Munch, the National Museum, BygdĂžy and Deichman â dry all day
Rain in Oslo is no disaster â the city has built a row of museums along the fjord that bears comparison with far larger capitals. Most of it lies 10â15 minutesâ walk from Oslo S, and the rest is reached by bus 30 or the metro.
Art by the fjord
Munch in BjĂžrvika (2021) shows the worldâs largest Munch collection across 13 floors, with several versions of âThe Screamâ and a top floor overlooking the fjord. The National Museum (2022) by the City Hall square is the Nordic regionâs largest art museum: from the Viking Age to the present, and the 1893 version of âThe Screamâ in the Munch room. Astrup Fearnley on Tjuvholmen handles contemporary art, in a Renzo Piano building with a sail of glass.
Polar history and Vikings on BygdĂžy
Bus 30 takes you to BygdĂžy in a quarter of an hour. The Fram Museum lets you board the polar ship Fram that carried Nansen and Amundsen, the Kon-Tiki Museum has Thor Heyerdahlâs original raft, and the Norwegian Folk Museum has the stave church from Gol and 160 historic buildings â much of it under cover. The Museum of the Viking Age reopens in a new building; check its status before you go.
Family and technology
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology at KjelsĂ„s (bus 54 or train to KjelsĂ„s) is the cityâs best rainy-day rescue with children: aircraft, trains, a science centre and the Telecom Museum under one roof. In the centre, the Nobel Peace Center by City Hall and the Natural History Museum in the Botanical Garden are good alternatives â and Deichman BjĂžrvika is free, open late, and has a cafĂ©, a cinema and a view.
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The Munch Museum in BjĂžrvika
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Works on display at the National Museum
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Fram
The polar ship you can board
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Deichman BjĂžrvika â a library with a view
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Buy tickets in advance
Munch and the National Museum use timed tickets in high season and at weekends. The Oslo Pass gives free entry to most of the museums here â do the maths if you plan on three or more.
Tips
- âStart in BjĂžrvika: Oslo S, the Opera, Munch and Deichman are less than five minutesâ walk from each other.
- đSeveral museums stay open late one evening a week â check before you plan.
- âThe museum cafĂ©s at the National Museum (roof terrace) and Munch (top floor) come with the view included.
- đ§With children: the Science and Technology Museum first, then Fram â both can fill a whole day.
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