Free admission April 11, 2026
Ribe Roots – Children’s Viking Village now opening
Help open Ribe's new family attraction
Ribe Roots - Children's Viking Village is a new experience at Ribe Viking Museum, where children of all ages can play their way back to the Viking Age in Ribe.
On April 11, Ribe Roots opens, and you're invited to join us. There's free entry, lots of exciting activities for children and adults alike - and free ice cream for the first 100 children!
Today's program
- 10:00 The museum opens
- 10:15 Speeches by May-Britt Andrea Andersen (City Councillor) and Merete Jankowski (Director, Museum Vest)
- 11:30 Talk between cartoonist Peter Madsen and archaeologist Sarah Skytte Qvistgaard about the creation of Ribe Roots
- 12:30 Movie screening
- 12:30 Guided tour (sign up at the front desk)
- 14:45 Movie screening
- 15:00 Guided tour (sign up at the front desk)
- 17:00 The museum closes
Also look forward to
- Free ice cream from Hansen's for the first 100 children!
- Treasure hunt (11-17)
- Make your own coin (11-17)
- Delicious tastings (11-15)
- Meet the museum vikings Dan and Jens (11-14:30)
