Norwegian Maritime Museum

We went to explore the next museum, located opposite the Fram museum. This time, the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Here we found an overview of Norway's maritime history and seafaring. It was the largest of the museums we visited that day. It has a huge collection of exhibits and some of them are downright amazing.

Fun fact: the museum was founded in 1914 as Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum. It covers coastal culture and maritime history: shipbuilding, fishing, shipping and marine archaeology.

You can, for example, compare materials (weight, hardness, thickness) from which ships were built. Kris liked the mini model of a ship engine most: you could start it with a button and watch the pistons move.

There was also a large collection of lamps used in lighthouses, the interior of an old ship, scale models of passenger ships, commercial ships, oil rigs …

For children they made a special play area, where you could watch a cartoon, draw a picture and hang it on the wall. Kris colored his picture and we hung it on the wall.

Admission: adult NOK 80, children over 6 NOK 30 and family NOK 150.

After the visit we went to the pier to take the ferry back to the harbour by the City Hall.

Good to know: the ferry between the City Hall pier (Rådhusbrygge) and the Bygdøy peninsula runs seasonally, roughly from spring to early October. Outside the season, city bus 30 takes you to the museums.

Video from our visit: