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Museums

TODO — what museums in Oslo are actually worth the time.

5 places
Munch Museum, Oslomust see
Bjørvika

The Munch Museum

Thirteen floors of a leaning tower that Oslo voted against, holding almost everything Munch owned when he died.

The National Museum, Oslomust see
Vestbanen

The National Museum

The largest art museum in the Nordic countries, opened in 2022, holding the version of The Scream you know.

The Oseberg shipmust see
Bygdøy

The Viking Ship Museum

Closed. The best-preserved Viking ships in the world are behind hoardings until the new museum opens.

The Fram Museum, Oslomust see
Bygdøy

The Fram Museum

The ship that went furthest north and furthest south, indoors, and you can walk all over it.

Gol stave church at Norsk Folkemuseummust see
Bygdøy

Norsk Folkemuseum

A hundred and sixty buildings moved here from across Norway, including a stave church from about 1200.