Museums and Sights

AKERSHUS FESTNING
Akershus Fortress
Oslo Mil./Akershus
N-0015 Oslo
Tel 22 40 39 17

Exhibitions and what to see
Dating from 1299, this Medieval castle and Royal Residence developed into a fortress armed with cannon in 1592. The Information Centre arranges guided tours of the fortress and has its own exhibition "New Barricades." Changing of the guard (HM The King's Guards) at 13.30 hrs.

Opening hours
Outdoor area open every day 6-21.

Centre :  Mon-Fri  Sat    Sun
2.5-31.8   9-16   10-16  11-16
1.9-30.4  10-16   11-16  11-16
Tours of the Fortress 12,14, 16.00 hrs. Beginning of June - end of August

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus/tram: Prinsensgate
Underground: Stortinget

AKERSHUS SLOTT
Akershus Castle
Oslo Mil./Akershus
N-0015 Oslo
Tel 22 41 25 21
Tel 22 40 36 55

Exhibitions and what to see
Dating from 1299, this Medieval castle and Royal Residence developed into a fortress in 1592 after which it was rebuilt into a renaissance palace 1637-1648. Here you can see magnificent halls, Wergeland's study when he was Keeper of Public Records, the Castle church, the Royal Mausoleum and models of the castle. Government's Reception Rooms and Banqueting Halls. Tours during the summer.

Opening hours

Period :	Mon-Sat	Sun
1.8-15.9	10-16	12.30-16
16.9-31.10	Closed	12.30-16.
Tours of the Castle 11,13, 15.00 hrs. Sun. 13.15 Opens 1.8 at earliest, due to restoration work.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 10,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus/Tram: Prinsensgate
Underground: Stortinget

ARKITEKTURMUSEUM, NORSK
Norwegian Museum
of Architecture
Kongens gate 4
N-0153 Oslo
Tel 22 42 40 80

Exhibitions and what to see
Founded in 1975 and moved to the "Kvadraturen" near Akershus Fortress. Changing exhibitions, especially of post-1900 - Norwegian architecture. A permanent exhibit of Norwegian architectural history from stave churches to our own age will open in the spring of 1996.

Opening hours
All year

        Tue-Fri 11-16
	Wed	11-18
	Sat-Sun	12-16
	Mon	closed
Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus/Tram: Kongensgt.
Underground: Stortinget

ASTRUP FEARNLEY MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Dronningens gate 4
N-0107 Oslo
Tel 22 93 60 60
Fax 22 93 60 65

Exhibitions and what to see
Changing exhibitions of Norwegian and foreign art from the post-war period to our days. The items come from the museum's own collections, as well as objects on loan in connection with special exhibitions. Guided visits can be arranged all year round.

Opening hours
All year.

        Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun	   12 - 16
	Thu	                   12 - 19
	Monday	                   Closed.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 15,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card.

Public Transport
Bus/Tram: 1,2,10,12,13 Posthuset
Underground: Stortinget

BARNEKUNSTMUSEET, DET INTERNASJONALE
International Museum of
Children's Art
Lille Frøens vei 4
N-0369 Oslo
Tel 22 46 85 73
Fax 22 69 29 10

Exhibitions and what to see
See the world through the eyes of a child. The museum presents children's art from 180 countries. Textiles, drawings, paintings, sculptures etc. Activities for children: music, dancing.

Opening hours

Period 	        Tue-Thu	   Sun
20.1-25.6	9.30-14	  11-16
26.6-15.8	 11-16	  11-16
16.8-9.9	 Closed	  Closed
10.9-15.12	9.30-14	  11-16
Mon, Fri and Sat : Closed.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 15,-
Groups with reservation NOK 15 p/p

Public Transport
Underground: No 1 Frøen.

BASARHALLENE
Bazaar Halls
Behind Oslo Cathedral

Exhibitions and what to see
Built 1841-1858 around the Cathedral. Handicraft, antiques etc.

Opening hours
Outdoor - open air all year. Open during normal shop hours.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus:
Underground: Oslo S/ Jernbane-torget

BOGSTAD HERREGÅRD
Bogstad Manor
Sørkedalsveien 826 , N-0758 Oslo
Tel 22 50 48 59
Fax 22 73 10 86

Exhibitions and what to see
Bogstad Manor lies in Norway's first English-style landscaped park. The main building has remained virtually unchanged from the late 1700s, with art and interior from the days of Peder Anker and Wedel Jarlsberg, who played a part in Norways history.

Opening hours

Period :	Sundays only
5.5-12.5	   12-14
19.5-29.9	   12-16
29.9-6.10	   12-14
The whole period: Guided tours Mon-Fri at 13.00 and 14.00. Closed Saturdays. Café open on Sundays.

Tickets (NOK)
A : 30,-
Ch : 15,-

Public Transport
Bus: 32 Voksenskog, 41 Sørkedalen

BOTANISK HAGE OG MUSEUM
Botanical Gardens
and Museum
Entrance: Sarsgate 1.
N-0562 Oslo
Post :Trondheimsveien 23b
N-0562 Oslo
Tel 22 85 16 00
Fax 22 85 18 35
Answerphone: 22 85 17 00
Entrance also from Monrads gt

Exhibitions and what to see
Park open during daytime all year round. Botanical gardens with mountain plants, waterfalls, trees and flowers. Over 1,000 mountain plants. An oasis in the middle of Oslo. Greenhouses with exotic plants and Botanical Museum. The exhibition of the botanic art of Dagny Tande Lid in the Botanical Museum is open all year: Sun, Wed, Thu and Fri 12-15. The Botanical Museum has no other exhibits open to the public.

Opening hours
The gates to the Botanical Garden (open air park) are open all year round: Mon-Fri : 7, Sat,Sun and Holidays : 10 The gates are closed:

Period	      Closing 
15.4-14.9:	20
15.9-14.4:	17
The greenhouses are open Tue-Sun as follows (Mon Closed):
Period 	        Open 
All year 	11-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground: Tøyen
Bus: 20 Munch-museet, 31, 32
Tram: 10, 11 Lakkegata skole

BYMUSEUM, OSLO
Oslo City Museum
Frognerveien 67
N-0266 Oslo
Tel 22 43 06 45

Exhibitions and what to see
A museum of cultural history in Frogner Manor at the south end of the Frogner Park. Thematic exhibitions about the City's growth and its cultural and commercial history throughout nearly 1000 years. The museum has a good collection of paintings.

Opening hours

Period :	Tue-Fri     Sat-Sun	
15.1-31.5 	10-16        11-16	
1.6-31.8	10-18        11-17	
1.9-23.12	10-18        11-16
Mondays closed.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 10,-
Free w/the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus: No. 20
Tram: No. 12,15 Frogner Plass

CHRISTIANIA BYMODELL
Model of Christiania
Akershus Fortress
Høymagasinet Bygn. 25
Tel 22 33 31 47

Exhibitions and what to see
A large model 10 x 15 m of Christiania in the year 1840. Multi-media show on 24m2 screen with Christiania's (Oslo's) history from 1624 to 1840.

