Oslo Sights

Norwegian Folk Museum

#5 of 181 things to do in Oslo

#1 of 158 museum sights in Norway

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  • Address
    • Museumsveien 10
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 22 12 37 00
  • Price
    • adult/child Nkr79/25 mid-May–mid-Sep, Nkr70/25 rest-of-year, free with Oslo Pass
  • Hours
    • 10am-6pm mid-May–mid-Sep, 11am-3pm Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm Sat & Sun rest-of-year

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Lonely Planet review for Norwegian Folk Museum

Norway’s largest open-air museum and one of Oslo’s premier attractions is the Norwegian Folk Museum. The museum includes more than 140 buildings, mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries, gathered from around the country, rebuilt and organised according to region of origin. Paths wind past old barns, ele-vated stabbur (raised storehouses) and rough-timbered farmhouses with sod roofs sprouting wildflowers. The Gamlebyen (Old Town) section is a reproduction of an early-20th-century Norwegian town and includes a village shop and old petrol station; in summer (daily except Saturday) you can see weaving and pottery-making demonstrations. Another highlight is the restored stave church, built around 1200 in Gol and shifted to Bygdøy in 1885.

 

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    cjboarder1 recommends this,

    This is a beautiful museum but takes a long time to get around. There are some really nice features like the appartment block, the stave church and some of the scenery. Unfortunately quite a few of the displays don't open until May and we visited in April.

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