Exploring Oslo - Norway - page 123

Impressions
People shall be made to understand the greatness of my art; when fac-
ing it, they shall learn to remove their hats, as if in a cathedral.
—Edvard Munch

collection boasts a representative collection of Norwegian art, beginning in 1850
and going up to 1970. Another part of the permanent collection is devoted to
works acquired by other leading artists, like Ludvig O. Ravensberg and Amal-
dus Nilesen. Allow 30 minutes.
Munkedamsveien 15. & 23-49-36-00. Admission 45NOK ($6.40) adults, 25NOK ($3.55) students and chil-
dren. Tues and Thurs 11am-7pm; Wed, Fri, and Sat-Sun 11am-5pm. Tram: 10 or 12. T-Banen: Nationaltheatret.

4 Literary Landmarks
See also “Walking Tour 2: In the Footsteps of Ibsen & Munch,” below.
Ibsen Museum In 1994 Oslo opened this museum to honor its most famous
writer, Ibsen, who lived here from 1895 until his death in 1906. Within walk-
ing distance of the National Theater, the apartment was where Ibsen wrote two
of his most famous plays, John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken.
The museum curators have tried to re-create the apartment (a longtime exhibit
at the Norwegian Folk Museum) as authentically as possible. The study, for
example, has Ibsen's original furniture, and the entire apartment is decorated as
though Ibsen still lived in it. The attraction has been called “a living museum,”
and regularly scheduled talks on playwriting and the theater, recitations, and
theatrical performances take place here. Allow 20 minutes.
Arbinsgate 1. & 22-12-35-50. Admission 50NOK ($7.10) adults, 20NOK ($2.85) children. Tues-Sun
noon-3pm. Guided tours in English at noon, 1pm, and 2pm. Tram: 13, 15, or 19.
Oslo Bymuseum (City Museum) Housed in the 1790 Frogner Manor at
Frogner Park, site of the Vigeland sculptures (see the earlier listing for Vige-
landsparken, p. 117), this museum surveys the history of Oslo. It also contains
mementos of Henrik Ibsen, from the chair and marble-topped table where he
sat at the Grand Café to the glasses from which he drank.
Frognerveien 67. & 23-28-41-70. Admission 40NOK ($5.70) adults, 20NOK ($2.85) children. Tues
noon-7pm; Wed-Sun noon-4pm. Tram: 12.

5 Especially for Kids
Oslo offers numerous attractions suitable for both children and grown-ups. Two
that can equal the thrill of a fjord trip are seeing the excavated Viking burial
ships at the Vikingskiphuset (p. 118) and the Boat Hall at the Norwegian
Maritime Museum (p. 118), both on the Bygdøy peninsula.
Other sights of special interest to children include the polar exploration ship
Fram at the Frammuseet (p. 117); the balsa-log raft Kon-Tiki at the Kon-Tiki
Museum (p. 118); the Ski Museum (p. 120), Lookout Tower (p. 121), and ski
jump at Holmenkollen; the Norwegian Folk Museum (p. 118), depicting life
in Norway since the Middle Ages; and the ancient Akershus Castle & Fortress
(p. 116) on the Oslofjord.
Barnekunst Museum (International Children's Art Museum) The
collection in this unique museum consists of children's drawings, paintings,
ceramics, sculpture, tapestries, and handicrafts from more than 30 countries,

Kids