Opening hours

Days:	       Tue-Sun
1.6 - 31.8	10-16
Closed on Mondays.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 10,-
Free w/the Oslo Card.

Public Transport
Bus, tram: Prinsensgt.
Underground: Stortinget

DAMSTREDET
Entrance Fredensborgveien

Exhibitions and what to see
Charming part of the town with well-preserved and inhabited timber houses from the 18th century.

Opening hours
Open air promenade.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus : No. 24, 38 Mølleveien

DOMKIRKE, OSLO
Oslo Cathedral
Stortorget 1
N-0155 Oslo
Tel 22 41 27 93

Exhibitions and what to see
Our Saviour's Church, first consecrated in 1697. Original pulpit, altarpiece and organ front with acanthus carvings. Extensive ceiling paintings from 1936-50. Stained glass windows by Emanuel Vigeland.

Opening hours
Every day all year : 10-16.

Sun 	11  and 19.30 Mass, 
Tue	12  noon prayers, 
Wed 	12  organ recital and Mass
Wed	15  Nicodemus' hour
Thu  	18.30 Vespers (evening prayers)
Fri 	12  morning prayers
(See seperate culture programme)

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus, tram: Stortorvet
Underground: Jernbanetorget

ETNOGRAFISK MUSEUM
Ethnographical Museum
(in Historical Museum)
Frederiksgate 2, N-0164 Oslo
Tel 22 85 99 64
Fax 22 85 99 60

Exhibitions and what to see
Norway's most important Ethnographical Museum with non-European cultures: Africa, Arctic, Asia, and America. Exhibits in 1996: Violence and Aesthetics, Korean Ink Paintings, Makonde (Africa) sculptures, the Ethnographical Museum's History.

Opening hours

Days:	Mon	Tue-Sun
15.9 - 14.5	Closed	12-15
15.5 - 14.9	Closed	11-15

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus, tram: Nationaltheatret

FORSVARSMUSEET
Defence Museum
Akershus Fortress, Bygning 62
Tel 22 40 35 82, Fax 22 40 31 90

Exhibitions and what to see
Situated at Akershus Fortress. Illustrates Norwegian military history using objects, models and slides. A fascinating and modern museum. Cafeteria.

Opening hours

Days	    Mon-Fri   Sat-Sun
1.6-31.8    10-18     11-16
1.9-31.5    10-15     11-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus, tram: Prinsensgt.
Underground: Stortinget

FRAMMUSEET
The Polar Ship Fram
Bygdøynes
N-0286 Oslo
Tel 22 43 83 70

Exhibitions and what to see
The entire original Arctic exploration ship, built in 1892, is exhibited with its original interior and inventory. The ship was used for three expeditions by Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen. A comprehensive history of arctic exploration is presented around the ship.

Opening hours

Period	        Mon-Fri	        Sat-Sun
1.1-28.2	Closed 	        11.00-15.45
1.3-30.4	11.00-14.45	11.00-15.45
1.5-16.5	10.00-16.45	10.00-16.45
18.5-31.8	09.00-17.45	09.00-17.45
1.9-30.9 	10.00-16.45	10.00-16.45
1.10-30.11	11.00-14.45	11.00-15.45
1.12-31.12	Closed	        11.00-15.45

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 10,-
Free w/the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus no 30 Bygdøynes
Boat no 91 from Rådhus pier (May-Sep)

GAMLE AKER KIRKE
Old Aker Church
Akersveien 25
Tel 22 69 35 82

Exhibitions and what to see
Oslo's oldest. This stone church from appr. 1100 is still used today as a parish church. The acoustics are remarkable. Church concerts.

Opening hours

All	Mon-Sat	Sun. mass
year	12-14	9 and 11
Noon prayer (Sext) each Friday at 12.30

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Buss nr 37: Aker kirke, Vår Frelsers Gravlund

HENIE-ONSTAD KUNSTSENTER
N-1311 Høvikodden
Tel 67 54 30 50

Exhibitions and what to see
Norway's largest collection of international modern art. A modern and vibrant centre with many activities. Sonja Henie's trophies. Pleasant café with outdoor section. Opportunities for bathing.

Opening hours

Period:	Mon	Tue-Fri	Sat-Sun
All year	11-17	9-21	11-17
June, July, Aug	11-17	9-21	 11-19
All year tours Sat/Sun 14.00. July-Sept family tours in sculpture park Sun 13.00
July-Aug tours
English	Wed	13.00
French	Thu	13.00
German	Thu	14.00

Tickets (NOK)
May vary with programs, exhibitions and/or performances

Public Transport
From Grønland or Oslo Central station Nos 251, 261, 151, 152 to Høvikodden.

HISTORISK MUSEUM
Frederiks gate 2
0164 Oslo
Tlf 22 85 99 12

Exhibitions and what to see
Historisk Museum comprises three university museums. See: Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Etnografisk Museum and Myntkabinettet.

Opening hours

Days:	      Mon      Tue-Sun
15.9 - 14.5   Closed   12-15
15.5 - 14.9   Closed   11-15

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus/Underground: Nationaltheatret

HJEMMEFRONTMUSEUM, NORGES
Norway's Resistance Museum
N-0015 Oslo.
Tel 22 40 31 38, Fax 22 40 31 37

Exhibitions and what to see
At Akershus Fortress. Five years of occupation from invasion to libertation are re-created with pictures, documents, posters, objects, models, original copies of newspapers and recordings.

Opening hours

Period	      Mon-Sat	 Sun
15.4-14.6     10-16	 11-16
15.6-31.8     10-17	 11-17
1.9-30.9      10-16	 11-16
1.10-14.4     10-15 	 11-16

Tickets (NOK)
A: 15,-
Ch: 5,-
Free with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Tram 10, 12, 15, 19: Rådhusplassen/Wessels plass
Underground: Stortinget

HOLMENKOLLBAKKEN
Holmenkollbakken
Ski Jump
Kongeveien 5
N-0390 Oslo
Tel 22 92 32 00
Fax 22 92 32 80

Exhibitions and what to see
Visit the world-famous skijump "on top of Oslo", with a view of the capital, its surroundings and the fjord. The Holmenkollen national facility embraces the jump itself, the Besserudtjernet pond, the cross-country arena, Holmenkollen Chapel and the Ski Museum. Nearby you will also find the Tryvann TV tower (see Tryvannstårnet). The facility is open for use all year. The first jump was built in 1892 and has since been modernized and expanded 15 times, including for its use as the main arena for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The Ski Simulater allows visitors to experience jumps in Holmenkollen and downhill races at Kvitfjell outside Lillehammer. Café and souvenir shop.

