Museet Ribes Vikinger
An archaeology museum across from the train station that uses excavated artefacts and reconstructed scenes to tell the story of Viking-age and medieval Ribe.
The museum traces Ribe's development from its origins as a market town around 700 AD, through the Viking Age, to its medieval days as a bishop's city. Its exhibits come from local archaeological digs and include Viking beads, coins, combs and weapons. There are also scale reconstructions of a Viking market and a medieval street. It is a good place to learn the background before exploring the old town and the Viking Centre. It is open all year, and admission is about 110 Danish kroner. It is across from the train station, about a five-minute walk from the cathedral.
Opening hours
approx. 10:00–16:00 (until 18:00 in July–August; closed Mondays in winter)
Nearby sights
- Ribe Kunstmuseum
- St. Catherine's Church & Priory
- Ribe Old Town
- Ribe Night Watchman Tour
- Ribe Cathedral (Ribe Domkirke)
- Riberhus Castle Mound
- Ribe VikingeCenter
- Wadden Sea Centre (Vadehavscentret)