum of the Viking Age, you can experience the world's best-preserved Viking ships and more than 5500 other objects from the Viking Era. As a research museum, we are responsible for the preservation of these national treasures, for both the present and for future generations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container row-all-colored row-first-colored row-last-colored grid-color-grey"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-more-false two-column-feed grey-box" id="vrtx-main-content-4"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news">News</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <div> <div class="vrtx-feed with-images"> <ul class="items"> <li class="item-1" data-categories="type:structured-article"> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news/50-million-norwegian-kroner-to-the-museum.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="/aktuelt/vikingtidsmuseet-foto-aart-architects-versjon-2.jpg?alt=listing" alt="Illustration of the new museum building." loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <a class="item-title" href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news/50-million-norwegian-kroner-to-the-museum.html">50 million Norwegian kroner to the Museum of the Viking Age</a> <span class="published-date"> Nov. 22, 2024 10:47 AM </span> <div class="item-description"> <p>The Norwegian government allocates 50 million Norwegian kroner to secure the basic infrastructure for the new museum.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="item-2 item-last" data-categories="type:structured-article"> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news/participate-in-global-survey-about-viking-warriors.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/making-a-warrior/survey/images/vikingsurveywebbackground.jpg" alt="vikingsurveywebbackground" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <a class="item-title" href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/news/participate-in-global-survey-about-viking-warriors.html">Participate in global survey about Viking warriors</a> <span class="published-date"> Nov. 14, 2024 2:24 PM </span> <div class="item-description"> <p>Researchers are now going to determine how people all over the world perceive the Vikings as history and heritage. Would you like to participate?</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="column-wrapper triple"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-frontpage-box-picture vrtx-more-false third-box-left" id="vrtx-main-content-5"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-new-museum">The new museum</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box-picture"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-new-museum"> <img src="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/bilder/1-1711115-forplads-front-m_full.jpg" alt="Illustration of the exterior of the new museum building." loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-frontpage-box-picture vrtx-more-false third-box-middle" id="vrtx-main-content-6"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-collection/index.html">The collection</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box-picture"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-collection/index.html"> <img src="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/bilder/_30r2380b.jpg" alt="Close-up of a dragon head carved by wood." loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-frontpage-box-picture vrtx-more-false third-box-right" id="vrtx-main-content-7"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-viking-age/index.html">The Viking Age</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box-picture"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-viking-age/index.html"> <img src="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/bilder/g-cf24921-a-barlindbotten-900px.jpg" alt="Close-up of a Viking Age object." loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="column-wrapper triple"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-frontpage-box-picture vrtx-more-false third-box-left" id="vrtx-main-content-8"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-new-exhibitions">The exhibitions</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box-picture"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/the-new-exhibitions"> <img src="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/bilder/v3_fprocession_final603px.jpg" alt="Illustration of an exhibition." loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-frontpage-box-picture vrtx-more-false third-box-middle" id="vrtx-main-content-9"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/research/index.html">Research</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box-picture"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/research/index.html"> <img src="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/bilder/gjermundbu-a.jpg" alt="Close-up of a table filled with Viking Age objects, a hand holds a part of a Viking helmet." loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-frontpage-box-picture vrtx-more-false third-box-right" id="vrtx-main-content-10"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/photo-bank">Press photos</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box-picture"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/photo-bank"> <img src="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/bilder/v1_ohpm_final_dn-clear660px.jpg" alt="Illustration of the exterior of the new museum building." loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container row-all-colored row-first-colored row-last-colored grid-color-grey"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-more-false plain-text grey-box" id="vrtx-main-content-11"> <h2>The Viking Ship Museum is closed, see exquisite objects from the Viking Age at the Historical Museum in Oslo</h2> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <p>The Viking Ship Museum is closed for rebuilding. It will reopen as the Museum of the Viking Age in 2027. The objects are being conserved, but you can see other exquisite objects from the Viking Age at the <a href="https://www.historiskmuseum.no/english/">Historical Museum in the middle of Oslo city centre</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="column-wrapper half-half"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-more-false half-box-left" id="vrtx-main-content-12"> <h2><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/contact">Contact</a></h2> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <p><a href="/english/contact/index.html">Do you want more information about the project, please contact us!</a></p> <!-- h2>Follow us</h2> <ul class="vrtx-social-list"> <li><a alt="Facebook" class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/vikingtidsmuseet">Facebook</a></li> <li><a class="instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/vikingtidsmuseet">Instagram</a></li> </ul --> </div> </div> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-header-false vrtx-more-false half-box-right" id="vrtx-main-content-13"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container row-all-colored row-first-colored row-last-colored social-media-container grid-color-grey"> <div class="row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box"> <h2>Follow Museum of the Viking Age</h2> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <div class="left"> <ul class="vrtx-social-list"> <li><a alt="Facebook" class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/vikingtidsmuseet">Facebook</a></li> <li><a class="instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/vikingtidsmuseet">Instagram</a></li> <li><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFX0SU1fRrm4-IcyMke6xCw">YouTube</a></li> <li><a class="linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/vikingtidsmuseet/">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="right"> <!-- a href="http://eepurl.com/deTYIX" class="button" role="button">Sign up for our news letter</a --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--stopindex--> </main> </div> <!-- Page footer start --> <footer id="footer-wrapper" class="grid-container"> <div id="footers" class="row"> <div class="footer-content-wrapper"> <div class="footer-title"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english">Museum of the Viking Age</a> </div> <div class="footer-content"> <div> <h2>Contact information</h2> <p><a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/contact/index.html">Contact us</a><br> <a href="https://www.uio.no/english/about/getting-around/areas/city-centre/se07/">Find us</a></p> </div> <div> <h2>About the website</h2> <p><a href="/english/the-new-museum/regulations/privacy-declarations/privacy-policy-web.html">Cookies</a><br> <a href="https://uustatus.no/nb/erklaringer/publisert/9336562c-fbb2-48db-b3f2-54df3b231a44">Accessibility statement (in Norwegian only)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footer-meta-admin"> <h2 class="menu-label">Responsible for this page</h2> <p> <a href="mailto:nettredaktor@khm.uio.no">Web editor</a> </p> <div class="vrtx-login-manage-component"> <a href="https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/index.html?authTarget" class="vrtx-login-manage-link"> Log in </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <nav class="grid-container grid-container-top" id="footer-wrapper-back-to-uio"> <div class="row"> <a class="back-to-uio-logo" href="https://www.uio.no/english/" title="Go to uio.no"></a> </div> </nav> <script type="module" src='/vrtx/dist/resources/uio2/js/uio2-light.js'></script> <script type="module" src='/vrtx/dist/resources/js/local.js'></script> </body> </html>