Vikingemuseet Lindholm Høje

About the museum

On the hill of Lindholm Høje above the Limfjord lies one of the largest known burial grounds of the late Iron Age and Viking Age. As early as the end of the 19th century, the teacher Augusta Zangenberg campaigned for the protection of the site. Between 1952 and 1958, the National Museum and the Aalborg Historiske Museum uncovered about 700 cremation graves and more than 40 inhumation graves from roughly 400 to 1000, as well as parts of a village and a freshly plowed Viking Age field.

The graves are marked with stone settings: triangles and ship shapes mark men's graves, oval and round settings women's graves. The field today lies as open landscape next to the museum.

For its 100th anniversary, Aalborg Portland donated the first museum building in 1989, designed by Lars Fich and Lars Haastrup; the museum opened in 1992. From 2002 it was expanded by about 1,000 square meters: in 2007 the Aalborg Portland Sal was added, in 2008 the workshop Ildmagerens Værksted, and in September 2008 a new permanent exhibition. Today the house belongs to Nordjyske Museer.

Highlights

• Burial ground with about 700 cremation graves and ship settings from the Iron and Viking Ages
• View across the Limfjord to Aalborg
• Virtual Viking helmet and interactive rowing boat in the exhibition
• Wooden figure Frøya from Rebild in "Oldtiden i Limfjordslandet"
• Café Lindholm right at the museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Vikingerne på Lindholm Høje – Finds from the burial ground tell of everyday life in the Viking village – from farming, domestic animals, and clothing to burial customs; with interactive stations.
• Oldtiden i Limfjordslandet – Prehistory on the eastern Limfjord through excavations such as Bejsebakken, Overbygård, and Sebbersund, with large-format reconstruction drawings and audio stations.

Founded

1989

Operated by

Nordjyske Museer

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Museum accessible with elevator and ramps; the burial ground itself is not wheelchair-accessible. Accessible toilets available. Assistance dogs welcome everywhere, other dogs only outdoors on a leash.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities

The exhibition invites participation: children can virtually put on a Viking helmet and row an interactive Viking boat; in "Oldtiden i Limfjordslandet" replica flint axes and iron swords may be touched. Changing facilities available.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Lindholm (run by VM Event & Konference) is open to museum guests and day visitors. Museum shop with, among other things, replicas of Viking jewelry, glass beads, books, and mead.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Meetings, conferences, and private celebrations (e.g., weddings, confirmations) are offered via the café operator VM Event & Konference.

Plan your visit