Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cost and Hours:
70 kr, sparse English descriptions throughout; May-Aug
Mon-Sat10:00-16:00,Sun12:30-16:00;Sept-AprilSat-Sun12:00-17:00only,
closed Mon-Fri; tel. 22 41 25 21.
seum)
—This fascinating museum tells the story of Norway's WWII experi-
ence: appeasement, Nazi invasion (they made Akershus their headquarters),
resistance, liberation, and, finally, the return of the king.
Cost and Hours:
50 kr, 100-kr family ticket covers 2 adults plus up to
2 kids; June-Aug Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 11:00-17:00; Sept-May Mon-Fri
10:00-16:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00; next to castle, overlooking harbor, tel. 23
09 31 38,
www.mil.no/felles/nhm
.
Visiting the Museum:
It's a one-way, chronological, can'tget-lost
route—enter through the 1940 door.
You'll see propaganda posters attempting to get Norwegians to join the
Nazi party, and the German ultimatum to which the king gave an emphatic
“No.” Various displays show secret radios, transmitters, underground newspa-
pers, crude but effective homemade weapons, and the German machine that
located clandestine radio stations. Exhibits explain how the country coped
with 350,000 occupying troops; how airdrops equipped a home force of
40,000 ready to coordinate with the Allies when liberation was imminent; and
the happy day when peace and freedom returned to Norway.
