Ekebergparken
Ekebergparken features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Oslo. Give it roughly ~90 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type park
- Suggested visit ~90 min
- Oslo Oslo guide
About Ekebergparken
A wooded hillside above the fjord scattered with sculptures by Dalí, Rodin and Abramović, and famous as the ridge where Munch is said to have felt 'The Scream'.
Ekebergparken is a sculpture and heritage park on the wooded Ekeberg hill in south-east Oslo, overlooking the city and the fjord. It was inaugurated on 26 September 2013, initiated and financed by the property investor and art collector Christian Ringnes. The park is owned by the City of Oslo, while the sculptures belong to the C. Ludens Ringnes Foundation. It covers about 25 acres of woodland and is free and open to the public.
Thirty-one sculptures were in place when the park opened, with a plan to build toward around eighty works, many of which take women as their subject. Artists represented include Salvador Dalí, Auguste Rodin, Marina Abramović, James Turrell and Tony Cragg, and a small museum occupies Lunds Hus, a white villa from 1891. The hill is traditionally linked to Edvard Munch's 'The Scream', and in 2013 Abramović staged a site-specific performance of that name here. The site also offers a panoramic viewpoint over central Oslo and the Oslofjord.
Did you know? Opened in 2013 and paid for by collector Christian Ringnes, the park is owned by the City of Oslo while its sculptures belong to his C. Ludens Ringnes Foundation; entry is free.
How long is a visit to Ekebergparken?
Set aside roughly ~90 min for Ekebergparken. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Ekebergparken worth your time?
Ekebergparken is among the 22 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Oslo, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
Nearby stops in Oslo
Sources and further reading
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