The Norwegian Folk Museum is today the country’s largest cultural history museum, responsible for collecting, preserving and displaying life and living conditions in Norway over the past 500 years. The Norwegian Folk Museum was established in 1894 and aims to give a broad picture of daily life in Norway. We have rich collections of objects, buildings, imagery and archives from the 16th century to the present day. Key themes in the collections are home and living environment, working life and leisure, everyday life and party, living conditions and life forms in Norway. Our digital catalog contains more than 350,000 cultural history objects and photographs from the collections.
Open Hours: January 2 – April 30: 11:00 – 16:00, May 1 – September 30: 10:00 – 17:00, Oct 1 – Dec 31: 11:00 – 16:00 (The museum is closed December 24 and 25, January 1 and On May 17 the exhibitions and cafés are closed)
Admission Fee:
- Adults NOK 160
- Children 6 – 15 NOK 40
- Children under 6 FREE
- Family NOK 320 (2 adults with children 6 – 15)
- Reduced NOK 120 (Groups over 15, retired, studens)
- OsloPass: Scan in the visitor Centre to obtain a free entry ticket
- Low season midweek consession: Monday-Friday between October and April, the prices are: Adults: NOK 120, Children: NOK 40, Reduced fee: NOK95
How to get there:
Bus:
- 30 Bygdøy from downtown Oslo to stop Folkemuseet. (Check schedules and where to buy tickets at ruter.no)
Ferry:
- From April to September a ferry runs from Rådhusbrygge 3 by the City Hall to Dronning, Bygdøy. From there a 10 min. walk.
Car/bike/walk:
- From highway E18 or from street Bygdøy Allé, turn off to Bygdøy. Follow signs to Norsk Folke Museum.
