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As guest at Hotel Bondeheimen you are staying in the most central part of downtown Oslo and you can enjoy walking distance to most attractions. On this page you will find some of our recommendations for what you should see in Oslo.
The National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet)is situated in Universitetsgata 13, or a couple of minutes
walk from Hotel Bondeheimen. The collections count 4.500 paintings, 1.500 sculptures, 950 plaster casts
and 42.500 prints and drawings. In this mueseum you can see the most famous Norwegian paintings from the
last part of the 19th century, including works of Tidemann and Gude. The museum also contains the most
famous paintings by the world known expressionist painter Edvard Munch. There is no entrance fee, but observe
that the museum always is closed on Tuesdays, while other museums in Oslo usually close on Mondays.
More information is available on the extensive web page of the National Gallery:
http://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/index.php/content/view/full/307
The Astrup Fearnley Museum for Modern Art is a private collection situated in Kvadraturen on the east side of
the fortress Akershus Festning. The museum opened in October 1993 and with shifting exhibitions shows international
and Norwegian visual art from the post-war period until the present day. The exhibited artworks come from the
museum's collections with additional works on loan for special exhibitions.
More information is available on the museum's web page:
http://www.afmuseet.no/
The Vigeland park (Frognerparken) is the main cultural attraction in Oslo. The park covers an area of 80
acres. The 212 sculptures are all modeled in full size by Gustav Vigeland. He also designed the architectural
setting and the layout of the grounds. The sculptures are placed on an 850 metre long axis divided into 5 main
units: Main Entrance, The Bridge with the children's playground, The Fountain, The Monolith Plateau and The Wheel
of Life. The whole human life cyclus is the theme of this park - where you can see sculptures of man from birth
to death. The park is public and open all the time.
More information is available on the park's web page:
http://www.museumsnett.no/vigelandmuseet/
The Royal Palace is open for visitors during summer. By visiting the palace you have the opportunity of
studying one of Norways most elaborated buildings with arts and interiors from both Norway and abroad. A guided
tour represents a journey through the Norwegian History and a fascinating look into many details.
For more information see:
http://www.kongehuset.no/
If you take a short walk down to the harbour in front of the City Hall (Rådhusbrygga) you can take the shuttle boat over to the peninsula called Bygdøy. However, the boat is not running in late autumn and winter, and then you will have to use bus number 30 for Bygdøy, leaving from the bus stand outside the National Theatre in the street called Stortingsgata.
Vikingship Museum: Out at the peninsula you should not lose the beautiful exhibition of old authentic
Viking ships belonging to the University of Oslo. The ships were found at the end of the 18th century during
excavations of large viking graves situated at the shores of the Oslofjord. Since the history of the Vikings is
as facinating as seeing the ships we recommend you to take a guided tour.
For more information see:
http://www.ukm.uio.no/english/viking_ship_museum/index.shtml
The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Folkemuseet) is among the most visited museums in Oslo. The
Open-Air Museum features 155 authentic buildings from different national regions, e.g. Gol Stave Church, from
the 13th century. During summer, a wide variety of activities take place in the Open-Air Museum: Guided tours,
folk dancing, demonstration of traditional arts and crafts, baking of "lefse", horse-and-buggy rides and the
event Norwegian Evening.
For more information see:
http://www.norskfolke.museum.no/
The Fram Museum is perhaps the most exciting and exotic museum in Oslo. The Fram Museum shows the history
of the polar explorers. Here you'll find the world's most famous polarship, Fram, from 1892, the museums main
attraction. The ship is displayed in its original condition with interiour and objects perfectly preserved. Every
visitor is welcome on board Fram.
For more information see:
http://www.fram.museum.no/
The Kon-Tiki Museum is located in front of the Fram Museum. The Kon-Tiki Museum is a private foundation,
which houses a range of boats and artefacts from Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions. Here you can see the original
Kon-Tiki raft (1947) with a 30 foot whale shark underneath...statues and a secret family cave from Easter Island
(1956)...the papyrus boat Ra II (1970)... and a thrilling collection of archaeological finds from Easter Island,
East Polynesia, Galapagos and Peru.
For more information see:
http://www.museumsnett.no/kon-tiki/index.html
Most performances in theatres are of course in Norwegian. However we would like to mention two theatres that regularly present performances in foreign languages:
Det Norske Teatret is situated next to Hotel Bondeheimen in Kristian IV's street. Det Norske Teatret
produces 12-15 productions yearly in addition to presenting guest-plays from all around Europe.
For more information visit the theatre's home page:
http://www.detnorske.no/index.asp
The National Theatre is situated 5 minutes walk from Hotel Bondeheimen and is the main stage for
the realistic plays of the famous Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen. The theatre is an attraction in itself
since the interiour is a beautiful example of a classical late 19th century theatre. In August and September
the theatre houses the Ibsen Festival with a wide range of international productions of Ibsens plays on stage.
For more information see the theatre's webpage:
http://www.nationaltheatret.no/
Den Norske Opera (The Norwegian Opera house) is situated at Youngstorget, a few minutes walk from the Bondeheimen hotel. Den Norske Opera is the largest music- and stage institution in Norway and was founded in 1959. A new opera house is under construction in Bjørvika (the bay behind the Akershus castle) and will open in 2008. For more information see the opera's webpage: http://www.operaen.no
Cinema: For an audience not familiar with the Norwegian language cinema is always an alternative in Oslo. All movies are shown with the original soundtrack and with Norwegian subtitles. During summer movie theatres are also rare places in town where you can enjoy air condition.