Enjoy the view from the roof terrace! English-language guided tours are available during the high season (July and August) on Sundays at 1 pm. Address: Astrup Fearnley Museum | Strandpromenaden 2 | 0252 Oslo | Tel. There are contemporary art exhibitions hosted in the museum on a regular basis. There are audio tours in Norwegian and in English on offer and a permanent documentary exhibition is also on show. And then there’s DogA – The Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture and a museum we feel especially excited about: the International Museum of Children’s Art. Time spent here was about an hour for us to hide from the rain. 9 000 energy-efficient, adjustable LED lights within the wall will provide a muted light while clearly highlighting the museum in the cityscape. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. Address: Vigeland-museet | Nobels gate 32 | 0268 Oslo | Tel. Quite worth the time roaming around here. The National Gallery was established in 1842 as the Norwegian States Central Museum for Visual Arts. Removal of Christian Krohg's «Albertine to see the Police Surgeon». Learn about the area’s history and geography from an on-board guide. But what’s there to focus on? Besides that masterpiece, the National Gallery houses Norway’s largest public collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures, among others paintings by Cézanne and Manet. This unique sculpture park is the life work of the sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The museum has it as a high priority to constantly change the exhibitions and in that way presents the variety in his production. We visited the Museum to see art. if, however, you only have a passing interest you may consider it to be rather expensive as there isn`t really a great deal to see, on the credit side one`s entry ticket also includes entry to the architectural museum next door. Vigelandsparken in Oslo – Courttesy of VisitOSLO/Erik Tresse. Sculpture conservation work. Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Annar Bjørgli. Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Frode Larsen, The magnificent gilded leather wall covering being cleaned. In the new collection exhibition, older and modern art, architecture, design, arts and crafts, and contemporary art will be presented under one roof and in new settings. is the surface area of the Light Hall at the top of the museum. In the new museum you will find arts and crafts and design from antiquity to the present day. Edvard Munch naturally has a unique position in Norway and as a pioneer in expressionism he’s part of the world heritage. +47 (0)21 98 20 00 | E-Mail: info@nasjonalmuseet.no. Read more about the museum's new logo and visual identity and learn how they were created. Since 1882 its location has been on Universitetsgata in Oslo, in a building designed by Heinrich Ernst and Adolf Schirmer. The museum is relatively on the smaller side comparing to some major other European art museums but it has a superb collection of Norwegian artists, some other celebrated big names but mostly the work of Edvard Munch including his celebrated work “Scream”. If you are interested in modern art you may consider this worth visiting. The ‘National Museum – Architecture’ is a space for the exploration of both contemporary and historical architectural themes. Among the works you will find here are Dutch and Flemish landscape paintings and still lifes from the 17th century, Johan Christian Dahl's magnificent landscape paintings from the first half of the 19th century, the Munch room with the iconic «The Scream», and the museum's highlights of Norwegian and international contemporary art. The artist exhibit - you might take it, but I certainly left it. Illustration: Guicciardini & Magni Architetti, One of the workshops in the new museum. Therefore if you know you’re going to have an active stay and see more museums during your visit, it’s advisable to purchase the ‘Oslo Pass‘ – coming in 24, 48 and 72 hours versions (290/425/535 NOK – that is € 35/51/64) – which gives you both discounts on other attractions and covers your local transportation and museum entrance fees (for selected museums, not all, keep that in mind). We try a fish soup in just about every place we visit and it is up there with the best, if not the best. Explore Norway beyond the city of Oslo with a sightseeing cruise on the Oslo Fjord. However, it’s probably good for you to know that not all of Munch’s works in Oslo are to be found here: many are in fact at the National Gallery, where you’ll find many other highlights as well. +47 (0)23 49 35 00 | E-Mail: info.munch@munchmuseet.no, Opening Hours: Wednesday – Monday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Tuesday closed, Adults: NOK 95.– | Reduced: 50.– (Senior/Student) Free for children under the age of 16 Groups of over 10: NOK 50.– per person Family ticket: NOK 110 .–. Advice: avoid groups if you can. As I have said many times in my reviews here, modern art is as good or bad as the space where it is displayed and exhibited. Exhibitions here change periodically so one may see diffrent things on different occasions.Currently there are exhibits on two floors, plus a gift shop and toilets. This museum at Høvikodden is some 15 minutes west of Oslo city centre. Loved it! If you want to find things to do in the area, you may want to check out Oslo Opera House and Viking Ship Museum. The Oslo CA cafe had a very simple lunch menu and the other dishes around us looked fresh and generous.