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23.02.2020
Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art The highly regarded National Museum of Contemporary Art is keeper of the National Gallery's collections of post-WWII Scandinavian and international art. The gallery is also known for its cutting-edge temporary exhibitions. At time of writing it had closed its doors at Bankplassen...
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23.02.2020
Kon-Tiki Museum A favourite among children, this worthwhile museum is dedicated to the balsa raft Kon-Tiki, which Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. The museum also displays the totora-reed boat Ra II, built by Aymara people on the Bolivian...
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23.02.2020
Cemetery of Our Saviour This triangular cemetery dates to the Napoleonic wars, but it's most notable as the final resting place of artist Munch and writer Ibsen. Ibsen's grand obelisk is marked with a hammer, while Munch's grave is graced by a bust of the artist. For Harry Hole fans, an apartment...
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22.02.2020
Oslo City Hall Oslo City Hall (Norwegian: Oslo rådhus) is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. The building as it stands today was constructed...
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22.02.2020
The Palace Park (Slottsparken) Rising up above the western end of central Oslo is the sloping parkland of Slottsparken, one of the capital's first public parks. Filled with rambling pastures, flowering meadows, a duck pond or three, and wooded arcades, it's a lovely place for a quiet walk and, despite its...
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22.02.2020
Akerselva River Running from Maridalsvannet to the Oslofjord, this fast-flowing river was once the centre of Oslo's industry and then, until the late 20th century, abandoned and unloved. Today it's one of the city's favourite places to relax, an 8km swath of forested rapids, waterfalls,...
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21.02.2020
Nobel Institute It is unclear why Alfred Nobel chose Norway to administer the Peace Prize, but whatever the reason, it is a committee of five Norwegians, appointed for six-year terms by the Norwegian Storting (parliament), that chooses the winner each year, and their meetings are held here behind...
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21.02.2020
Botanical Garden (Oslo) The collections of the Botanical Garden include over 5,500 plant types from around the world. They are used actively in education, outreach and research at the museum. The plants are both grown in green houses and in different thematic gardens outside. The Botanical Garden conveys...
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21.02.2020
Natural History Museum (Oslo) The Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo (Norwegian: Naturhistorisk museum, NHM) is Norway's oldest and largest museum of natural history. It is situated in the neighborhood of Tøyen in Oslo, Norway. It traces its roots to...
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20.02.2020
Emanuel Vigeland Museum The original plans for Emanuel Vigeland Museum show that the large main hall was intended as an exhibition space for paintings and sculptures. Only the end wall and the ceiling were supposed to be covered with fresco paintings. In the 1940's the windows were filled with brick and...
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