Opening hours
The ski-jump and grandstands are open all year round. See "Ski Museum" for in- door opening hours.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground: No 1 Holmenkollen

IBSEN MUSEUM
Arbiens gate 1
N-0253 Oslo
Tel 22 55 20 09

Exhibitions and what to see
Henrik Ibsen's apartment in Oslo from 1895 until his death in 1906. His study has the original furniture. The whole apartment has been entirely restored so that decorations, inventory and even colours are as similar to the original as possible. Evening arrangements with lectures and performances during spring and autumn. Temporary exhibits

Opening hours
Open Tue-Sun 12-15. Mon closed. Admission to the apartment by guided tuor only at 12, 13 and 14. Groups please book beforehand, also welcome after ordinary opening hours. See daily newspapers and "What's on in Oslo" for further opening hours.

Tickets (NOK)
A : 30,-
Ch : 10,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card.

Public Transport
Underground, train: Nationalteatret
Bus and tram: Slottsparken.

KLOSTERRUINENE
The Abbey Ruins
on Hovedøya

Exhibitions and what to see
Cistercian Abbey built by monks from Kirkstead in England. The whole of Hovedøya is landscaped as a delightful park with a beach for bathing.

Opening hours
Accessible by ferry all year. The ferry departs from Vippetangen just by Akershus. A fine boat excursion.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Ferry from Vippetangen pier.

KON-TIKI MUSEUM
Bygdøynesveien 36
N-0286 Oslo
Tel 22 43 80 50

Exhibitions and what to see
Original vessels and objects from Thor Heyerdahl's many expeditions. The famous Kon-Tiki raft from 1947. Easter Island statues and full-size 10 m whale shark. The papyrus raft Ra II from 1970 and a model of the Tigris. Inter-active multi media program with touch-screen technology. Film room with continuous showings of the museum's and Thor Heyerdahl's scientific expeditions.

Opening hours

Days	        Mon-Sun
1.4-31.5	10.30-17
1.6-31.8	09.30-17.45
1.9-30.9	10.30-17
1.10-31.3	10.30-16

Tickets (NOK)
A: 25,-
Ch: 10,-
Free admission w/the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus no 30: Bygdøynes
Boat 91 from Rådhus pier (May-Sep)

KUNSTINDUSTRIMUSEET
Musem of Applied Arts
St. Olavs gate 1
N-0165 Oslo
Tel 22 20 35 78

Exhibitions and what to see
Founded in 1876. Norwegian and international applied art, fashion and design from the 7th century to the present. The museum houses the unique 13th century Baldishol Tapestry, the largest collection of 16th and 17th century pictorial tapestries as well as outstanding collections of silver, glass, ceramics and furniture. East Asian collection. Royal Norwegian apparel. Design gallery.

Opening hours

Days	        Mon	Tue-Fri	Sat-Sun
All year	Closed	11-15	12-16
Temporary exhibitions: See "What's on in Oslo".

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 10,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus : Nr 37 Nordahl Brunsgt
Underground: Stortinget/Nationaltheatret

MINERALOGISK-GEOLOGISK MUSEUM
Mineralogical-Geological Museum
Sarsgate 1, N-0562 Oslo
Tel 22 85 16 00, Fax 22 85 18 00

Exhibitions and what to see
Minerals, fossils, precious stones and rocks. Model in relief of the unusual Oslo strata. The North Sea's importance as an oil field.

Opening hours

Period :	Mon	Tue-Sat	 Sun
All year 	Closed	11-16	 10-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus : No 20 Munchmuseet
Underground: Tøyen

MINNEPARKENE
Memorial Park Gamlebyen
Entrance: Oslogt/Bispegt.
Memorial Park Sørenga
Ruin Park on Sørenga.

Exhibitions and what to see
Ruins from Oslo of the Middle Ages: St. Hallvard-Church, The Bishop's Residence. Old Town. The King's Manor and St.Mary's Church. Entrance from the corner of Oslogata and Saxegårdsgata.

Opening hours
All year - open air

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Tram, bus : St. Hallvards pl
Tram, bus : Oslo Hospital

MUNCH-MUSEET
Munch Museum
Tøyengata 53
N-0578 Oslo
Tel 22 67 37 74

Exhibitions and what to see
Edvard Munch occupies a unique position among Nordic painters, as one of the pioneers of expressionism. The Munch Museum contains Edvard Munch's bequest to the City of Oslo, a vast collection of his own paintings, drawings and graphic works. Through changing exhibitions, the museum demonstrates the wide scope of his artistic output.

Opening hours
From 6.9 to 1.5 : closed on Mondays.

Tue-Wed	Thu	Fri-Sat	  Sun
10-16	10-18	10-16	  10-18
During the period 1.6-15.9 : Every day 10-18

Tickets (NOK)
A: 40,-
Ch: 15,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus: No. 20 Munch-museet
Underground: Tøyen

MYNTKABINETTET
Numismatic Collection
Frederiks gate 2
N-0164 Oslo
Tel 22 85 99 45

Exhibitions and what to see
The anniversary exhibit "Norwegian Coins through 1000 Years" is shown. Olav Tryggvason's "penning", St. Olav's coins, multimedia show, models of coin-making workshop from the Middle Ages in Trondheim and of stave church excavations in coin treasures.

Opening hours

Period	        Mon	    Tue-Sun
15.9-14.5	Closed	    12-15
15.5-14.9	Closed	    11-15

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus, tram, underground: Nationaltheatret

NASJONALGALLERIET
National Gallery
Universitetsgaten 13
N-0164 Oslo
Tel 22 20 04 04
Fax 22 36 11 32

Exhibitions and what to see
Norway's largest collection of Norwegian and international art up to 1945. Norwegian art history with an emphasis on the major works from the National Romantic period. One room devoted to Edvard Munch's works - for example "Skrik" (The Scream).

Opening hours

Mon+Wed	 Thu	Fri-Sat	 Sun
10-16	 10-20	10-16	 11-15
All year: Tuesdays closed

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus, tram, underground: Nationaltheatret

NATIONALTEATRET
The National Theater
Stortingsgaten 15
N-0161 Oslo
Tel 22 41 16 40
Tickets 22 41 27 10
Fax 22 41 04 75

Exhibitions and what to see
The national stage, inaugurated in 1899. Rococco theatre with 800 seats. Unique portrait collection in the galleries. Four stages. "Ibsen's own house", and location of the biannual International Ibsen Festival, featuring several of his plays.

