Museum of Oslo
Museum of Oslo
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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
OPENING HOURS FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2019/2020: Closed December 23 to December 26 Closed December 30 to January 6. Museum of Oslo is situated at Frogner Manor in the Vigeland park (Frognerparken). It is a museum of cultural history with one of the largest collections of paintings in Norway. The history of Oslo is illustrated by thematic exhibitions showing, among other things, the development of Oslo and the city's cultural and commercial activities. The museum's Cafe Mathia serves coffee, tea, mineral water, cakes, sandwiches and ice cream. July - August: Guided tours in English on request.
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Joshua R
Washington DC, DC557 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
This museum was included in the Oslo Pass so we went. It was interesting to see the history of Oslo but would recommend the Norse Folk Museum which covers a lot of the same material. While there it seemed the top floor was not completed yet and displays were just empty.
Written March 3, 2022
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GlobetrottingViking
Thatcham, UK3,620 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
This is a well-curated museum of the history of Oslo. There are several sections. Of particular interest were the several old paintings of Oslo from past decades and centuries. This is a good way to get the basics of the history of Norway's capital city.
Written June 17, 2024
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Manningjen
Columbia, MD784 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
Nice little museum in a charming old Manor House compound in Frogner Park — next to the magnificent Vigeland sculptures. wouldn’t be my first choice of Museum to visit in Oslo, but worth going if you are in neighborhood. Also worth visiting the casual cafe if you are in need of refreshment after viewing the Vigeland sculptures.
Written February 29, 2020
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599Angela
Toronto, Canada513 contributions
Aug 2019
On the Oslo pass. I did not get a very warm reception when I showed up, the person who gave me a ticket insisted I see the 1970s exhibit first before I had any other context. It was comprehensive and mostly in Norwegian, but watching excepts from 1970s Norwegian television in a mockup of a period living room was nicely bizarre.
There was supposed to be a movie about Oslo's history but I never found it. They had galleries about the various incarnations of Oslo since the middle ages, but they were oddly laid out and there was no sense of flow. And the upper galleries had rooms and rooms of bric-a-brac about dance and theatre groups with very little English context, and stories about neighbourhoods.
And finally there was a very thoughtful and comprehensive display of animal life in Oslo, both wild and domesticated, with paintings and artifacts.
It was all a bit confusing. It really needs a curator who can unify and organize the huge collection of material.
But top marks for collecting all of this in one place and attempting to make it available. The building itself is nice from the outside, although you can't enter the old parts.
There was supposed to be a movie about Oslo's history but I never found it. They had galleries about the various incarnations of Oslo since the middle ages, but they were oddly laid out and there was no sense of flow. And the upper galleries had rooms and rooms of bric-a-brac about dance and theatre groups with very little English context, and stories about neighbourhoods.
And finally there was a very thoughtful and comprehensive display of animal life in Oslo, both wild and domesticated, with paintings and artifacts.
It was all a bit confusing. It really needs a curator who can unify and organize the huge collection of material.
But top marks for collecting all of this in one place and attempting to make it available. The building itself is nice from the outside, although you can't enter the old parts.
Written August 25, 2019
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Tano
Hurdal Municipality, Norway645 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
This is not a big museum and id doesn't take too long to visit it.
It is located in the Vigeland Park.
It is an interesting museum, it showes the history of the city through different ways.
It is quite a nice museum to visit.
It is located in the Vigeland Park.
It is an interesting museum, it showes the history of the city through different ways.
It is quite a nice museum to visit.
Written May 29, 2018
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Glutenfree Apostle
Grand Rapids, MI17 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
One can explore the history of Oslo as a city from medieval times to modern architecture. One can find maps and models of the medieval Oslo, and why not go and visit the actual ruins of the medieval Oslo that can be found east to the Opera bay nowadays. For my celiac friends out there: there are two types of gluten-free muffins in the cafe!
Written December 12, 2018
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lmjohnson1025
Columbus, OH156 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
I visited this museum yesterday and really enjoyed it. It was the first Saturday of the month so they had free entrance. The entrance is usually 50nok for students, and a little more (maybe 90nok) for adults.
They let us use complimentary audio guides for two different areas of the museum. We walked through the other two, but much more quickly. This is the best museum I have visited in Oslo, but you must get the audio guide.
They let us use complimentary audio guides for two different areas of the museum. We walked through the other two, but much more quickly. This is the best museum I have visited in Oslo, but you must get the audio guide.
Written August 4, 2019
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Danielle
United States1,411 contributions
Jan 2019 • Friends
Definitely a unique museum. The artifacts range from art, clothing, pop culture, to how the kitchen has evolved over time. Very random
We stopped in since it was part of our Oslo Pass and we were in the area. The museum is not free, but is included with the pass. Probably 90% of the exhibits are only in Norwegian so it didn't take us too long to make it though since we couldn't read the plaques and didn't want to spend the whole day using google to translate them. There is a small gift shop and a small cafe inside the main entrance. They do offer lockers for free to place your backpacks and coats.
We stopped in since it was part of our Oslo Pass and we were in the area. The museum is not free, but is included with the pass. Probably 90% of the exhibits are only in Norwegian so it didn't take us too long to make it though since we couldn't read the plaques and didn't want to spend the whole day using google to translate them. There is a small gift shop and a small cafe inside the main entrance. They do offer lockers for free to place your backpacks and coats.
Written March 10, 2019
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Jill O
Edinburgh, UK82 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
I note plenty of previous reviewers are commenting on the fact this museum is free .... if it was it is not any more and I paid 90 NOK this week! Two sections, one of which is on the 1970s. As I was young then, I remember it well so felt a few orange household items, smock dresses and images of demonstrations were evocative but underwhelming. Most of remainder of the museum is about the development of Oslo which was interesting but the English signs and audio commentaries are not always available. Disappointing I felt. Also at the very end of the museum was a costume section and there was nothing at all in English. I do have a go at speaking some Norwegian, but cut us some slack, please!
There was an interesting exhibition on women artists towards the end of the exhibits but I was too dis-spirited by then to pay much attention.
Overall, expensive for what I got out of it.
There was an interesting exhibition on women artists towards the end of the exhibits but I was too dis-spirited by then to pay much attention.
Overall, expensive for what I got out of it.
Written February 16, 2019
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hannahastock
Birmingham, UK53 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
We only really went here because we were going to the sculpture park anyway, but I quite enjoyed it. It was a side of Oslo that we didn't see in any of the other museums we visited so it was nice to see something a bit different. It was a shame that a lot of it wasn't in English and that the audioguide which was in English only covered a small section of the museum. However, the bits that were in English were really interesting and it was so quiet when we visited that we basically had the museum to ourselves which meant we felt very comfortable to look around. We also got a free coffee in the café which was delicious - I would definitely have paid for it if it wasn't free! Definitely worth a visit, if only a short one.
Written December 23, 2018
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