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The museum also displays the totora-reed boat
Ra II,
built by Aymara people on the
Bolivian island of Suriqui in Lake Titicaca. Heyerdahl used it to cross the Atlantic in 1970.
Norwegian Maritime Museum
MUSEUM
Pass free; 10am-5pm mid-May-Aug, 10am-3pm Tue-Fri, 10am & 4pm Sat & Sun rest of year)
Author Roald Dahl once said that in Norway everyone seems to have a boat, and there is
no better place to explore that theory than here. The museum depicts Norway's relationship
with the sea, including the fishing and whaling industries, the seismic fleet (which
searches for oil and gas), shipbuilding and wreck salvaging. The highlight for many is a
20-minute film with footage of the Norwegian coastline.
Grünerløkka Area
Munchmuseet
GALLERY
child Nkr95/40, with Oslo Pass free; 10am-5pm mid-Jun-Sep, 11am-5pm Wed-Mon rest of year)
Fans of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) won't want to miss the Munch Museum, which is
dedicated to his life's work and has most of the pieces not contained in the National
Gallery. The museum provides a comprehensive look at the artist's work, from dark
(The
Sick Child)
to light
(Spring Ploughing).
With over 1100 paintings, 4500 watercolours and
18,000 prints and sketching books bequeathed to the city by Munch himself, this is a land-
mark collection.
To get here, take bus 20 or the T-bane to Tøyen, followed by a five-minute signposted
walk.
Botanical Garden
GARDENS
7am-9pm Mon-Fri, 10am-9pm Sat & Sun mid-
Mar-Sep, to 5pm rest of year)
Oslo's 15-acre Botanical Garden features over 7500 plants from around the world. There
are also plants from the Oslo fjords, including four that are almost extinct in nature.
