Local Directory Museum Oslo Akershus

MUSEUMs in OSLO and AKERSHUS

Oslo is made for walking, you can walk from the Central Station all the way to the Royal Palace in a straight line. Except for excursions to the museum-loaded Bygdøy peninsula and the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, most attractions can be covered on foot.

M U S E U M N A M E	T Y P E / A D D R E S S / M A P	P L A C E

Norsk Folkemuseum	The world´s oldest open air museum.	Oslo
the Munch Museum	Scandinavia´s leading painter.	Oslo
the Kon-Tiki Museum	the original Kon-Tiki raft.	Oslo
the Maritime Museum	The oldest boat in Norway.	Oslo
the Polar Ship Fram	the strongest wooden ship ever built.	Oslo
Ibsen Museum	Ibsen´s home.	Oslo
the Vigeland Museum	The unique sculpture museum.	Oslo
Holmenkollen Ski Museum & Tower	The Ski Museum in Holmenkollen.	Oslo
Akershus Castle	Medieval castle.	Oslo
Akershus Fortress	Medieval castle.	Oslo
The Defence Museum	Shows Norwegian military history.	Oslo
Norway´s Resistance Museum	the memorial of Norwegian patriots.	Oslo
The Viking Ship Museum	The world´s two best-preserved Viking ships.	Oslo
National Gallery	Norway´s largest collection of art.	Oslo
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art	Changing exhibitions of art.	Oslo
Stenersen Museum	Three permanent collections.	Oslo
Henie Onstad Art Centre	Norway´s largest collection of modern art.	Oslo
International Museum of Children´s Art	Children´s art from 180 countries.	Oslo
Football Museum	Covers Norwegian football only.	Oslo
National Museum - Architecture	Contains of drawings, photographs etc.	Oslo
The National Museum of Contemporary Art	Contains pictorial art from 1945 to present day.	Oslo
Oslo Fire Museum	Oslo´s rich fire history.	Oslo
Oslo City Museum	One of the largest collections of paintings.	Oslo
Historical Museum	Exhibitions about Egypt and America.	Oslo
the National Museum of Medicine	Changes over people´s lives the last 150 years.	Oslo
the Theatre Museum of Oslo	the theatre history of the Norwegian capital.	Oslo
Holocaust Center	the Holocaust and religious minorities.	Oslo
Natural History Museum	the area is designed as an Arboretum.	Oslo

Eidsvollsbygningen	the most important national symbol.	Eidsvoll
Oscarsborg Fortress	dramatic history at April 9th 1940.	Drøbak
Akershusmuseet	15 department throughout Akershus.	Strømmen
Bærums Verk	ironworks to shopping & culture.	Bærum