The museums at Bygdøy

We are now on the peninsula of Bygdøy, where you can delve into Norwegian history. This picturesque area invites leisure, recreation, and learning. Here, you'll find the "Norsk Folkemuseum" or Norwegian Folk Museum, one of Europe's largest and oldest open-air museums and a national cultural history museum. There, you can become acquainted with how people in Norway lived from the 16th century to the present day. Right by the fjord is the Kon-Tiki Museum, allowing you to get to know one of history's most famous explorers, Thor Heyerdahl, and his achievement when he and his team crossed the Pacific on the balsa raft Kon-Tiki. Four years later, he made a documentary that won the prestigious Oscar in Hollywood. The Fram Museum focuses on other maritime explorers, but this time in colder regions. Brave men have embarked on polar expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica, and the museum provides insight into Norway's pioneering polar history. You'll become familiar with pioneers like Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, and Roald Amundsen, and you'll get to see perhaps the world's most famous polar ship, the FRAM. "HL - senteret" or the The holocaust Center is an important institution with exhibitions and events that convey the history and consequences of the Holocaust, genocide, racism, and other abuses against minorities. Check the links below for more information on opening hours, events, and content.