Viking Museum (Aarhus)
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The Viking Museum (
History
The museum was established in 1968, after archaeologists from the Moesgård Museum had excavated the site in 1963-1964 in connection with the construction of an office building. The museum underwent a renovation in 2008.
The Viking Museum is excavations it exhibits.[1] The excavations conducted in the 1960s, 3 m (9.8 ft) below street level, 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.[4]
Gallery
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Viking Era display at Vikingemuseet -
Display of everyday items -
Scale model of Aarhus in the Viking Age -
Viking Age runestone
See also
References
- ^ a b "Vikingemuseum" (in Danish). Nordea. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ Viking Exhibition At Museum In Skt. Clemens Market
- ^ "The Viking Museum". visitaarhus.dk. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Viking Museum". visitaarhus.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
External links
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- Viking Museum website Moesgård Museum (in Danish)