Vigeland Museum


The largest city in Norway will be able to entertain and entertain anyone. And this is not at all an unfounded statement, because in Oslo you can find a lot of different attractions . Fans of museums can also find something to see. For example, why not go to the Vigeland Museum, where you can get to know the situation in which the Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland lived and worked?

Than this tourist attraction will entertain?

With the name of Vigeland in Oslo, there are at least two attractions - a museum and a sculpture park . Approximately five minutes walk from the main gate to the park area where the works of the great sculptor are located, you can see the majestic building, which once served as a home and a workshop for the creator. The house was allocated to Gustav Vigeland at the expense of the city treasury of Oslo, in which today the museum is located. However, such generosity was dictated not because of the admiration for the sculptor's works, but because of the conflict over the construction of the center where Vigeland used to live.

The beginning of the construction of the museum building dates back to 1920, and its construction was carefully controlled by the city municipality. In 1924 a great sculptor with his wife Ingrid entered here and lived here until his death. In 1943, it was decided to open the Vigeland Museum in Oslo.

Exposition of the museum

Visitors to the museum have an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the life of the sculptor, and with some facets of his work. The exposition includes mini-copies of sculptures placed in the park with the same name, some personal items of Vigeland and interior items. But this is not the only thing. The exhibition halls of the museum show more than 1600 sculptures, 12000 drawings, 800 plaster models and 420 engravings, which came out from under the hand of Gustav Vigeland.

The entrance to the museum is paid. The cost of the ticket is $ 7, for children under 7 years the price is reduced by half.

How to get to the Vigeland Museum in Oslo?

The museum is located in a rather lively area of ​​the capital, so it will not be difficult to get here. It is enough to get on tram number 12 or buses Nos. 20, 112, N12, N20 to Frogner plass stop and walk a block directly to the museum building.