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Discover Oslo, the vibrant capital of Norway, with its attractions, events, culture, nature and cuisine. Find tips, guides and recommendations from locals and visitors on Visit Oslo.
In 1948 Oslo merged with Aker, a municipality which surrounded the capital and which was 27 times larger, thus creating the modern, much larger Oslo municipality. Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping.
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Discover Oslo's attractions, from the new MUNCH and National Museums to the parks and gardens. Find tips on day trips, coastal destinations, and winter activities in the Oslo region.
- Bygdøy Peninsula
- Viking Ship Museum
- Frogner Park
- Vigeland Museum
- Fram Museum
- Norwegian Folk Museum
- Norwegian National Gallery
- Oslo Opera House
- Kon-Tiki Museum
- Holmenkollen Ski Museum & Tower
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On the west side of Oslo, you’ll find yourself coming back to the Bygdøy Peninsula time and again. As well as the Bygdøy Royal Estate, the peninsula has five national museums: The Viking Ship Museum, the Fram Museum, the Norwegian Folk Museum, the Kon-Tiki Museum and the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Every one of these deserves your time, and most are...
An arm of the University of Oslo’s Cultural History Museum, the Viking Ship Museum has jaw-dropping finds from four different Viking burial sites around the Oslo Fjord. The museum is on the Bygdøy Peninsula and shines thanks to the Oseberg Ship. This 9th-century burial ship was excavated in 1904-05 and is like new as it had been encased for all tha...
Free to enter at any time of year, Frogner Park is in Oslo’s namesake borough and is a joy for the installations by 20th-century sculptor Gustav Vigeland. There are 212 sculptures in total, in bronze and granite from Iddefjord. Vigeland’s works are Realist and their subjects are bizarre, from a man fighting with babies to a woman being ridden by a ...
After the sculpture park visit the Vigeland Museum in the Neoclassical building on the southern boundary. This beautiful structure was built in the 1920s as the atelier and home of Gustav Vigeland after he had agreed to donate his works to the city. After his death the building became a museum in 1947, preserving his private apartment on the third ...
On the Bygdøy Peninsula, this museum pays tribute to the daring polar explorers of the turn of the 20th century, namely Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen. The centre of attention here is the Fram, a wooden ship that was used by all three explorers in both Arctic and Antarctic expeditions between 1893 and 1912, going further north an...
In that same bundle of world-class museums on the Bygdøy Peninsula, the Norwegian Folk Museum is an open-air attraction that has welcomed visitors for more than 115 years. The core of the collection was established by King Oscar II in the early 1880s and its showpiece is the Gol Stave Church, put up in the middle of the 12th century and relocated h...
Many people come to this museum for a single reason, to see Edvard Munch’s The Scream. A proto-Expressionist painting known to all, there’s nothing to say about The Scream that hasn’t already been said. Except when you see this icon of modern art you may be surprised to see that it is painted on cardboard. And while The Scream and another Munch mas...
A spellbinding landmark right on the harbour, the home of the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet is the Oslo Opera House, completed in 2007. Resembling an iceberg, this angular building is clad with white granite and Italian Carrara marble and has a main auditorium that can seat 1,364 spectators. On a casual visit you can go up to the roof for free ...
All about the adventures of the 20th-century anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl, the Kon-Tiki Museum is named after the balsa wood raft that Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. His purpose for taking on this perilous journey was to prove that Polynesians had emigrated to the Central and South Pacific from South America. In another daring ex...
A shortcut to Norwegian sporting history but also national identity, the Holmenkollbakken hill has been staging ski jumping competitions since 1892. The ski jumping events of the Winter Olympics were held here in 1952 and Four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have taken place at this venerated location. Within the structure of the ski jump is the...
Discover the culture, nature and history of Norway's capital with this guide to the best attractions in Oslo. From Viking ships and sculptures to museums and parks, find out what to see and do in Oslo.
Oslo is a fast-growing city with exciting attractions, culture, and nature. Explore the city centre, the fjord, the parks, the museums, and the restaurants in all seasons.
Jul 27, 2022 · Discover Oslo's attractions, from the new National Museum to the historic Vigeland Park, and enjoy the stunning views of the Oslo Fjord. Learn about the city's history, culture and nature with tips on museums, saunas, libraries and more.
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