New exhibition: Emotions in Antiquity and Ancient Egypt
Get close up to feelings that are thousands of years old. Our new exhibition displays emotions across time and space.
VÍKINGR – Viking Age exhibition
Our exhibition contains some of the most exquisite objects that we have from the Norwegian Viking Age.
The Medieval Gallery
Join Professor Marianne Vedeler on a tour of this unique exhibit, designed by Snøhetta..
An historic walk through the world!
At the Historical Museum, you can return to the past in Norway's largest cultural-historical collections. You can see the country’s oldest skull, exquisite Viking treasures, Egyptian mummies and a multitude of ethnographic exhibitions, to name a few.
Opening hours
The Historical Museum is closed until further notice to prevent the spreading of infection of the coronavirus.
Ticket prices
Adults
NOK 120
Children under 18
Free
Students/seniors
NOK 90
Staff and students at UiO
Free
Refugees/asylum seekers
Free
Season ticket, adult
NOK 400
For tour operators
To apply for a voucher agreement, please send an e-mail to entre-vsh@khm.uio.no
- A ticket gives you admission to both museums for 48 hours.
- Tickets are available from the ticket office at the museum entrance.
- There is no need to buy tickets up front. We do not sell tickets online.
- We accept Mastercard, Visa, Maestro, Union Pay, JCB, Oslo Pass, ICOM cards and V Pay credit cards.
Infection Control
- For infection protection, we are reducing the number of visitors who may be inside the Museums at the same time.
- The audience must keep at least 1 meter distance to each other, this also applies in any queue outside the museums.
- Contactless payment by card is recommended.
- The storage wardrobe area is closed. We therefore encourage visitors to only bring small bags.
- Visitors with young children are recommended to wear a baby carrier.
- Anti-bacterial gel is available to the public in several places in the Museums.
- For the time being, we do not accept larger organized groups of visitors.
- Keep your distance. If this is not possible, wear a face mask.
Permanent exhibitions
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Emotions in Antiquity and Ancient Egypt
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The Medieval Gallery
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Egypt in Europe
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VÍKINGR – Viking Age exhibition
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Collapse - human being in an unpredictable world
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Transformation – faith and sacred objects in the Middle Ages
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Arctic: Populations of the Arctic and sub-Arctic areas (temporarily closed)
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America - Present - Past - Identity (temporarily closed)
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Good as gold – coins are history
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Ethnographic exhibitions
Events
Visit the Museum Shop
The shop has a wide range of jewelry, books and magazines related to archeology, history, anthropology and numismatics. We also have postcards, souvenirs and toys.
There is no food or drink service at the museum, but there are cafés and restaurants in the immidiate vicinity.
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Directions
Address
Frederiks gate 2, 0164 Oslo
Public transport
- The museum is located a few minutes walk from Nationaltheatret t-station.
- Tram nr 11, 17 and 18 to Holbergs plass. See ruter.no for tickets and time tables
Parking
There is no dedicated parking at the museum. Visitors kan use public parking in the area.
Map
Accessibility and facilities at the Historical Museum
- The building has four floors and a basement. The southern wing on the 3rd floor is not wheelchair accessible.
- Entrances: Three entrances are accessible by steps. One entrance at the back of the museum is accessible for wheelchair users.
- Lift: The museum has a cargo lift (295cm x 205cm) at the back of the museum. To use the lift, patrons must ring the telephone number posted by the front entrance.
- Toilets: Toilets are located on the landing between the ground floor and 1st floor. Toilets for disabled persons are located on the 2nd floor.
- Accessibility: Some interior doorways have high thresholds, non-standard widths and heavy doors. The building is not equipped with a wire loop. Please notify the staff if you need assistance or if there are other ways we can accommodate you.
- Animals are not allowed into the building. Except for guide dogs for the blind.
Do you have any questions regarding your visit?
Please contact us through email: postmottak@khm.uio.no or by phone: (47) 22851900