Opening hours
Performances from the end of August until end of June. Ibsen Festival 30 Aug - 14 Sept. Guided tours for groups by prior arrangement during the period. Contact the Marketing Department, Tel 22 41 16 40 (9.00-15.00)

Tickets (NOK)
107,- -190,-
Seniorcit, students 60,- - 100,-
Tours 30,-

Public Transport
Bus, tram, underground: Nationaltheatret

DE NATURHISTORISKE MUSEER OG BOTANISK HAGE
Natural History Museums and Botanical Gardens
Sars gate 1, N-0562 Oslo
Tel 22 85 16 00, Fax 22 85 18 00

Exhibitions and what to see
See Botanical Garden
See Botanical Museum
See Mineralogical-Geological Museum
See Museum of Palaeontology
See Zoological Museum

Opening hours
See opening hours in the various columns for the individual museums. All the museums are situated together next to the Munch Museum, within the grounds of the Botanical Gardens.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission to all museums.

Public Transport
Bus: 20 Munchmuseet
Tram: 10, 11, Bus 32, 31: Lakkegt skole
Underground: Tøyen

NORSK FOLKEMUSEUM
Norwegian Folk Museum
Museumsveien 10
N-0287 Oslo
Tel 22 12 37 00
Fax 22 12 37 77
Info tel: 22 12 36 66

Exhibitions and what to see
See the whole of Norway in one day ! Norway's largest museum and the world's oldest open-air museum. The museum presents 153 antique buildings from all over Norway, including the Gol Stave church from 1200. Urban setting from 1700 and 1800. Old petrol station. Urban and rural community life. Sami exhibition. Toy exhibit. Folk dresses. Folk art. Many interesting activities for children and adults. Folk dancing, arts and crafts, baking, shows, etc.

Opening hours

Period	        Mon-Sat	   Sun
2.1 - 30.4	11 - 15	   11 - 16
1.5 - 31.5	10 - 17	   10 - 17
1.6 - 31.8       9 - 18	    9 - 18
1.9 - 30.9	10 - 17	   10 - 17
1.10 - 30.12	11 - 15	   11 - 16

Tickets (NOK)
A: 50,-
Reduced
rate : 30,-
Ch:10,-
Free w/the Oslo card

Public Transport
Bus No 30 Folkemuseet.
Ferry from Rådusbryggen pier 3 (May-Sep)

NORSK FORM
Centre for design, architecture and living environment.
Kongens gate 4
N-0153 Oslo
Tel 22 42 50 06

Exhibitions and what to see
A critical view upon the way we form and transform our environment with design and architecture. NORSK FORM's purpose is mainly to enhance our consciousness about quality in Norwegian environment and products. The centre was established in 1993.

Opening hours
All year

Mon 	    closed
Tue 	    11-16
Wed 	    11-18
Thu-Fri     11-16
Sat-Sun	    12-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground : Stortinget

OSCARSHALL, BYGDØY
Oscarshallveien
N-0287 Oslo
Tel 22 56 15 39/ 22 43 76 82

Exhibitions and what to see
King Oscar I's small country palace built 1847-52 in English Gothic style. Original interior with many works of art, for example, Tidemand and Gude. Park and pavilion, fountain and landing-stage.

Opening hours
Open in the period: 19.5.-15.9.
Sun, Tue, Thu 12-16. Guided tours.
Groups by prior arrangement all week.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 15,-
Ch: 5,-

Public Transport
Bus no 30, Folkemuseet.

OSLO LADEGÅRD
Oslo Manor House
(St. Hallvardsplass)
Oslogaten 13
Tel 22 19 44 68
Fax 22 67 44 66

Exhibitions and what to see
Built in the 1720's above the arched cellar of "Bispeborgen" (the Bishop's Castle) dating from the 1200s. Restored rooms with antique furniture and paintings. Historical and social exhibition in the attic, with models of Oslo in the Middle Ages. Light and sound show: The burial customs of the Middle Ages to the 1600s.

Opening hours
Guided tours from May through mid-Sept:

Sundays 	13. 
Wednesdays 	18.
Groups can book at other times:
Ordinary groups NOK 300,- +20,- per pers.
School classes NOK 200,- + 20,- per pers.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-

Ch: 10,-
Free with the Oslo Card.

Public Transport
Tram No 1,8/ Bus No 24,71,74 St. Hallvards pl.

PALEONTOLOGY, MUSEUM OF
Sars gate 1
N-0562 Oslo
Tel 22 85 16 00
Fax 22 85 18 00
Answerphone: 22 85 17 00

Exhibitions and what to see
Prehistoric plant and animal species and how life has developed during the last 600 million years. Fossils of trilobites, mammoth and sea scorpion.

Opening hours

Period :	 Mon	  Tue-Sat    Sun
All year 	Closed	  11-16	     10-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus: No 20 Munchmuseet
Underground: Tøyen
Bus 32, 31, Tram 10, 11: Lakkegt. skole

POST MUSEUM
Kirkegaten 20
(Ground floor)
N-0152 Oslo
Tel 22 40 80 59
Fax 22 40 88 55

Exhibitions and what to see
Post and philately. Norway's largest stamp collection. The 350-year history of the Norwegian Post office, showing objects, pictures and documents.

Opening hours
Temporarily closed due to renovation work during 1996.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Tram: Posthuset
Underground: Stortinget

RÅDHUSET I OSLO
Oslo City Hall
N-0037 Oslo
Tel 22 86 16 00

Exhibitions and what to see
The city's administrative body, and seat of the City Council. Inaugurated in 1950, when Oslo City celebrated it's 900th anniversary. Decorated by the foremost Norwegian artists from the period 1900-1950 with motifs from Norwegian history, culture and working life.

Opening hours

Period	        Mon-Sat	    Sun
1.5-30.9	9-17	    12-17
1.10-30-4	9-16	    12-16
Free guided tours at following times: Mon-Fri 10-12-14

Tickets (NOK)
1.5-30.9 :
A : 15,-
Ch : 5,-
Free admission w/ the Oslo Card the rest of the year

Public Transport
Bus and Tram: Rådhuset/ Rådhusplassen
Underground: Nationaltheatret

SAMTIDSKUNST, MUSEET FOR
Contemporary Art Museum
Bankplassen 4, N-0034 Oslo
Tel 22 33 58 20
Fax 22 33 57 90

Exhibitions and what to see
National centre for Norwegian and international art, opened in January 1990. Based on national collections of post-war art.

Opening hours

Days 	  Tue/Wed/Fri	Thu	Sat	Sun
All year     10-17	10-20	11-16	11-17
Guided 
tours 	       12	 12	 14	 14
Mondays closed

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground: Stortinget

SJØFARTSMUSEUM, NORSK
Norwegian Maritime Museum
Bygdøynesveien 37
N-0286 Oslo
Tel 22 43 82 40
Fax 22 56 20 37

Exhibitions and what to see
Beautifully located by the fjord on the outermost point of Bygdøynes. Fascinating environmental exhibitions about commercial hunting, fishing, shipbuilding, shipping, marine archeology and hundreds of models of boats. The Arctic vessel "Gjøa", older boat exhibition on the fjord. Exciting new supervideograph presents "Maritime Norway".

