Viking Museum (Aarhus)

Viking Museum

Vikingemuseet
Viking Museum
Established	1968 (1968)
Location	Skt. Clemens Torv 6, Århus Denmark
Type	History museum
Website	Viking Museum

The Viking Museum (Danish: Vikingemuseet) is a small underground museum in central Aarhus, Denmark. It is located at Sankt Clemens Torv (square of St. Clement), beneath the Nordea bank building.^[1]

The Viking Museum is in situ, ie. situated upon the very site of the archaeological excavations it exhibits.^[2] The excavations were conducted in the 1960s, 3 m (9.8 ft) below street level, and revealed various Viking Age structures, items, and parts of a human skeleton. The museum provides information regarding the history of Viking Age Aarhus in general and also features copies of items on display at the much larger Moesgaard Museum to the south of Aarhus.

After a period of renovation, museum reopened during the Aarhus Viking Town Market on May 24, 2008.

The Viking Museum is administered by the Moesgård Museum and financed by both Aarhus Municipality and Nordea. There are no entry fees.^[2]

Gallery

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  Viking Era display at Vikingemuseet
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  Display of everyday items
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  Scale model of Aarhus in the Viking Age
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  Viking Age runestone

References

External links

• Viking Museum website Moesgård Museum (in Danish)

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Coordinates: 56°09′24″N 10°12′32″E / 56.1566°N 10.2089°E / 56.1566; 10.2089