Museums and AttractionsAs a participant, you get free admission to several attractions in Oslo.Free admission ONLY during the tournament (Saturday week 30 to Sunday week 31). Some museums and attractions you can visit Akershus fortress To Oslo, Akershus Fortress is an important part of the city’s identity. The city centre was established within the walls of the fortress during 1624. The area around the fortress is popular amongst tourists during summer. The Astrup Fearnley Museum Visit Astrup Fearnley museum and see exciting, modern contemporary art! The museum moved to Tjuvholmen in 2012, beautifully located by the Oslo Fjord in a building designed by the architect Renzo Piano Place: At the tip of Aker Brygge (Tjuvholmen) Opening hours Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 12-17 Thursday 12-19 Saturday, Sunday 11-17 The Astrup Fearnley Museum The International Museum of Childrens Art The International Museum of Children’s Art in Oslo is a unique collcetion of art made by children from 2-18 years of age, from more than 180 countries. The muesm is one of the first of its kind, and at the three-store building you can see the world through childrens eyes and experience the ethical values that childrens art represent. Maybe you find a picture from the place you come from? Place: In a villa at Frøen, located at Lille Frøens vei 4. A short walk from Majorstuen and Frognerparken, but you can also take the subway line 1 to get there. Opening hours During summer, the museum is open Tuesday-Thursday 09.30-14.00 , and Saturday-Sunday from 11.00am to 16.00pm. Monday and Friday the museum is closed. The International Museum of Childrens Art Oslo Museum Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11–16 Place: Frognerveien 67 Read more: Oslo Museum The millitary defence museum At Akershus fortress, the main museum is the millitary defence museum. This museum is located in an old arsenal building, and it’s been there since 1860! The exhibitions shows the history of the Norwegian military defence from the 15th century until today. The museum provides information based on history, so that questions regarding the modern defence could be solved in a good way. Place: Akershus Fortress Read more: The Military Defence Museum Fram – The Polar Exploration Museum The Fram Museum is located at Bygdøy. Here you can see Fram, the strongest wood ship in the world! Here you can also have a swim in Oslofjorden. Boat Service offers small yellow ferries who takes you to the museum four times per hour during summer. You can also find: The Polarship Gjøa rebuilt New hisotical expeditions Presentation of different themes in the North – Icemelting and polarbears Spectacular models of the Zeppelins Norway and N25 Activitycenter – Test your abilities 116 seats cinema showing videos every 15th minute Northern lights show every 20th minute You can try the polarbear simulator Underground tunnels containing stories from the North-West passage Place: Bygdøynesveien 36, Bygdøy Read more: Frammuseet Opening hours 9-18 The Historical Museum Welcome to the History Museum! At the Historical Museum you will find exhibitions on Norwegian history from the Stone Age to the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. You can experience our rich collection of jewelry and weapons from the Viking Age and church art from the Middle Ages, explore the Egyptian mummies, and get an insight into the world's cultural diversity in our ethnographic exhibitions. The Historical Museum has the following exhibitions in 2022: • America • VIKINGR • Fabulous animals • Egypt and Europe Emotions in Antiquity and Ancient Egypt • Arctic and Sub-Arctic • Gold worth • Collapse • Transformation • Control The America exhibition shows how indigenous peoples and minorities shape their identity and tradition in the face of society at large. Here you will find, among other things, stitches, wood carving, pearl embroidery and costumes. Experience the Hopi ceramicist Nampeyo's innovative design, beautiful feather art from the Amazon and a religious Santeria altar from Cuba. In the exhibition VIKINGR you can see some of the most exquisite objects found from Norwegian Viking times. Here you can see beautiful gold jewelry, magnificent swords and the largest gold treasure found in Norway. The Vikings and their ancestors looked at animals with awe and admiration. See the