Lofotr Viking Museum

Fantastic; very interesting. Viking museum lots of interesting sections .from old games ; fur products. Viking artifacts. Must place to visit . Viking farm is a replica of the original which was discovered in 1980 . Opposite is the original excavation marked with stone artifacts found . The building on entry as a cafe and souvenir shop also toilets.alao a interactive museum.

Very friendly and enthusiastic staff. The information and relics were really good. The long house was very immersive, we sat for the lamb soup…tasty. My teens and I enjoyed the minute walk to the archery, axe throwing, light hearted forest games and boat ride. A really good 3hours.

I liked that everything is included in the price. The beginning of the museum where you listen, is a little short and could have improvement, but the rest is very good. I like the longhouse, axe throwing and arrow shooting. It's also a boat included to top the experience. Unfortunately I was a little too cold to try it this day, but looks fun. It has also a souvenir and taxfree shop.

One of my highlights for the area, wasn't expecting it to be quite as amazing as it was. The Viking sailing experience is phenomenal (last boat at 4:30pm). Running horses, axe throwing, archery, and all the staff are so pleasant!

A fun and exciting experience for people of all ages. While the museum was not huge, it had its charm. The Viking House was a hands on approach, allowing you to literally touch everything. So armour up, and be sure to ask the guides any questions, they were very knowledgeable!

Such a disappointment for an adult visitor. The museum has great potential: the reconstruction of the longhouse is impressive, the artifacts on display are interesting, there's a film intended to immerse you in Viking life, and you can even sail a dragon boat! So what could possibly go wrong? Well, the longhouse exhibition contains almost no information in English—except for a small panel about mythology. As a result, we simply walked through a beautifully designed exhibit without gaining any real insight. I teach at a university, so I’m fairly tolerant of dry or academic content. However, the audio guide for the main exhibition has a very poor ratio of useful to irrelevant information. You have to listen to a lot of unnecessary stories just to find a few meaningful facts. The film offers no historical context—it’s merely an emotional (and slightly melodramatic) visual portrayal of one jarl’s life, again without providing much educational value. Finally, we wanted to sail the dragon boat. After a 15-minute walk to the lake, we discovered that we could only sign up for a ride an hour later. I really don’t understand why registration isn’t handled at the museum entrance - this would save visitors time and frustration. To sum up, you can have a nice experience here as an adult visitor - just don’t expect to learn much about Viking history.

Expansive Viking museum, with local artifacts on display, a re-constructed longhouse, & activities. It’s about a 20 minute scenic walk down to the water for boat rides & activities (axe throwing / archery / pony rides for kids). Good selection & quality at the cafe.

Great experience for the whole family. From leather tanning, archery, axe throwing, pony rides, Viking ship sail to the visit of the long house it was exactly the educational visit we expected and fully enjoyed. Our children learned about the Scandinavian past with eagerness and engagement throughout the whole visit.