Ekebergparken

Ekebergparken is a public sculpture and cultural heritage park on Ekebergåsen, the hill on the eastern side of Oslo, with a wide view over the city and the Oslofjord. It was created in cooperation between Oslo Municipality and the C. Ludens Ringnes Foundation, on the initiative of the property investor and philanthropist Christian Ringnes, and is financed by the foundation. The park opened to the public in September 2013 with 31 artworks; it now has 49.

The collection is spread through the woods and paths of the hill. Works include Auguste Rodin's Ève (1881), Salvador Dalí's Venus de Milo aux Tiroirs (1964), Damien Hirst's Anatomy of an Angel (2008), Marina Abramović's The Scream (2013), Paul McCarthy's Santa (2018), Jaume Plensa's Chloé (2019) and James Turrell's light installations Skyspace – The Color Beneath and Ganzfeld – Double Vision (2013). A small museum shop in a white Swiss-chalet villa above the Ekebergparken tram stop has a free exhibition on the nature and history of the area.

The sculpture park is open around the clock, all year round. The museum and shop are open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 16:00 and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. James Turrell's Ganzfeld and Skyspace installations can be seen on free public tours every Sunday between 11:00 and 16:00. Some artworks have their own opening hours and limited accessibility in certain seasons, so check the park's website before planning around a specific piece.

Trams 13 and 19 towards Ljabru stop at Ekebergparken. Buses 34 (towards Ekeberg Hageby) and 74 (towards Mortensrud) stop at Ekeberg Camping. Oslo S (Oslo Central Station) is the closest train station. On foot, stairs near the Oslo Hospital tram stop and the roundabout by Konows gate lead to the Love Path, which runs parallel to Kongsveien with views of the city up to the viewpoint in front of the Ekeberg restaurant. There are two car parks with limited access, in front of the Ekeberg restaurant and at Rodetomta.

The park lies on a steep hill. The main round on gravel roads is the most accessible route and reaches many of the artworks, but a number of works stand on forest paths away from the gravel roads. The museum in Lund's House has a lift and a ramp at the entrance; wheelchairs are not available to borrow. In winter the main roads are maintained, but forest paths are not gritted. Public toilets in the small white building opposite Karlsborg Spiseforretning are open 24/7 and cost NOK 20, payable by card.