National Museum of Norway
National Museum of Norway 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 museum
- Suggested visit ~90 min
- Oslo Oslo guide
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About National Museum of Norway
Norway's grand new art museum at Vestbanen, gathering more than 400,000 works under one roof, including the best-known 1893 painted version of Munch's 'The Scream'.
The National Museum of Norway (Nasjonalmuseet) opened its purpose-built home at Vestbanen in central Oslo in June 2022. Designed by the German firm Kleihues + Schuwerk, whose 'Forum Artis' won the international competition in 2010, it stands on the former West railway station site beside Oslo City Hall and the Aker Brygge waterfront. The institution itself was formed in 2003 by merging the National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, the Museum of Architecture and the Museum of Industrial Art.
Its collection totals more than 400,000 works of art, architecture, craft and design, shown in a chronological sweep of galleries. Among them is the 1893 painted version of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream', the best-known version of the motif, displayed in a dedicated Munch room. That painting, once held by the National Gallery, was stolen in February 1994 and recovered undamaged that May. The museum is widely described as the largest art museum in the Nordic countries.
Did you know? The National Museum was created in 2003 by merging five older institutions, including the National Gallery, and its new Vestbanen building finally opened in June 2022 after a competition won in 2010.
How long is a visit to National Museum of Norway?
Set aside roughly ~90 min for National Museum of Norway. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is National Museum of Norway worth your time?
National Museum of Norway 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.
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