exhibition Fabulous animals and join back to Iron Age Scandinavia, at a time when animals shaped people's beliefs and ideas and - not least - influenced the beautiful things they created, used and had around them. The museum has Norway's oldest and largest collection of Egyptian objects. The exhibition Egypt in Europe tells the story of the origins of the museum's Egyptian collection, and the cultural-historical "Egyptomania" from the end of the 18th century, through the 19th century, and into the 20th century. The exhibitions Ancient Egypt and Emotions in Antiquity show emotions across time and space. Here you will find selected objects from the museum's antique and Egypt collections. Separately, the exhibitions tell a story related to emotions in their time. But together they are about emotions that have similarities to different times and places: love and joy, sorrow and loss, hope, fear, and awe. The exhibition Arctic and Sub-Arctic shows objects made of natural materials such as fur, seal intestines, fish skins and bark, as well as costumes of newer materials, from indigenous groups throughout the Arctic. Get to know Bååstede, the return of Sami cultural heritage, and the collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Centre in Gjøahavn about Roald Amundsen's collection from the Expedition to the Northwest Passage 1903-05. Opens March 2022 The museum has Norway's largest coin collection and contains gold coins through 2600 years. In the exhibition Gold Worth, you can study the world's first coin, see the Gold Treasure that was evacuated when the Nazi troops from Germany occupied Norway on April 9, 1940, as well as the extensive collection of orders and gold medals by Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. Collapse shows how nature breaks into the culture and causes both collapse and new development. Get to know the challenges that faced the first Stone Age people around the Oslo Fjord, and how the people of Polynesia have learned to live with the whimsical and violent forces of nature. Opens March 2022 You can see unique art from Norwegian stave churches in the exhibition Transformation. Here we show, among other things, how wooden figures became sacred objects. You can also see the Ål roof, the largest room decoration that has been preserved from the Norwegian Middle Ages. Opens March 2022 The story of humans and animals is about both cooperation and dominance. In the exhibition Control, a rich selection of objects from the museum's collections is staged to arouse reflection and wonder. Is it certain that human development is about our ability to control the environment? Are there other stories about man's relationship to his surroundings? In addition to the permanent exhibitions mentioned above, the Historical Museum also has temporary exhibitions throughout the year. We also arrange guided tours and lectures. In our museum shop you will find the city's best selection of historical books, exclusive jewelry inspired by the Viking Age and other eras of Norwegian history, replicas of historical glass and other objects, games, toys, and a variety of gift items. Historical Museum Oslo Opening hours Monday: closed Tuesday: at 11.00 - 16.00 Wednesday: kl. 11.00 - 16.00 Thursday: at 11.00 - 20.00 LONG OPEN Friday: at 11.00 - 16.00 Saturday: at 11.00 - 16.00 Sunday: at 11.00 - 16.00 Text and picture: The Historical Museum Oslo The Kon-Tiki Museum The Kon-Tiki Museum is about the work and life of Thor Heyerdahl, one of most famous explorers in modern history. In 1947 he crossed the Pacific Ocean on the balsawood raft Kon-Tiki. This was his first expedition to be captured on film, and was later awarded Academy Award for best documentary in 1951. He later completed similar achievements with the reed boats Ra, Ra II and Tigris, through which he championed his deep involvement for both the environment and world peace. He was also responsible for important archeological excavations on the Galapagos Islands, Easter Island and in Túcume (Peru). The Kon-Tiki Museum exhibits objects from Heyerdahl’s world-famous expeditions, the original Kon-Tiki raft, and the papyrus boat Ra II. Underneath the Kon-Tiki raft there is an underwater display with a giant whale-shark, and also replicas of the secret caves of Easter Island. In the main exhibition hall, there is a model of a 10-meter high moai statue from Easter