Akershus Fortress

Akershusstranda, Akershus Festning, Oslo

Museums of Oslo Strategically located on the eastern shore of Oslo Harbor, the fortress and the Akershus Castle - is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of the historical architecture of the Norwegian capital and one of the city's most popular attractions.

Historical Museum in Oslo

Frederiksgate, 2, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The historical museum in Oslo is actually three museums under one roof. Among the masterpieces of his richest collection are coins, jewelry and decorative art items from the Viking Age, including the famous Khon treasure - as many as 2, 5 kg of precious metal items!

The cultural center of Heni-Unstad

Oslo, Sonja Henies vei, 31.

Museums of Oslo The largest in Norway Museum of Modern Art is located 12 kilometers west of the city center. The collection collected works of artists and sculptors from the 1950s-1960s: Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Leger, de Stael, Mur.

The Norwegian Maritime Museum

Bygdoynesveien 37, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The writer Rual Dahl once said that every Norwegian has at least one boat. And this, it seems, is very close to the truth, which every visitor of the Norwegian Maritime Museum can see. Located on the "museum" peninsula Begdyoy.

Vigeland Museum

Nobels gate 32, Oslo

Museums of Oslo Sculptor Gustav Vigeland lived and worked in the mansion (now the building of the museum) until his death, which came in 1943. After it left 12 000 drawings, 1 600 bronze and marble sculptures, 800 plaster models, 400 wooden engravings.

Museum of the Armed Forces of Oslo

Oslo, Bygning, 62

Museums of Oslo The Armed Forces Museum in Oslo was opened in 1946, but only military men could visit it. And in 1978 the museum's doors became open to everyone.

Ibsen Museum

Henrik Ibsens gate 26, Oslo

Museums of Oslo Speaking briefly, Ibsen wrote raspberry-raspberries on a topic far from real life, and Mr. Henryk was the first to show the mental throwings of ordinary people. It is clear that such an ingenious undertaking deserves a national and universal honor, and a playwright owns a museum of its own.

Kon-Tiki Museum

Bygdoynesveien 36, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The central hall of the Kon-Tiki museum, of course, is dedicated to an incredible swim. In the center of the hall there is an artfully illuminated raft in a partially original, partly restored form, and along the perimeter there are numerous materials about the expedition.

Viking Ship Museum

Huk Aveny 35, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The Museum of Viking ships was built in 1913 and keeps three rooks raised from the day of the seas. All three ships exhibited in the museum were built in the 9th century and lay for 1,000 years on a clayey seabed.

Museum of the ship "Fram"

Bygdoynesveien, 36, Oslo

Museums of Oslo About the love of Norwegians to the sea is evidenced by the fact that a good third of the museums in Oslo are more or less devoted to navigation: the Maritime Museum, Kon-Tiki Museum, the Museum of Viking ships ... and finally the magnificent Museum of the polar ship "Fram."

Munch Museum

Toyengata 53, Oslo

Museums of Oslo Let the skeptical public know that Munch is not only "Scream", but also a lot of other interesting paintings. Do not say that they were all cheerful, but a certain part of the pictures of this artist still sets the positive mood.

Museum of Applied Arts in Oslo

St. Olavs gate, 1, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The remarkable Museum of Applied Art and Design in Oslo is the first and one of the most significant collections of household items in Europe. Founded in 1876, the museum has today more than 35,000 artifacts, from Greek amphoras to jewelry from Southeast Asia.

Museum of Modern Art Astrup-Fernli

Strandpromenaden 2, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The exhibition is based on a collection of works of post-war art collected by Hans Rasmus Astrup: Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Odd Nardrum. The building of the new museum, built of wood with a double curved glass roof, has already been recognized as one of the most outstanding museums around the world in terms of architecture.

Stenersen Museum

Oslo, Munkedamsveien, 15

Museums of Oslo The Stenersen Museum is located in the heart of Oslo. It was founded in 1994, although the first collection of paintings was donated to the museum in 1936 by Rolf Stenersen, a Norwegian businessman and collector. It was he who bought the pictures of his good friend Edward Munch, which is now so proud of the museum.

National Gallery of Oslo

Universitetsgata, 13, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The National Gallery of Oslo is one of the most extensive, interesting and beloved by tourists museums of the Norwegian capital. Within its walls is the largest collection of Norwegian art in the country, from the era of Romanticism to the 50s of the 20th century.

National Museum of Modern Art in Oslo

Bankplassen, 4, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The National Museum of Modern Art is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Oslo, which includes works by Norwegian and European artists of the period after 1945 to the present day. The collection has more than five thousand exhibits, most of it is devoted to Norwegian creativity.

Norwegian Ethnographic Museum

Museumsveien, 10, Oslo

Museums of Oslo The largest and most crazy interesting Norwegian ethnographic museum is a real city of exhibits in the open air. In summer there are a lot of tourists on any day of the week, and their interest in the sights is more than justified.

The capital of Norway Oslo is not the most "noteworthy" of European cities .There are not too many architectural monuments - among the most famous Oslo City Hall, the futuristic Opera House and the "where did the Norwegian land come from?" - the medieval fortress of Akershus .Therefore, enterprising Norwegians decided to go on the most logical way in attracting tourists - they opened a remarkable number of interesting museums, equipping them with the latest technology, and in addition - eliminated admission to visit many of them .This wise policy has borne fruit - today tourists in Oslo are no less than in the "untwisted" European capitals .

Museums in Oslo deserve the closest attention - everyone, without exception, will be able to choose an exposition to his liking.
Let's start with the marine theme, because Norway is a country of navigators-pioneers, from Amundsen and Nansen to our contemporary Tura Heyerdahl .The Maritime Museum of Norway, the Kon-Tiki and the Fram Museums and the Viking Ship Museum are dedicated to the great past and present voyages .The glorious Nation of the Vikings could not but leave behind a lot of interesting artifacts, marvel at the scale of which can be found in the Historical Museum of Oslo, where the richest collection of ancient jewelry and coins and the Museum of Applied Arts (here you should pay attention to the unique exposition of Egyptian mummies) .To immerse yourself in the world of "high matter" stands in the museum of the main Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, and to supplement the impression of national painting - in the National Gallery, the National Museum of Modern Art, the Stenersen Museum and the Museum of Modern Art Astrup-Fernli .Finally, you can admire the results of the work of the national sculptor Vigeland in the same park and museum .