Relocating the five Skuldelev Viking Age shipwrecks to preserve and display them for future generations

Kristiane   Strætkvern; Jesper Stub Johnsen; Anette Hjelm-Petersen; Morten Ryhl-Svendsen; Tom Nicolajsen; Simon Jensen

Relocating the five Skuldelev Viking Age shipwrecks to preserve and display them for future generations

Kristiane Strætkvern
, Jesper Stub Johnsen^*
, Anette Hjelm-Petersen
, Morten Ryhl-Svendsen
, Tom Nicolajsen
, Simon Jensen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Vikingeskibsmuseet

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Abstract

Climate change, including more frequent extreme weather events and rising temperatures, has presented a challenge to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde in its presentation of five significant archaeological Viking Age ships. After a detailed condition assessment of the exhibition building and the artifacts, it was concluded that the ships should be relocated to a safer new structure. In this paper, preparations for the relocation and specifications for a secure presentation of the ships in the new building, balancing both the safe exhibition of the finds and sustainability issues, are presented and discussed.

Translated title of the contribution	Flytning af de fem vikingeskibe fra Skuldelev for at bevare og formidle dem for fremtiden
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cultural Connections in Conservation : ICOM-CC 21st Triennial Conference Preprints, Oslo, 14-18 September 2026
Editors	Janet Bridgland, Carla Nunes
Number of pages	9
Place of Publication	Paris
Publisher	International Council of Museums
Publication date	15 Sept 2026
Edition	1
Pages	1501-1509
ISBN (Electronic)	978-2-487970-43-2
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2026

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Strætkvern, K., Stub Johnsen, J., Hjelm-Petersen, A., Ryhl-Svendsen, M., Nicolajsen, T., & Jensen, S. (2026). Relocating the five Skuldelev Viking Age shipwrecks to preserve and display them for future generations. In J. Bridgland, & C. Nunes (Eds.), Cultural Connections in Conservation: ICOM-CC 21st Triennial Conference Preprints, Oslo, 14-18 September 2026 (1 ed., pp. 1501-1509). International Council of Museums.

Strætkvern, Kristiane ; Stub Johnsen, Jesper ; Hjelm-Petersen, Anette et al. / Relocating the five Skuldelev Viking Age shipwrecks to preserve and display them for future generations. Cultural Connections in Conservation: ICOM-CC 21st Triennial Conference Preprints, Oslo, 14-18 September 2026. editor / Janet Bridgland ; Carla Nunes. 1. ed. Paris : International Council of Museums, 2026. pp. 1501-1509

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Relocating the five Skuldelev Viking Age shipwrecks to preserve and display them for future generations

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