Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
The building is designed by Renzo Piano,an architectural masterpiece,the Tjuvholmen neighborhood has become a new destination in Oslo. It contains works from most innovative new artists.- The Operahouse is one of the world’s most spectacular buildings, with a fabulous location in the Oslo Fjord and is Norway’s largest stage for music, theatre and dance with three stages
- The museum contains paintings, drawings and prints of the famous Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch.
- Akershus Castle and Fortress was commenced in 1299 under king Håkon V. King Christian IV had the castle modernised and converted into a Renaisssance castle and royal residence.
- The artworks that are spread around the whole park are by internationally renowned artists like Louise Bourgeois, James Turrell, Dan Graham, Sarah Lucas, Damien Hirst and Roni Horn.
- At the Fram Museum you can come on board the ship and see how the crew and their dogs managed to survive in the coldest and most dangerous places on earth - the Arctic and the Antarctic.
- The glassworks founded in 1762,the oldest industrial company in Norway with continuous operation. The glass museum is the largest in Scandinavia, and displays Hadeland creations from the last 250 years.
- The Viking Ship Museum shows discoveries from the Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune ships, plus small boats, sledges, a beautiful cart, tools, textiles and household utensils.
- Thor Heyerdahl gained worldwide fame when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on the balsawood raft Kon-Tiki in 1947. He followed this up with spectacular expeditions on the reed boats Ra and Tigris.
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
One of the world’s oldest and biggest open-air museums. Collected in the museum extensive grounds, there are 160 buildings, an old town centre and the famous Gol stave church, built in the 1200s.