Norsk Folkemuseum
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What's on here
Why go
- The Gol stave church, dating from around 1200, at the centre of the open-air museum.
- The Wessels gate 15 tenement from 1865, where seven of its nine flats show typical 19th- and 20th-century interiors.
- A flat furnished as an immigrant family's home from Pakistan, as it was in 2002.
- Báiki, a place in the open-air museum, explored by architect Eveliina Sarapää and artist Raisa Porsanger.
Opening hours
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Know before you go
- The museum is open Monday from 10:00 to 17:00, and Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 16:00.
- Admission is covered by the Oslo Pass.
- Phone: +47 22 12 37 00.
What's inside
- A 14th-century farmhouse from Rauland is among the medieval buildings.
- Permanent exhibitions cover folk art, folk costumes, church art and indigenous culture.
- Exhibitions on daily life and living conditions from the 1500s onward, using objects from the collections.
- An exhibition on enamel art, from historic treasures to modern design.
- A large photographic archive, with much work by photographer Anders Beer Wilse.
- Sami collections, transferred from a university museum in 1951.
- The first session chamber of the parliament, a 1928 petrol station and a post office.
- Guest rooms that can be hired for parties, meetings and conferences of 20 to 120 guests.
With kids
- An autumn family event includes a haunted town, a dark valley and a family day of the dead, with scares.
- Autumn weekends bring old-fashioned crafts, food traditions and visits to animals to the museum.
Tips for your visit
- The museum's phone number is +4722123700.
- A seasonal market sells handmade gifts from over 100 stalls in decorated rooms.
- The Viking Ship Museum, the Fram Museum, the Kon-Tiki Museum and the Norwegian Maritime Museum are nearby on Bygdøy.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided tour
- Gol stave church and an 18th-century room from Telemark
Interesting facts8
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1881
The Oscar II collection, founded in 1881 beside the site, is regarded as the world's first open-air museum.
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Its collections cover all social groups and all regions of the country.
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Its open-air museum is one of the largest on the continent.
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155,000 objects
Its collections hold roughly 155,000 objects.
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Much of the grounds was laid out on the former pleasure estate Dronninghavn.
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Town houses were taken apart piece by piece and rebuilt in the Gamlebyen old-town section, with streets of their own.
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The museum also includes the Frits Thaulow museum, a pharmacy history museum and the Ibsen Museum.
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2018
The museum had 312,266 visitors in 2018.
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History
The museum was modelled on the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm, which had existed since 1873. The aim was to show complete farmsteads from 15 regions, but the plan was never finished. The large complex around the museum square came out of a 1919 architecture competition. After the war, buildings cleared for urban renewal were added to the Gamlebyen old-town section.
- 1894Librarian Hans Aall founds the museum.
- 1896The first exhibition opens in a flat on Christian IVs gate 13.
- 1898The museum buys land on Bygdøy and begins rebuilding village houses.
- 1902Indoor exhibitions and the open-air museum open to the public.
- 1907The royal collections are taken in, including the Gol stave church.
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- 1914The grounds are enlarged and a new museum building is erected.
- 1934–38The large complex around the museum square is built.
- 1990Large parts of the Nordiska Museet collections come to the museum.
Sources: Norwegian Museum of Cultural History - Wikipedia · Oslo/West - Wikivoyage (see) · Norsk Folkemuseum – friluftsmuseum på Bygdøy i … · Norsk Folkemuseum - Wikipedia · Norsk Folkemuseum - Wikipedia · Musée folklorique norvégien - Wikipedia · checked 20 Oct 2026
- Website
- norskfolkemuseum.no/
- Phone
- +4722123700
Questions and answers
What is the phone number of Norsk Folkemuseum?
The phone number of Norsk Folkemuseum is +4722123700. The museum is at Museumsveien 10 in Oslo.
How old is the Gol Stave Church at Norsk Folkemuseum?
The Gol Stave Church dates from around 1200. It is one of the museum's main attractions.
How do I get to Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo?
Take bus No. 30 to the Folkemuseet stop. The museum stands at Museumsveien 10, on the Bygdøy peninsula.
What can be seen in the Wessels gate tenement at Norsk Folkemuseum?
A tenement from 1865 was moved here from Wessels gate. Seven of its nine flats show typical 19th- and 20th-century interiors.
Can I hire a room for a meeting at Norsk Folkemuseum?
Yes. The guest rooms can be hired for parties, meetings and conferences of 20 to 120 guests.
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