Opening hours

	1.1-15.5	16.5-30.9	1.10-31.12
Mon	10.30-16	10-19	        10.30-16
Tue	10.30-19	10-19	        10.30-19
Wed	10.30-16	10-19	        10.30-16
Thu	10.30-19	10-19	        10.30-19
Fri	10.30-16	10-19	        10.30-16
Sat 	10.30-16	10-19	        10.30-16
Sun	10.30-17	10-19	        10.30-17

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 15,-
Family
ticket: 70,-
Free admission w/the Oslo card

Public Transport
Bus no 30: Bygdøynes
Boat no 91 from Rådhus pier No 3 (May-Sep)

SKI MUSEUM AND SKI-JUMP TOWER
Holmenkollen Culture
and Tourist Complex
Kongeveien 5
N-0390 Oslo
Tel 22 92 32 00
Fax 22 92 32 80

Exhibitions and what to see
Shows the history of skis and ski sport through four thousand years, equipment from the Polar Expeditions of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen as well as the Royal Family on skis. An exhibition "The Winter Olympics 1952 and 1994" was opened in connection with the Olympics at Lillehammer. Visit the ski-jump tower also for a fantastic view of Oslo.

Opening hours

	 1.1-30.4	1.5-31.5	1.6-	1.7-
	1.10-31.12	1.9-30-9	30.6	31.8
Mon	  10-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22	
Tue	  10-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22	
Wed	  10-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22	
Thu	  10-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22	
Fri	  10-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22	
Sat	  11-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22	
Sun	  11-16	          10-17	        9-20	9-22

Tickets (NOK)
A: 50,-
Ch: 25,-
Fam(2+2)100,-
A.gr.(10+)35,-
Ch.gr.(10+)15,-
Free admission w/the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Underground: No 1 Frognerseteren or Holmenkollen

SKØYTEMUSEET
Ice Skating Museum
At Frogner Stadium
Middelthunsgt. 26
Postbox 5129-Majorstua
N-0302 Oslo
Tel 22 43 49 20

Exhibitions and what to see
The only permanent museum in Norway specialized in ice-skates and ice-skating. The speed-skating champions from Oscar Mathisen to Johann Olav Koss. Important collection of ice-skates from the very first models to the prototype Mack-1. The Museum may also be rented for special arrangements.

Opening hours

Period	  Tue	 Thu	Sun
All year  10-14	 10-14	11-14
The Museum can also be opened for groups by appointment, and guided visits upon request.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch : 10,-
Free admission w/the Oslo Card.

Public Transport
Tram No: 11,12,13,15,19
Bus No: 20 Frognerparken or Majorstua

SLOTT, DET KONGELIGE
The Royal Palace
Drammensveien 1
N-0010 Oslo

Exhibitions and what to see
The Royal Residence at the top of Karl Johans gt. Built 1824-48, the palace itself is closed to the public, but the Palace Park is open and contains statues well worth seeing. Changing of the Guard every day.

Opening hours
Ceremony of Changing of the Guard every day at 13.30. Grand parade on the 17th. May (National Day) every year from Stortorget in Oslo to the Palace. The Royal Park is always open. The Queens Park open May-Oct..

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground, bus tram: Nationaltheatret

STENERSENMUSEET
Munkedamsveien 15
Entrance from Oslo Concert Hall's terrace
P.O. Box 1965 Vika,
N-0125 Oslo
Tel 22 83 95 60/61
Fax 22 83 07 55

Exhibitions and what to see
The Stenersen museum is a part of City of Oslo Art Collections. It displays a representative selection of Norwegian art from 1850 to 1970 in three permanent collections: The Amaldus Nielsen and Ludvig O. Ravensberg painting collections plus Rolf E. Stenersen's bequest to the City of Oslo. The latter collection includes works by Edvard Munch, Ludvig Karsten, Rolf Nesch, Kai Fjell and Jakob Weidemann. The museum also has alternating exhibits.

Opening hours

 Tue/Thu  Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun
  11-19	      11-17
Monday closed
Guided tours Sunday 14.00.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20
Ch: 10
Students/Seniors:10

Public Transport
Tram: No 10,12,13, 15,19
Bus No: 30,31,32 and Underground to Nationaltheatret.

STORTINGET
Parliament Building
Karl Johans gate 22
N-0026 Oslo
Tel 22 31 31 80

Exhibitions and what to see
This central building from 1866 houses the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget). Group visits possible by request to the Parliament.

Opening hours
Summer opening for tourists from appr. 1st. July until appr. 15th. August (Norwegian, English, German and French) Guided tour Sat 12 and 13.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground, Bus, Tram: Stortinget.

TEATERMUSEET I OSLO
Oslo Theatrical Museum
Nedre Slotts gate 1
N-0157 Oslo
Tel/Fax 22 41 81 47

Exhibitions and what to see
Situated in the old City Hall from 1641, where the first public theatrical performance took place. Theatrical history showing pictures, costumes, caricatures, stage models etc.

Opening hours

Period	    Wed	   Thu	 Sun
All year   11-15  11-15	 12-16
Fridays : groups on request.
Closed all other days.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 15,-
Ch: 10,-

Public Transport
Bus/Tram: Kongensgate
Underground: Stortinget

TEKNISK MUSEUM, NORSK
Museum of Technology
Kjelsåsvn 143, N-0491 Oslo
Tel 22 22 25 50

Exhibitions and what to see
The National museum for science and technology. Energy, industry, communication. Participate in experiments and happenings in "Teknoteket".

Opening hours
For the Technical Museum and the Telemuseum :

Period	    Tue-Sat    Sun
1.1-19.6    10-16      10-17
20.6-20.8*  10-18      10-18
21.8-31.12  10-16      10-17
* Mondays in July open 10-18.
Mondays in other months closed.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 15,-
Fam : 75,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus : 22,25,37 Kjelsås
Tram : No 11,12 Kjelsås allé
Local train : Kjelsås Railway Station
TELEMUSEUM, NORSK
The Telecommunication exhibit in the Museum of Technology
Tel 22 77 90 00

Exhibitions and what to see
The main exhibition of the Telemuseum shows telecommunication in Norway from the Viking era to the information technology of the future. Try the equipment. Theatre, competitions etc.

Opening hours
For the Technical Museum and the Telemuseum :

Period	     Tue-Sat	Sun
1.1-19.6     10-16	10-17
20.6-20.8*   10-18	10-18
21.8-31.12   10-16	10-17
* Mondays in July open 10-18.
Mondays in other months closed.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 15,-
Fam : 75,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus : 22,25,37 Kjelsås
Tram : No 11,12 Kjelsås allé
Local train : Kjelsås Railway Station

TOLLMUSEUM, NORSK
Customs Museum
Tollbugaten 1a
N-0152 Oslo.
Tel 22 86 09 99

Exhibitions and what to see
Original items, models and documents about import and export to and from Norway. The Museum is in the old Tollboden (Customs Headquarters).

