Viking North
Viking North
11 July 2025 – July 2027
Included in general admission | Book tickets here
Filled with magnificent objects, many unseen for generations and others which have never been on public display, this exhibition will showcase the best collection of Viking finds to be shown outside London and tells the story of the Viking Age in the North of England from 866 to 1066.
Underpinned by new archaeological research and cutting-edge technology, the exhibition combines objects from Yorkshire Museum’s own collection, the Vale of York hoard, co-owned with the British Museum, and specially loaned national and regional items including objects from the Viking Army Camp at Aldwark in North Yorkshire. This combination of artefacts shown together for the first time, reflects the north as the power base for the Vikings. Many of these items in gold and silver are of high value and prestige – our version of ‘bling’ – that deemed to show the power, wealth and skills of the Viking people who lived in Yorkshire and the wider north of England.
Viking North will be accompanied by an exciting programme of engaging events – find out what’s on!
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