Fram Museum in Oslo

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The Fram Museum is a museum telling the story of Norwegian polar exploration. It is located on the peninsula of Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway.

Fram Museum is situated in an area with several other museums, including the Kon-Tiki Museum; the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History; the Viking Ship Museum; and the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Bygdøy Royal Estate, the official summer residence of the King of Norway and historic Oscarshall are also located nearby.

The Fram Museum was inaugurated on 20 May 1936. It honours Norwegian polar exploration in general and three great Norwegian polar explorers in particular—Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen. The museum also exhibits images of the fauna of the polar regions, such as polar bears and penguins.

The Fram Museum is centered principally on the original exploration vessel Fram. The original interior of Fram is intact and visitors can go inside the ship to view it. Fram was commissioned, designed, and built by Scots-Norwegian shipbuilder Colin Archer to specifications provided by Norwegian Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who financed the building of the ship with a combination of grant monies provided by the Norwegian government and private funding in 1891.

In May 2009 the Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Fram Museum signed an agreement for the Fram Museum to take over the exhibition of the Gjøa. Roald Amundsen and a crew of six traversed the Northwest Passage aboard the Gjøa in a three-year journey which was finished in 1906.

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12.10.2021 Denis
Wonderful, very interesting Museum. These ships, the heroic story. Everything is very carefully preserved.
12.10.2021 Olga
A magic feeling of unreality at the sight of this ship, given its history! Great job creators of this Museum.
12.10.2021 Egor
This Museum is worth a visit is a must.
Inside the ship explorers.
On the sides of the three floors of "history" as it was, the description is in Russian.
Visit the room in which shows what was the sailors on the ship, pitching, sick in the hold, and the "dog cold".
On the first floor near the propeller of the ship, you can shoot in the dash and try to smuggle 150 kg of what is called at their backs.
Be sure to climb aboard and walk around in the hold.
12.10.2021 Jorden
Really great museum which is fairly modern. Very nice movie in a cinema to give context and history of all articles found in the museum. Cinema and articles around museum allow you to select from a range of languages. There are two big ships you can walk around the inside of which was really cool. There is also a ticket option where you can pay for entry to the other two museums it is co-located with offering a small discount. Also if you are a European student you can get discount, so be sure to bring your student ID!
12.10.2021 Jerry
The most interesting and interactive museum I've witnessed. Wonderful place to bring kids as they stay equally entertained. The 3 level museum encompasses the Fram, which you board from the top level and can access several decks of the ship. The lighting, displays, and even the smells of the aged yet spectacularly preserved wooden interior & compartments make this truly a "must see" for everyone visiting Oslo.
12.10.2021 Zubin
Amazing stories of some of the greatest Norwegian explorers. Informative and interactive, a must for today's generation! The exhibition is almost doubled in size from my last visit with the addition of the Gjøa exhibit.
12.07.2018 Wai
If you like marine history, this is a great place to be. Two ships to explore, allowing visitors to get on board and explore them from top to bottom. There's a lot to absorb on the visit and you are guaranteed to learn quite a bit about exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. There is a warning that people have to be a certain height before boarding the one ship and it really isn't a joke. Tall people will also have to be careful though as some areas are a bit on a short side.
10.07.2018 Bridget
A very interesting visit to this well laid out museum. Unfortunately, as we were on an organized tour we were unable to see all the exhibits. We did, however, have a good look at Amundsen's Fram which is quite an impressive size. The dining quarters, cabins and engine room were fascinating. Would like to return at some point.
27.06.2018 Aurelien
If there's only one museum you should go to in Oslo, then this is the one.
You'll get to learn much about what shaped our current knowledge of the poles, as well as enjoy two fully restored arctic exploration ships.
A must-do for anyone visiting / living in Oslo!
17.06.2018 Kjelly
It is cool with Norwegian polar story exhibition. They even gave a big ship Fram used for such purpose and which you may enter and see how our great explorers lived during their frosty adventures 100 years ago. But one negative thing though is all the information. It is plainly to much. If I desire to read information for hours I stay home and read a book. If I am suppose to read everything I must be there for many hours and then it is no longer a fun visit to a museum but rather a visit to the library
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