Opening hours

Period 	    Tue	    Thu
All year    12-15   12-15
Other days closed.

Tickets (NOK)

Public Transport
Bus, Tram, Underground: Oslo Central Station Jernbanetorget

TRYVANNSTÅRNET
Tryvann TV Tower
Voksenkollen, N-0394 Oslo
Tel 22 14 67 11
Post :
Kongeveien 5
N-0390 Oslo

Exhibitions and what to see
A unique observation platform (588 meters alt) gives a panoramic view over Oslo and the surrounding countryside. A view of 30,000 square kilometers from Gaustatoppen to the west and the Swedish border to the east, from the region around lake Mjøsa to the north to Moss to the south. Kiosk and souvenir shop. Large car park.

Opening hours

Period	Mon-Fri	Sat-Sun
Oct-Apr	10-15	11-16
May+Sep	10-17	10-17
June	10-19	10-19
July     9-22	 9-22
Aug	 9-20	 9-20

Tickets (NOK)
A : 30,-
Ch : 15,-
Pen : 20,-
Fam : 60,-
Free adm. with the Oslo Card.

Public Transport
Underground: No. 1 Voksenkollen
By car: Holmenkollen road to Voksenkollen. Follow sign to Tryvannstårnet.

UNIVERSITETETS OLDSAKSAMLING
(Historisk Museum)
Frederiks gate 2, 0164 Oslo
Tel: 22 85 99 12

Exhibitions and what to see
The University Museum of Antiquities, part of Historic Museum. Prehistoric through the Middle Ages to the Reformation. Of special interest are the Viking hall, the Treasury and Medieval hall.

Opening hours

Period	   Mon	   Tue-Sun
15.9-14.5  closed  12-15
15.5-14.9  closed  11-15

Tickets (NOK)

Public Transport

VIGELAND-MUSEET
Vigeland Museum
Nobelsgate 32, N-0268 Oslo
Tel 22 44 11 36
Fax 22 44 65 37

Exhibitions and what to see
Built by the Municipality of Oslo to be used as workshop and residence for the sculptor Gustav Vigeland. It houses almost all his works: sculptures, drawings, woodcuts, original moulds, plans and models of the Vigeland Park.

Opening hours

Period	 Mon	 Tue-Sat  Sun
Oct-Apr	 Closed	 12-16	  12-18
May-Sep	 Closed	 10-18	  12-19

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 10,-
Free admission w/the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus No: 20
Tram No: 12,15 Frogner Plass

VIGELANDSPARKEN
Vigeland's Park
Main Entrance from Kirkeveien.
Tel: Vigeland Museum

Exhibitions and what to see
Norway's most visited attraction with over 1 million visitors every year. Appr. 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) who also designed the park. A monumental artistic creation with a human message that is well worth seeing.

Opening hours
Open all year, 24hrs a day.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus No: 20
Tram No: 12,15 Frognerparken

VIGELAND, EMANUEL MUSEUM
Grimelundsveien 8
N-0387 Oslo
Tel 22 14 93 42

Exhibitions and what to see
Emanuel Vigeland (Gustav Vigeland's brother) has created a distinctive museum building, and decorated the interior with a fresco, "Vita". Sculptures.

Opening hours
Sundays 12-15

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground: No 1, Slemdal

VIKINGSKIPSHUSET
Viking Ships Museum
Huk Aveny 35
N-0287 Oslo
Tel 22 43 83 79

Exhibitions and what to see
Great Viking-ship discoveries from Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune as well as other finds from Viking tombs around the Oslo Fjord. The world's two best-preserved wooden Viking ships built in the 9th century. Small boats, sledges, cart with exceptional ornamentation. Implements, tools, harness, textiles and household utensils.

Opening hours

	Period	        Mon-Sun
	1.11-31.3	11-15
	1.4-30.4	11-16
	2.5-31.8	 9-18
	1.9-30.9	11-17
	1.10-31.10	11-16

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 10,-
Free admission with the Oslo Card

Public Transport
Bus no 30 : Vikingskipsmuseet.
Boat 91 from Rådhus-pier No 3

ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Sars gate 1
N-0562 Oslo
Tel 22 85 16 00
Fax 22 85 18 37
Answerphone: 22 85 17 00

Exhibitions and what to see
"Introduction Hall" with zoology's various disciplines. "Norwegian Hall" with the animals indigenous to Norway placed in authentic marine, mountain and Arctic landscapes. Tape-recorded soundtracks. "Zoo-geographic Hall" with exotic animals from all over the world and the "Systematic Hall" from single cells to mammals.

Opening hours

Period :  Mon	  Tue-Sat  Sun
All year  Closed  11-16	   10-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Underground: Tøyen.
Bus No 20 Munch-museet.
Bus: 32, 31, Tram: 10, 11: Lakkegt. skole

AKERSHUS CULTURAL CENTRE AND COUNTY MUSEUM
N-2010 Strømmen
Tel: 63 81 92 51

Exhibitions and what to see
Some theatrical experiences. Ceramics display and exhibition of paintings and sculptures.

Opening hours

Mon-Fri	   8-20
Saturday  11-15
Sunday	  12-16
Group tours by arrangement.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission.
Guided tours
A: 10,- Ch: 5,-

Public Transport
Train 400, to Strømmen

AMUNDSENS, ROALD - HOME "URANIENBORG"
R. Amundsensvei 192
N-1420 Svartskog
Tel 66 80 01 05

Exhibitions and what to see
The Arctic explorer's home by the inner Oslo Fjord (Bunnefjorden) from 1908 until his death in 1928. It was here that he prepared many of his expeditions. The house stands exactly as Amundsen left it the day he set out with Latham 47 in order to rescue the Italian explorer Nobile. Guided tours.

Opening hours

Open   18.5-15.9
daily    11-16
Closed Mondays.
Guided tours every hour on the hour, last tour 16.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 15,-
Ch: 10,-
Seniors 10,-
Discounts with groups of 10 or more.

Public Transport
Train Oslo-Kolbotn, Kolbotn-Svartskog
Information
22 17 70 30

ASKER MUSEUM,
Valstad Collections
Kirkeveien 68, N-1364 Hvalstad
Tel 66 79 00 11

Exhibitions and what to see
Home of the artists Otto and Tilla Valstad, surrounded by an exotic garden containing sculptures. Exhibitions of paintings.

Opening hours

Tue-Fri 11-15
Sun 	12-16
Guided tours can be arranged every day 9-20

Tickets (NOK)
Guided tours
A: 25,-

Public Transport
Local train Drammen - Spikkestad from Oslo Central station.

