Norwegian Maritime (Navigation) Museum Travel Guide

Oslo City

Scenic spot introduction:

The Norwegian Maritime (Navigation) Museum (Norsk Maritimt Museum) is a thematic museum integrating maritime, culture and archaeology. It is the best place to learn about Norway's maritime history. The museum's red brick building and its own theme blend with the fjord's coastal scenery. The glass windows in the exhibition hall facing the ocean create a realistic feeling like sailing on the sea. The real ship exhibits and detailed models, as well as the ancient and precious archaeological relics, bring people into the free and exciting age of navigation.

Attractions distribution:

The Maritime (Navigation) Museum is located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, opposite the famous Fram Museum. There are a total of 6 exhibition halls in the museum, including regular exhibitions, temporary exhibitions, a ship hall and a surround-screen movie screening hall, which are divided into marine culture, navigation history, archaeological discoveries and other contents. The museum has a very rich collection. Shipbuilding materials and engines from the first to fourth generations, models of cruise ships and cargo ships, early canoes and various ancient bow decorations are displayed one by one in the museum. Porcelain and diving equipment are also displayed in the museum. It also shows people the history of Norwegian people's exploration of the ocean.

Scenic spot features:

visit, history, research, archeology, museum

Transportation

Scenic spot location:

Europe>Norway>City of Oslo

How to get there:

Museum: You can take bus No. 30 or ferry.

Oslo:

1. Airplane: Main airports—Oslo Airport Gardermoen and Sandefjord Airport Torp. You can take buses and trains at the airport Wait until you reach the city center.

2. Train: Oslo Central Station (Oslo Train), which can be reached from domestic cities or surrounding international cities.

3. Urban transportation: Oslo Metro, Oslo Bus and Tram, Oslo Bicycle, and Oslo Taxi.

Scenic area map:

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Tickets

Sailing ticket price:

Adults: NOK 60

Students, seniors, groups (more than 15 people): NOK 35

Children 6-16 years old: NOK 30

Children under 6 years old Free

Family ticket (2 adults and 3 children): NOK 150

Scenic area opening hours:

Tuesday to Friday: 10:00-15:00

Saturday and Sunday: 10:00-16:00

Closed on Mondays

Summer May 15th-August 31st: 10:00-17:00 every day

Travel Tips

travelling guideline:

Some of the museum's exhibition halls are being renovated and decorated and will be opened in 2014.

Tour route:

Hall → Gram Hall → Maritime and Ship Objects Hall → Shipbuilding and Shipping History Hall

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

(Museum Store) Books, picture albums, etc.

(Shopping in Oslo) Norwegian woolen clothes, wood carving handicrafts, glacier mud, etc.

(Oslo food) Salmon sashimi, king crab, stewed lamb, reindeer meat, Norwegian cheese.