Oslo - Norwegian Folk Museum Norsk Folkemuseum
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The Norwegian Folk Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum) consists of a number of different buildings. The main building contains collections of everyday objects, silver, carpets, furniture, etc., together with a Lapp Exhibition (costumes, tents and equipment for reindeer herding, hunting and fishing). In the same building is Ibsen's study from his house in Oslo.
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There is also a large open-air museum, with old wooden buildings, arranged according to the part of Norway from which they come. Of particular interest are the stave church (ca. 1200) from Gol in the Hallingdal, brought here in 1885, and the Raulandstue (ca. 1300) from the Numedal.
Address:
Norwegian Folk Museum, Museumsveien 10, N-0287 Oslo, Norway
Hours:
January 2 to May 14: 11am-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
May 15 to September 14: 10am-6pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
September 15 to December 30: 11am-3pm; Sun: 11am-4pm; Sat: 11am-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Tips: Admission prices less through winter months.
Transit: Bus: 30 or ferry from Pier 3 City Hall.
Typical Visit: 1 hour 30 minutes
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The stave church from Gol at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo.
An old log house at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo.
Detail of a wood building at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo.
