Experiences
upcoming events
13 – 17 February at 11 AM to 3 PM
Archaeologist for a day
Are you interested in skeletons and hidden secrets? Then visit the Archaelogical Workshop for children during the Winter Holidays.
Where: Viking Museum Ladby
When: 13 – 17 February 2023 at 11 AM – 3 PM
Price: 25 kr.
3 - 5 April at 11 AM to 3 PM
Viking weapons and battles
Try out the Easter Holiday activities for the whole family. Become a Viking warrior and try archery and combat training.
Where: Viking Museum Ladby
When: 3 – 5 April 2023 at 11 AM – 3 PM
Price: 20 kr.
Summer 2023
Summer holiday at the Viking Museum Ladby
Meet the Vikings, hear about the Viking Age and take part in Viking experiences for all ages.
Where: Viking Museum Ladby
When: Summer 2023
Summer 2023
Guided tours of the museum
Join a tour with a museum curator or a volunteer guide at the Viking Museum and hear how we are in the middle of solving the puzzle about The Viking King.
Where: Viking Museum Ladby
When: Selected days in 2023
Permanent exhibitions and experiences
The Ship Grave
Step into the darkness and discover Denmark’s only Viking ship grave.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
When: During opening hours
The World of the Ladby King
Immerse yourself in a tale of the Viking Age’s heathen princes – their daily lives, their residence, death, and religion.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
When: During opening hours
The Death Ship – the power in position
Experience the burial gifts from The Ladby King’s ship’s grave and the Warrior-Prince grave Rosenlund.
The Ladby Dragon
The Ladby Dragen is a longship, built as a reconstruction of the Death Ship, which can be experienced at The Viking Museum Ladby.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
When: During opening hours
The Ladby Tapestry
The Ladby Tapestry is a 7-metre-long embroidery work, which tells the story of the Ladby Ship, Denmark’s only known Viking ship grave.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
Where: During opening hours
Try Viking clothes in the Suit Room
Are you fascinated by the Vikings’ clothes and curious to know more about the Vikings’ fashion?
In the suit room you can find try-on Viking clothes for both men and women, children and adults.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
When: During opening hours
for families
Children’s competition: The hunt for The Ladby King’s treasures
Get around the museum with this fun kids’ competition for kids of all ages.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
Where: During opening hours
Children’s competition: Blood, violence, and dead kings
A competition for (bloodthirsty) children and their adults.
Where: The Viking Museum Ladby
Where: During opening hours
guided tours
Book a tour of the Viking Museum Ladby
Accompanied by the guide, you will experience exhibitions, landscape, and the ship’s grave with extra good storytelling and local stories about The Ladby Ship and The Viking Museum Ladby.
Book a storytelling about old and new Ladby tapestries
Book a storytelling about The Ladby Tapestries and hear about the first Ladby Tapestry and see the creation of the new tapestries. Experience the fine textile craftsmanship and hear about the projects from one of the embroiderers themselves.
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