page_title: Lofotr Viking Museum
section_title: Current operation
hierarchical_section_title: Lofotr Viking Museum / Current operation
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Rekonstruiertes Langhaus im Wikingermuseum Borg, Vestvågøy/Lofoten, Norwegen English: Reconstructed long house in the Vikingmuseum in Borg, Vestvågøy/Lofoten, Norway Français&#160;: Reconstitution d'une longère viking à Borg dans les îles Lofoten (Norvège)
context_page_description: The Lofotr Viking Museum is a historical museum based on a reconstruction and archaeological excavation of a Viking chieftain's village on the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Borg, near Bøstad, in the municipality of Vestvågøy. It is part of the Museum Nord consortium.
context_section_description: After the excavation ended, the remains of what had once been the long-house remained visible. The long-house has been reconstructed slightly to the north of the excavation site. In 1995, the Lofotr Viking Museum was opened. The museum includes a full reconstruction of the 83-metre (272 ft) long chieftain's house, a blacksmith's forge, two ships (replicas of the Gokstad ship, one in full scale size) and their boathouses, and various reenactments intended to immerse the visitor in life at the time of the Vikings. The main building was designed by Norwegian architect, Gisle Jakhelln.
  The administration of Lofotr Viking Museum is located in the former parsonage of the Borge Church. In September 2006, a planned enlargement of Lofotr, the building of a large amphitheater into the ground between the reception building and the Chieftain House, was postponed because of the archeological findings of some 2,000-year-old cooking sites and pole holes at the site.
  Today, the area is excavated and new buildings have been built on the site. This part of the museum comprises 2 permanent exhibition halls and a film theatre. The exhibition halls displays through videos and unique artifacts, the finding and excavation of Borg. Quite a few of the archeological artifacts are of remarkable character.
  The extensive museum outdoor area is tied together with gravel walking paths, inviting the visitors to explore the history in a greater content than the exhibition halls alone - to see the reconstructed Chieftain´s house on top of the hill, to go on board the Viking ship, to see the surrounding views and try to grasp the value of the landscape and what it offered in the Viking Age - it all adds to the experience.
  The museum is open every day from 1 May to 15 September.
  The administration of Lofotr Viking Museum is located in the former parsonage of the Borge Church.
  The Longhouse served as the pit stop of the fourth leg in the Amazing Race 23.
  Lofotr Viking Museum is nominated for Museum of the Year 2011 (in Norway) and the European Museum of the Year Award 2013.
caption: Reconstructed long-house at Lofotr Viking Museum
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