Events at the Historical Museum

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What can sculptures, mummies and everyday objects tell us about what people living around the Mediterranean Sea felt, thought and believed around two thousand years ago?

Want to learn a secret language? Did you know the runes for a period were used to create secret and magical messages? The word "runa" itself can mean secret knowledge.

Gain an insight into the ancient Egyptians’ funerary rituals and their desire for eternal life in the kingdom of the dead.

Welcome to The Historical Museum's Special Quiz! How is the history knowledge? What is true and what is spinning? Here you will both answer questions and find factual errors hidden in historical narratives.

In the VÍKINGR exhibition, we let a selection of outstanding objects from the world's largest Viking collection tell the story of this legendary period in Norway. Join our talented facilitator on a tour of the exhibition.

What does Sàpmi mean? How are Sami people living today? Experience children's storytelling with the Sami gold fountain, learn lasso throwing by a skilled reindeer herder and try Sámi shoes with Senna grass.

On the last Saturday of the month, we give the public free admission to The Historical Museum.

In the summer of 1834 a homemaker worked at Nedre Hon farm in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud. He was to help the farmer drain a marsh on the property. During the trench work, he got the surprise of his life when he unearthed Norway's largest gold treasure from the Viking Age.

The Historical Museum provides the public with free admission on the last Saturday of the month.

Welcome to an introduction to The Sea is History on the second floor: Meeting point at the top of the stairs. 

Have you never been to the Historical Museum before, or maybe it's been a while since the last visit? The Historical Museum provides the public with free admission on the last Saturday of the month.

On the occasion of the opening of OsloPride, the Historical Museum offers a dance performance in the exhibition The Sea is History. On Saturday, June 15, entrance is free.

The Historical Museum provides the public with free admission on the last Saturday of the month.

Museum of Cultural History presents Donna Zuckerberg and her attention-grabbing book Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age (Harvard University Press 2018).

The Historical Museum provides the public with free admission on the last Saturday of the month.

The Historical Museum provides the public with free admission on the last Saturday of the month.

What is it like at the Historical Museum when all the lights are turned off and everyone has gone home?

The exhibition displays the works of ten international contemporary artists with themes relating to migration and displacement.