City guide · Norway
3838 places catalogued in Oslo so far.
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Operahuset i Oslo
The Oslo Opera House (Operahuset) is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet and Norway's national opera house, standing in Bjørvika at the head of the Oslofjord.
Munchmuseet
The Munch Museum (Munchmuseet), marketed as MUNCH since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Norsk Folkemuseum
Norsk Folkemuseum (the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History) on Bygdøy in Oslo is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections from all social groups and all regions of Norway, and a large open-air museum of more than 150 buildings…
Vikingskipshuset
The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset) at Bygdøy is closed while it is rebuilt and extended as the new Museum of the Viking Age.
Framhuset;Frammuseet
The Fram Museum (Frammuseet) on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo tells the story of Norwegian polar exploration.
Kon-Tiki Museet
The Kon-Tiki Museum (Kon-Tiki Museet) on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo houses the vessels and maps of Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions and a library of about 8,000 books.
Nasjonalgalleriet
The National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) is an art gallery in Oslo, established in 1842 following a parliamentary decision of 1836.
Nobels Fredssenter
The Nobel Peace Center (Nobels Fredssenter) is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents, on the City Hall Square in central Oslo.
Vigelandmuseet
The Vigeland Museum (Vigelandmuseet) in Frogner, Oslo, is dedicated to Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943), Norway's most famous sculptor, and stands just outside Frogner Park with its Vigeland installation.
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.
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre (Nationaltheatret) is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for the dramatic arts. It gave its first performance on 1 September 1899, but its origins go back to the Christiania Theatre, founded in 1829.
Skimuseet
The Holmenkollen Ski Museum (Skimuseet) lies inside the Holmenkollen ski jump, one of the most modern ski jumping venues in the world, with views over Oslo.
Bymuseet
The Museum of Oslo (Bymuseet) is the city museum of Oslo, housed in Frogner Manor in Frogner Park together with the Theatre Museum.
Kunstnernes hus
Kunstnernes Hus ("The Artists' House") is an independent art institution in central Oslo, founded by artists in 1930 and Norway's largest gallery run by artists.
Lystslottet Oscarshall
Oscarshall is a royal pleasure palace (maison de plaisance) on the small fjord Frognerkilen on Bygdøy in Oslo.
Kulturhistorisk museum
The Museum of Cultural History (Kulturhistorisk museum, KHM) is a group of museums belonging to the University of Oslo.
Norges hjemmefrontmuseum
Norway's Resistance Museum (Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum) at Akershus Fortress in Oslo tells the story of Norwegian resistance during the German occupation of 1940–1945.
Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in central Oslo, opened in December 1990 and run by Nova Spektrum. It stands next to Oslo Central Station, the bus terminal, the Jernbanetorget public transport hub and the international ferry terminals.
Norsk Maritimt Museum
The Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norsk Maritimt Museum) stands at Bygdøynes on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo. It was founded in 1914, was formerly known as Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, and is operated together with Norsk Folkemuseum.
Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter
The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret) is a research and education institution that has been housed since 2006 in Villa Grande, a villa on a hilltop on Bygdøy in Oslo.
Sporveismuseet
Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5 is Oslo's public transport museum, housed in a former tram depot at Majorstuen. The depot, designed by Paul A.
Forsvarsmuseet, the Armed Forces Museum, is the main museum of the Norwegian Armed Forces and has been at Akershus Fortress since 1860.
Ibsenmuseet
The Ibsen Museum preserves the apartment where Henrik Ibsen, Norway's greatest playwright, lived the last 11 years of his life with his wife Suzannah.
Norsk Teknisk Museum
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology (Norsk Teknisk Museum) is Norway's national museum of technology, industry, science and medicine.
Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theatre) is a theatre in Oslo founded in 1912 on the initiative of Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs.