BLAAFARVEVÆRKET
N-3340 Åmot i Modum
Cobalt mines
Tel 32 78 49 00
Fax 32 78 57 71

Exhibitions and what to see
Blaafarveværket: Today, a living culture-centre with Norway's most frequently visited art exhibition. Exhibition: The golden age of modernism - the great Nordic colourists. Nyfossum: "The World of the Normans". Cobalt Mines: Beautiful scenery, enchantment and grandiose industrial history. "Th. Kittilsen's World of Adventure" and guided trips through the mines with cape, helmet and guide.

Opening hours
Open from 11. May-30 september:
Blaafarveverket : 10-18
Cobalt mines : 12-18
NB. Times subject to change.

Tickets (NOK)
Blaafarveværket: Free
Cobalt Mines: Free
"Goldens age of Modernism", 50
Nyfossum: 30
"Th. Kittilsen's World of Adventure": 25
The mines: 25

Public Transport
Appr. 1 1/2-hours (70 km) by bus or car from Oslo centre.

BÆRUMS VERK SENTER OG OVNSMUSEET
Bærum Iron Works and Oven Museum
N-1353 Bærums Verk
Tel 67 13 00 18

Exhibitions and what to see
Shops, workshops and exhibitions in idyllic surroundings in the old iron works from 1610. The Oven Museum displays approx. 60 ovens which illustrate the history of the oven, its styles and types throughout a period of almost 300 years. Pots and pans from grandmother's time.

Opening hours
Shops and restaurants open all year at Bærums Verk.

Oven Museum	    Sat-Sun
All year            12-15
Admission also possible by reservation.

Tickets (NOK)
Bærums Værk : Free.
Oven Museum
A: 10,-
Ch: Free.

Public Transport
Bus from Grønland or Universitets-plassen: Nos 143, 153 Triangelen

EIDSVOLL-BYGNINGEN
Eidsvoll-minnet
Carsten Ankers vei
N-2074 Eidsvoll Verk
Tel 63 95 13 04

Exhibitions and what to see
80 km (50 miles) north of Oslo. Carsten Anker's beautiful manor where Norway's Constitution was written and passed on 17 May 1814 - Norway's National Day. Portraits on the walls of members of the parliament in 1814.

Opening hours

	Season	        Mon-Sun
	2.5 - 15.6	10-15
	16.6 - 15.8	10-17
	16.8 - 30.9	10-15
	1.10 - 30.4	12-14

Tickets (NOK)
A: 2,-
Ch: 1,-

Public Transport
Train no 450 from Oslo Central station. Continue by bus to Eidsvoll Verk.

STEIN SKOLEMUSEUM
Stein School Museum
N-2150 Årnes, Nes
Tel: 63 90 24 13
63 90 06 11 (office)
63 91 02 70 (Nes Travel Service)

Exhibitions and what to see
Artists such as Henrik Sørensen, Reidar Aulie, Dagfinn Werenskiold and many others have decorated doors, walls, furniture, ceilings, penholders, panels and stairways. Illustrations from folk tales have made this school into a work of art.

Opening hours

Period:      Mon-Thu      Sat       Sun
1.5-31.5      9-14          -         -
1.6-31.8     11-16        12-16     12-17
1.9-30.9      9-14          -         -

Tickets (NOK)
A: 20,-
Ch: 5,-

Public Transport
Highway No 2 3 km (2 miles) before Vormsund.

FETSUND LENSEMUSEUM
(Fetsund Timber-floating Museum)
N-1900 Fetsund
Tel: 63 88 09 11

Exhibitions and what to see
Situated in beautiful natural surroundings on the Glomma river. On land and on water, a large timber floating plant exactly as it was when in use up until 1985. Art exhibitions and handicraft workers, promenade path. Café and shop.

Opening hours

Season :
1.5-31.5 Sun 12-17
1.6-31.8 Tue-Fri 12-17	Sat 12-17
			Sun 12-17
1.9-30.9		Sun 12-17
Monday closed. Groups by arrangement every day.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Train no 460 or Bus 875, 881, 882, 883 to Fetsund

FOLLO MUSEUM
Belsjøveien, N-1440 Drøbak
Tel: 64 93 26 01

Exhibitions and what to see
Cultural and historical museum documenting the coastal culture in Follo. Open-air exhibitions and handicrafts. The museum is responsible for the coastal culture in Akershus.

Opening hours

Season: 	Tue-Fri	Sat-Sun (Holidays)
Jun-Sep	11-16	12-17
Monday closed.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 25,-
Ch: 10,-

Public Transport
Bus 541 from Oslo, stop at Seiersten. E6 and Highway 153 to Drøbak.

FYLKESMUSEUM, AKERSHUS
N-2010 Strømmen
Tel: 63 81 40 20

Exhibitions and what to see
The museum's temporary exhibits include displays of rose painting and industrial history in Akershus county.

Opening hours

Days:	 Mon-Fri Sat	Sun

All year 8-20 11-15 12-16 July 8-15 11-15 Closed

Tickets (NOK)
Guided tour
A: 10,-
Ch: 5,-

Public Transport
Train no 400 or Bus to Strømmen.

GAMLE HVAM MUSEUM
N-2150 Årnes
Tel: 63 90 96 09

Exhibitions and what to see
Old manor farm at Romerike. Old building with external gallery from apprx 1650. Interiors, agricultural and handicraft exhibitions, domestic animals. Cafeteria.

Opening hours

Season :	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
End May - 			
Beg Sept.	11-16	12-17	12-17
Other times by appointment

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30,-
Ch: 10,-

Public Transport
Train no 460 to Årnes, bus no 835 weekdays

HADELAND GLASSVERK
N-3520 Jevnaker
Tel 61 31 10 00
Tourist info. 61 31 05 55

Exhibitions and what to see
One hour from Oslo by car. Experience traditions, history and culture. Scandinavia's largest glass museum. See how glass was made 230 years ago. Blow your own glass, fill it with honey from the Honey House, experience the workday of busy bees, make your own candles, visit country stores and craftsmen, attend concerts and other entertainment, shop for glass at greatly reduced prices, enjoy good food and drink at Kokkestua and Bakeriet.

Opening hours

Period :	Mon-Fri	 Sat	 Sun
Summer
(17.6-18.8)	9-18	 10-17	 11-18
Rest of year	9-16	 10-15	 12-17
Glass blowing and museum close one hour earlier.

Tickets (NOK)
A : 25,-

Ch : 10,-
Fam : A: 60,-

Public Transport

LILLESTRØM ART CENTRE
N-2000 Lillestrøm
Tel: 63 81 74 33

Exhibitions and what to see
Permanent collection of the painter Kåre Tveter's main works throughout a 40-year period. Groups by arrangement. Refreshments in the garden

Opening hours
Daily 11-16 all year

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission Public Transport
Trains nos 400, 450 460 Bus nos 501 811 875 881 883

OSCARSBORG FORTERESS
N-1440 Drøbak
Tel: 64 93 50 87 (Tourist Information Office in Drøbak)

Exhibitions and what to see
Built in 1845 and named after King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway. On the day of invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, the German warship Blucher was sunk by shots fired from Oscarsborg.