Island, and a display of the reed boat Tigris’ gigantic oar. The ship itself was burned as a protest of arms sales to poor countries, in a plead for peace. The museum is located at Bygdøy just outside Oslo centrum. Here you can also find other exciting museums; Norwegian peoples museum, The Holocaust Center, Norwegian maritime museum, The Fram Museum and the Kon-Tiki Museum. Read more about Bygdøy and all the museums at: https://www.visitoslo.com/bygdoy/ You can take the bus to Bygdøy from either Sentralbanestasjonen or Nasjonaltheateret every tenth minute. From April to October you can also take the ferry to the Kon-Tiki Museum. The Ferry leaves from the pier close to Rådhuset Opening hours The museum is open every day from 09.30 – 18.00 Address: Bygdøynesveien 36, Bygdøy The Kon-Tiki Museum Kreftforeningens vitensenter I vårt Vitensenter kan du leke deg til læring, helt gratis. Klarer du å vekke immunforsvaret til live i spillet «Guardians of the cells»? Finner du feilen i DNA-et? Og kan du blande en forsvarlig dose med cellegift?! Osv Besøk nettsiden til Kreftforeningens Vitensenter The Norwegian peoples museum The Norwegian peoples is actually the oldest open-air museum in the world. The museum has 155 building where most of them are from the 12th century, and the newest from 2002. Most of the buildings have been moved from different parts of Norway and have been rebuild at the museum. One part of the museum shows the countryside villages, while the other part shows the city. Homemade soft potato bread and a trip to the old store where you can buy old-fashioned candy is very popular amongst the kids! Free Wi-Fi at the whole museum Place: Museumsveien 10, 0287 Oslo Read more: Norsk Folkemuseum Norwegian Homefront Museum This museum located on the top of the fortress is Norways leading museum for occupation history. Through its collection, archives and library, the museum is creating a true and live picture of how occupation is influencing the people. Place: Akershus fortress Read more: Norwegian Homefront Museum Norwegian Maritime Museum Welcome to the museum of ocean, coast, and sea fare in Oslo. Here you can find several different exhibitions, movies and food places. Experience Exciting, modern and new exhibitions every year The exhibition ¨skipet¨ – Where you can see Norways oldest boat (2200 years old) and captain your own radiocontrolled boat. Meet sailors from old times at ¨Til sjøs¨ where they will tell you all about their hard work and adventures. Try out as a captain or shipsbroker at the highway of the sea. Enjoy Ivo Caprinos 18-minute movie about the Norwegian coast Stay updated for special events, family Sundays, and other funs tuff at Bygdøynes. We have a museumstore, and during summer we open the Fjordterassen outdoor cafè Place: Bygdøynesveien 37 Read more: Norsk Maritimt Museum Natural History Museum This museum contains of botanichal garden, geological museum and zoolochigal museum. Here you can find animals, plants, minerals, rocks, and fossils from all around the world. Meet the dinosaurs in the Geological museum, while you at the same time can see diamonds, meteors, and fossils. At the Zoological museum you can see a huge collection of hunting trophies from all over the world, and also the fantastic collection of animals you wish that did not exist. Place: Oslo university Entrance: Sarsgate and Monradsgate, 0562 Oslo Read more: Natural History Museum Oslo Reptile Park At Oslo Reptile Park you can see big and small snakes, Lizards, Spiders, Turtles, Dwarf Crocodiles, and the Caiman Brutus Place: St. Olavs gate 2 Read more: Oslo Reptile Park Norwegian Technical Museum The Technical musuem is a must when youre in Oslo! At the knowledge-center you can push buttons and make things happen! During summer, special activities are arranged every day. How about programming a lego-robot to cure a heart with a desease? You can also see more than 20 different exhibitions about music and machines, historical industry, Oil and Gas, medicine, hospitals and much more. Place: Kjelsåsveien 143 Read more: Norwegian Technical Museum Vigeland Museum Place: Nobels gate 32 v/Vigelandsparken, 0268 Oslo Read more: The Vigeland Museum More info At the Touristinformation in Oslo (VisitOslo) you can get more tips about concerts and other events in Oslo. The Touristinformation in Oslo (VisitOslo) Sist endret 31.07.2023 12:40