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galleries, many of which are free, it can actually work out more expensive to buy an
Oslo Pass than not to!
FROGNERPARKEN & VIGELAND PARK
Vigeland Park
PARK
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( yr-round)
The centrepiece of Frognerparken is an ex-
traordinary open-air showcase of work by Norway's best-loved sculptor, Gustav Vigeland.
Statistically one of the top tourist attractions in Norway, Vigeland Park is brimming with
212 granite and bronze Vigeland works. His highly charged work ranges from entwined
lovers and tranquil elderly couples to contempt-ridden beggars. His most renowned work,
Sinataggen
(the 'Little Hot-Head'), portrays a London child in a mood of particular ill hu-
mour.
It's a great place to visit in the evening after other sights have closed.
Oslo City Museum
MUSEUM
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(Oslo Bymuseet;
Click here
;
www.oslomuseum.no
; Frogner-
veien 67; admission free; 11am-4pm Tue-Sun, closed last week Dec until mid-Jan)
Near the southern entrance to Vigeland park lies this museum. Housed in the 18th-century
Frogner Manor (built on the site of a Viking-era manor), it contains exhibits of minor in-
terest on the city's history.
Frognerparken itself attracts Oslo locals with its broad lawns, ponds, stream and rows of
shady trees. On a sunny afternoon it's ideal for picnics, strolling or lounging on the grass.
To get here, take tram 12 to Vigelandsparken from the city centre
.
Vigeland Museum
MUSEUM
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(
www.vigeland.museum.no
;
Nobels gate 32; adult/child Nkr50/25, free
with Oslo Pass; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun Jun-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
For an in-depth
lookatGustavVigeland'swork,visittheVigelandMuseum,oppositethesouthernentrance
to Frognerparken. It was built by the city in the 1920s as a home and workshop for the
sculptor in exchange for the donation of a significant proportion of his life's work, and it
