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Norwegian Folk Museum

Museumsveien 10, Oslo 2875, Norway
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Ranked #10 of 204 attractions in Oslo
Type: Art Museums, Historic Sites, Specialty Museums, Natural History Museums
Owner description: This is Norway's largest and oldest folk museum. It includes an open-air collection of more than 150 houses taken from various regions of Norway, as... more » Owner description: This is Norway's largest and oldest folk museum. It includes an open-air collection of more than 150 houses taken from various regions of Norway, as well as an indoor museum with various exhibitions. « less
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San Francisco
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed June 8, 2013

Once again, if you have an Oslo Pass, spend an hour here. If not, and if you can not go to Sweden or Denmark, go in. The most interesting building display should have been included in Oslo City Museum because it is about Oslo city's apartment dwelling history. It seems that Norway does not really know how to curate exhibitions.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

The Norwegian Folk Museum/Park is one of the best around and i have been to Swedens, Denmarks and the Netherlands Parks. It is a great collection of traditional structures from all across Norway. It is easily walked and accessible. Take the time to go in the structures and talk with the people working there and demonstrating traditional tasks. Also do... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 4, 2013

There's both indoor and outdoor exhibits here. The highlights of course is the outdoor exhibit where it showcases the different types of houses from different era. We were here on a raining day so it was quite a muddy walk, what a pity. Do not miss the Gol Stave church, even if it involved a bit of an uphill climb,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 4, 2013

If there's one museum you must visit, it's this one. Immerses you in the time/place, and it's like walking through Hobbitville. Absolutely brilliant concept.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 29, 2013

Loved walking around and seeing all the different traditional architecture. Especially loved being able to stop in and listen to the live classical music dotted around. Moms with prams you will need help getting up the steep hill to get to the church, especially if you go up on the left where they were doing some construction/restoration work on one... More

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Koper, Slovenia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013

Its an open air musem where are exhbited different types of houses you can encounter in all Norway. The best feature is the Gol Stave church, the old town and the farm houses.

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 via mobile

It's a musum with a differene in that its in the open air. You am walk in and out of the differene historical houses on display. Time your visit for a nice sunny day!

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Orlando, FL
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013

It is a large open air museum with different kinds of houses from different parts of Norway and different times. Very interesting place near the Viking ship museum.

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Oslo, Norway
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

The open-air museum is quite large and contains enough classical wooden Norwegian buildings to satiate even the most enthusiastic. The wooden church is definitely one of the highlights here, though the indoor Sami exhibit and "Old Town" Oslo are both nice as well. The gift shop here is maybe the best in Oslo if you're looking for "Norwegian" souvenirs.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

It was a sunny day which would be important when going around this 'village'. There are many examples of Norwegian wooden buildings and although not all can be viewed from the inside, enough can be entered to give a feel of 'the old days'. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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