Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, is planning to bring its Viking museum to light in a new building that could become a major tourism attraction for the city and would replace an existing smaller underground exhibit.
It’s a joint project between the city and the Moesgaard Museum, which already operates the city’s archaeology museum and an out-of-town living history museum. The new museum would be housed at the town’s Bispetorvet central square.
Museum officials pointed out that because Aarhus has largely kept its original town layout from the 8th century, the Museum’s proposed location is in a place where visitors will be literally walking in the footsteps of Vikings.
The Museum’s analysis indicates that the museum could attract nearly 400,000 visitors a year. City officials will make a final decision soon; if they approve construction could start in 2028 and be complete by 2032.
