Viking Ship in Oslo on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million)

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Viking Ship in Oslo on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million)

The famous Norwegian Viking ship, the Oseberg ship, was built in AD 820, buried in a grave mound 14 years later, and excavated in 1904. Shortly after the excavation, the 21.5m long and 5.0m wide ship was re-assembled and exhibited at the Museum of the Viking Age, on Bygdøy Peninsula in Oslo. Now, the Viking ship in Oslo is on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million).

A new Museum of the Viking Age will open in 2027 on the same site, and the Oseberg ship is now on the move. Price tag NOK 550 million (US58 million). The new museum will be three times as large as the current Viking Ship Museum. In total, the new museum will be approx. 13,000 m2, of which approx. 9000 m2 is audience space, including 5500 m2 of exhibitions.

Viking Ship in Oslo on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million)
The new museum will be three times as large as the current Viking Ship Museum.

During the rebuilding of the museum, the Oseberg ship is packed into a steel rig. In the old museum, the Viking ships were stored in steel frames weighing approximately 50 tons. In the new building, the floor will not be able to withstand such a weight, and it has been decided that the ships will be lifted in crane tracks attached to the roof.

Viking Ship in Oslo on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million)
Project Manager Lars Christian Gomnæs at Statsbygg

“Moving fragile Viking ships that are more than a thousand years old is unique in the world, and experience and references are not available”, says Project Manager Lars Christian Gomnæs at Statsbygg, who is responsible for the new construction.

In addition to tripling the exhibition area, the new museum facility will include a restaurant, lecture hall, museum shop, museum park, a separate area for visiting schoolchildren, a laboratory with access for the public, and a research center.

The existing building is linked to the new building by a glass extension. This is not only an elegant architectural solution, but also allows the exhibition design to reinforce the initial experience concept. Nothing is more “in the moment” than being able to stand under the sky in daylight before being cast into a different world, more specifically a late summer afternoon in Oseberg in the year 834.

Viking Ship in Oslo on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million)
The new Museum of the Viking Age will open in 2027

Viking Ship in Oslo on the Move. Price Tag NOK 550 Million ($58 Million), edited by Tor Kjolberg

Feature image (on top)- The Oseberg Ship © Museum of the Viking Age/Tom Kolstad

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