A New Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
Authors
Valsby-Koch, Matias ; Balle, Tobias Møller ; Jensen, Emilie
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Submitted on
2023-06-21
Pages
191
Abstract
This thesis responds to an architectural competition for a new Viking Ship Museum, launched because rising sea levels threaten the current site. The goal is a climate-resilient design that protects a piece of world cultural heritage: the five Viking ships known as the Skuldelev ships. The project works on two tracks: transforming the existing museum and designing a new one. This is treated as an opportunity to preserve the place’s unique character while expanding and updating the museum’s stories and public outreach. Because the existing building is being altered, transformation is an integral part of the design; the new and the old must be developed together and cannot be considered separately. Staying true to the current museum’s purpose, the architecture is intended to mirror what is exhibited and create a coherent whole—an exhibition and communication concept built around three narratives: Vikings, ships, and the museum’s work with underwater cultural heritage (heritage preserved under water).
Dette speciale er et svar på en arkitektkonkurrence om et nyt Vikingeskibsmuseum, udskrevet fordi stigende vandstande truer den nuværende placering. Målet er et klimarobust design, der beskytter en del af verdens kulturarv: de fem vikingeskibe kendt som Skuldelevskibene. Projektet arbejder i to spor: at transformere det eksisterende museum og at designe et nyt. Det ses som en mulighed for at bevare stedets særlige kvaliteter og samtidig udvide og forny museets fortællinger og formidlingsaktiviteter. Fordi det eksisterende ændres, er transformation en uadskillelig del af projektet; nyt og gammelt må udvikles sammen og kan ikke betragtes hver for sig. Tro mod det nuværende museums eksistensberettigelse er det arkitektoniske mål at afspejle det udstillede og skabe en sammenhængende helhed—et udstillings- og formidlingsgreb bygget på tre fortællinger: vikinger, skibe og museets arbejde med undervandskulturarv (kulturarv bevaret under vand).
[This apstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]