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Country guide

Theme: Museums in Norway

3838 places catalogued in Norway so far.

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Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

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Top things to see

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  1. Viking Ship Museum
    02 1 hr 30 min

    Viking Ship Museum

    Vikingskipshuset

    The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset) at Bygdøy is closed while it is rebuilt and extended as the new Museum of the Viking Age.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  2. Oslo Opera House
    03 1 hour

    Oslo Opera House

    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.

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
    • Oslo
  3. Fram Museum
    04 1 hr 30 min

    Fram Museum

    Framhuset;Frammuseet

    The Fram Museum (Frammuseet) on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo tells the story of Norwegian polar exploration.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  4. National Gallery of Norway
    05 45 min

    National Gallery of Norway

    Nasjonalgalleriet

    The National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) is an art gallery in Oslo, established in 1842 following a parliamentary decision of 1836.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  5. Nobel Peace Center
    06 1 hr 30 min

    Nobel Peace Center

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  6. Kon-Tiki Museum
    07 1 hr 30 min

    Kon-Tiki Museum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  7. Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
    08 1 hr 30 min

    Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

    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…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  8. National Theatre Oslo
    09 1 hour

    National Theatre Oslo

    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.

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
    • Oslo
  9. Oscarshall
    10 1 hr 30 min

    Oscarshall

    Lystslottet Oscarshall

    Oscarshall is a royal pleasure palace (maison de plaisance) on the small fjord Frognerkilen on Bygdøy in Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  10. Vigeland Museum
    11 1 hr 30 min

    Vigeland Museum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  11. Museum of Cultural History
    12 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Cultural History

    Kulturhistorisk museum

    The Museum of Cultural History (Kulturhistorisk museum, KHM) is a group of museums belonging to the University of Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  12. Kunstnernes Hus
    13 1 hour

    Kunstnernes Hus

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  13. Norway's Resistance Museum
    14 1 hr 30 min

    Norway's Resistance Museum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  14. Oslo Spektrum
    15 1 hour

    Oslo Spektrum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
    • Oslo
  15. Oslo City Museum
    16 1 hr 30 min

    Oslo City Museum

    Bymuseet

    The Museum of Oslo (Bymuseet) is the city museum of Oslo, housed in Frogner Manor in Frogner Park together with the Theatre Museum.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  16. Norwegian Maritime Museum
    17 1 hr 30 min

    Norwegian Maritime Museum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  17. Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities
    18 1 hr 30 min

    Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  18. Holmenkollen Ski Museum
    19 1 hr 30 min

    Holmenkollen Ski Museum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  19. Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5
    20 1 hr 30 min

    Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5

    Sporveismuseet

    Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5 is Oslo's public transport museum, housed in a former tram depot at Majorstuen. The depot, designed by Paul A.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  20. Forsvarsmuseet
    21 1 hr 30 min

    Forsvarsmuseet

    Forsvarsmuseet, the Armed Forces Museum, is the main museum of the Norwegian Armed Forces and has been at Akershus Fortress since 1860.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  21. Ibsen Museum
    22 1 hr 30 min

    Ibsen Museum

    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.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  22. Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
    23 1 hr 30 min

    Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology

    Norsk Teknisk Museum

    The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology (Norsk Teknisk Museum) is Norway's national museum of technology, industry, science and medicine.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  23. Det Norske Teatret
    24 1 hour

    Det Norske Teatret

    Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theatre) is a theatre in Oslo founded in 1912 on the initiative of Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs.

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
    • Oslo
  24. Bogstad
    25 1 hr 30 min

    Bogstad

    Bogstad gård

    Bogstad (Bogstad gård) is a historic manor house and former estate in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, beside the lake Bogstadvannet in the Sørkedalen valley.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo

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