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the bedroom where he uttered his famously enigmatic last words 'Tvert imot!' ('To the con-
trary!'), before dying on 23 May 1906.
Historisk Museum
MUSEUM
child Nkr50/free, with Oslo Pass free;
10am-5pm Tue-Sun mid-May-mid-Sep, 10am-4pm rest of
year)
The Historical Museum is actually three museums under one roof. Most interesting is the
ground-floor
National Antiquities Collection
(Oldsaksamlingen), which has displays of
Viking-era coins, jewellery and ornaments. Look out for the 9th-century
Hon treasure
(2.5kg), the largest such find in Scandinavia. A section on medieval religious art includes
the doors and richly painted ceiling of the Ål stave church (built around 1300).
The second level has an
Arctic exhibit
and the Myntkabinettet, a collection of the earli-
est Norwegian coins from as far back as AD 995. Also on the second level, and continuing
on the top floor, is the
Ethnographic Museum
, with changing exhibits on Asia, Africa
and the Americas.
Oslo Cathedral
CATHEDRAL
Dating from 1697, the highlights of a visit to Oslo Cathedral are the elaborate stained-
glass windows by Emanuel Vigeland (brother of Gustav) and the painted ceiling, com-
pleted between 1936 and 1950. The exceptional altarpiece, a 1748 model of the
Last Sup-
per and the Crucifixion
by Michael Rasch, was an original feature of the church (from
1700), but it was moved all over the country before being returned from Prestnes church in
Majorstue in 1950.
The bazaar halls, around the back of the church, date from 1858 and are currently used
by summer handicraft sales outlets and cafes.
Rådhus
ARCHITECTURE
9am-6pm, guided tours 10am, noon & 2pm Mon-
Sat, also 4pm Sun Jun-Aug, Wed only rest of year)