Opening hours
Open for guided tours during the summer months. Contact the Tourist Information Office in Drøbak for information and bookings.

Tickets (NOK)
Inquiries - Tourist Inf. Off. Drøbak

Public Transport
Bus no 541 from Oslo City Hall to Drøbak. Boat to the fort. City Hall pier.

SKIBLADNER
Parkgt. 2, N-2300 Hamar
Tel: 62 52 70 85
Fax: 62 53 39 23

Exhibitions and what to see
The world's oldest steam ship that is still in use. Return train trips from Oslo Central station. Mon-Wed-Fri at 13.05 hrs. Return tickets available at Oslo Central station.. Sails from Eidsvoll at 14.10 hrs.

Opening hours
Sails in the period 24.6.-18.8. between Gjøvik, Hamar and Lillehammer.

Tickets (NOK)
From 75 to 130

Public Transport
Trains from Oslo Central station to Eidsvoll, Hamar, Gjøvik and Lillehammer.

TREGAARDENS JULEHUS
Tregaarden's Christmas House
Torget - N-1440 Drøbak
Tel 64 93 41 78
Fax 64 93 44 16

Exhibitions and what to see
Welcome to Scandinavia's only all-year-round Christmas House with its own postmark. Christmas decorations and products for sale.

Opening hours

Period :	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
1.3-31.10	10-17	10-15	Closed
1.11-30.11	10-19	10-15	12-16
1.12-23.12	10-20	10-16	10-16
1.6-23.12 Open every Sun 12-16.
Christmas Eve 24.12 : 9-12. Between
Christmas/New Year's eve 10-16

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
Bus no 541 (or boat) From Rådhusplassen (Oslo City Hall) to Drøbak

AURSKOG FORT - AURSKOG
Tel: 63 85 62 22
(cultural office)

Exhibitions and what to see
A small border post became the focal point of two nations' interest in 1905. The fort took on great importance as a guarantor of peace when the negotiations about the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden looked like ending in disaster.

Opening hours
Open every day during the summer months. Guided tours by arrangement with the cultural office.

Tickets (NOK)
Free admission

Public Transport
From Lillestrøm Highway No 22 to Fetsund, Highway 170 to Lierfoss, follow the signs for 3 km.

AURSKOG-HØLANDSBANEN
Tourist Train "Tertitten"
N-1920 Sørumsand
Tel/Fax: 63 82 69 70

Exhibitions and what to see
"Tertitten" is a narrow-gauge museum railway. The museum train with its stream engine and cars from the 1890s go 4 Km on the preserved section of the Aurskog-Høland railway (in operation 1896-1960). The 75-cm guage was the narrowest in ordinary use in Norway. Picnic area by Bingsfoss station.

Opening hours
Open Sundays 23. June - 8. Sept. Antique trains depart Sørumsand 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. In December: Santa Claus and Christmas gløgg-drink trains, Sundays the 8th, 15th and 22d. Also New Year's Eve 13,14 and 15. Trains may be hired for 150 people. Price by agreement.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 50,-

Ch: 25,-

Public Transport
Car: E6 to Frogner, then route 171 to Sørumsand. Rail: local train to Sørumsand station.

ELVEKONGEN
King of the River
Glommen and Vormen
Shipping Company
Schiefloegården, N-2150 Årnes,
Tel 63 91 02 70

Exhibitions and what to see
Popular river-trip on the Glomma and Vorma rivers from Årnes to Eidsvoll and back via Svanfoss Lock. On board there are comfortable saloons as well as a sun deck and a restaurant licensed to sell beer and wine.

Opening hours
Season: 22.6-18.8
Departure from Årnes:
Several times a week through Svanfoss Lock. Return trip to Eidsvoll. Ship rental possible at reasonable prices.

Tickets (NOK)
Phone 63 91 01 70 for prices and departure times.

Public Transport
100 Train from Oslo Central station to Årnes station

SMARAGDGRUVENE VED MINNESUND
The Minnesund Emerald Mines
Byrud Gård
N-2090 Minnesund
Tel 63 96 86 11

Exhibitions and what to see
Northern Europe's only emarald mines are at Byrud Gård at the southern end of Lake Mjøsa. Take part in an exciting treasure-hunt where all the emeralds you find are for keeps! Farm-shop where among other items you will find handmade emerald and stone products for sale. Guided tours on request.

Opening hours
Open: 1.4-1.11
Every day from 9-18
Sun/Holidays 9-18
Guided grouptours in the mines for NOK 350,- per group.

Tickets (NOK)
Prices, including guided-tour of the mines:
A: 50
Ch: 25

Public Transport
E6 to Minnesund, Highway 33 towards Gjøvik then follow signs.
Bus: Totenekspressen

MOTORMUSEET
Strømmen Storsenter's
Motor Museum
Støperiveien 5, N-2010 Strømmen
Tel 63 80 23 10

Exhibitions and what to see
Strømmen Motor Museum reflects this century's motoring history. Historic motor vehicles are placed in authentic settings such as a service station from the 1930s, a farmyard from the 1950s, etc. The vehicle-exhibition is changed at regular intervals.

Opening hours

Open:	Mon-Fri 17-20
	Sat	10-18
	Sun	14-18

Tickets (NOK)
A: 30
Ch: 10
Fam: 60
(Two adults and two children)

Public Transport
Train from Oslo Central station to Strømmen.

JEGSTAD GÅRD FARM
N-1540 Vestby
Tel 64 95 00 58

Exhibitions and what to see
Farm with many different animals. Scenic trail, play area, milking, spinning/carding of wool. Horse and buggy rides. Barbecuing opportunities. Sale of home crafts.

Opening hours
Season: 30 June - 4 August
Open: Sundays 13-17

Tickets (NOK)
15,- per person

Public Transport
E-6 towards Gøteborg. Take road to Drøbak at Vestby. then first right. Sign.

VIKINGLANDET
Viking theme park
N- 1433 Vinterbro
Tel 64 94 63 63
Fax 64 94 53 24

Exhibitions and what to see
VikingLandet in Norway's only Viking theme park. This is a living, populated settlement where you will meet Vikings in a wide range of roles that make up a whole society. One of the dramatic high points is the expedition. A Viking ship in a mountain cave takes you on an exciting Viking voyage. On the menu are 1000-year-old dishes. Experience a genuine Viking society.

Opening hours
Season: 1 May - 22 Sept
Open: 10.30-18.00
(weekdays in June 10.30-15.30)
May: 1 May, weekends and holidays June-Sept: 1 June - all days through 18 Aug. 19 Aug - 22 Sept - Sat/Sun only. Evening arrangements for groups over 40 people. Telephone for further information.

Tickets (NOK)
A: 90,-
Ch: 70,-
(less than 1,40 m tall)

Public Transport
10 km south of Oslo by E18.