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Historical Museum
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When:
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Daily; not Mon
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Where:
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Historical Museum
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| Costs: |
NOK40; under 16s free; concessions NOK20
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| Opening Hours: |
15 Sep-14 May: Tue-Sun 11am-4pm
15 May-14 Sep: Tue-Sun 10am-4pm
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The Historical Museum is Oslo's grandest monumental building and one of the most significant examples of the Jugend architectural style to be found in Norway. It also houses an impressive array of objects from around the world.
The museum's first floor houses the exhibition From the Ice Age until Christianity, with artefacts representing people's lives in Norway over the past 9000 years, dating back to and including the Viking Era. You'll also find the Treasure Chest, an exhibition of gold and silver treasures from all over the country and every time period. Lastly, there's a Medieval Exhibition which has the Ål stave church chancel ceiling from the 14th century as one of its main attractions.
On the second floor, the museum's small collection of antiques can be found, with objects from ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. From here visitors move on into the Arctic, with an exhibition on indigenous populations in Polar Regions as well as displays on Indian tribes in South and North America.
The third floor of the museum houses special exhibitions and an African Exhibition built up around different themes. The fourth floor completes the world tour with an exhibition from East Asia and Japan, China and Korea. Here you can see Chinese Emperors' thrones, a Japanese Bridal palanquin, the Samurais' weapon and armour traditions and Buddha figures.
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