The Vikings were more than bearded marauders but Scandinavia’s national museums continue to project that image

If you visit Scandinavia you are likely to find yourself at an exhibition about Vikings. There are many to choose from.

The National History Museum in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, houses a major permanent exhibition on Viking. The Swedish History Museum in Stockholm boasts the largest Viking Age exhibition in the world. And the new Norwegian Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo, set to open in 2027, promises to be the world’s leading Viking museum. In the meantime, a temporary exhibition displays highlights of Viking Age archaeological finds at the Museum of Cultural History.