Spectacular architecture
The project features spectacular architecture but also challenging ground and concrete works, strict requirements for the environment, indoor climate and securing fragile objects. Due to the many special characteristics of the project, Statsbygg has chosen to implement this in a so-called collaborative contract where Statsbygg and AF Gruppen together will develop the project.
The entire museum facility will have a total area of just over 13,000 square metres, three times the size of the current Viking Ship Museum.
The new museum will feature a public-oriented collection of objects from the Viking Ship Museum and the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo, as well as functions for research and conservation.