On Wednesday 30th March, the CAA Oslo will take you to the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy. As Norway’s most visited tourist attraction, it offers the chance to see the fantastically preserved Viking ships and the other beautifully conserved artefacts from the burials in a unique, purpose built architectural setting. Travel is by bus, the pickup will be at the University Square (Karl Johansgate) for the short journey to the museum.
In the museum there will be guides giving talks about the famous Viking age finds of Oseberg and Gokstad. A small exhibition on the documentation from the Oseberg excavation in 1904, including the detailed diaries written by the archaeologist Gustafson, will be open in the CAAs honour. The excursion will take about two hours. Time of departure will be 18:00 and 18:30 from the University square. Time at your name tab indicates your departure time (18:00 or 18:30).
