30 of the best · Oslo, Norway
The National Museum and The Scream, Astrup Fearnley on the fjord, Vigeland’s studio, Ibsen’s apartment, the Oslo Philharmonic and the national stage.
Our 30 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Oslo.
The Nordic countries’ largest
The largest art museum in the Nordic countries: old and modern art, design and architecture, with The Scream in the Munch Room.
Brynjulf Bulls plass 3, 0250 OsloExplore View on map
Renzo Piano, on the fjord
Contemporary art in Renzo Piano’s building at the tip of Tjuvholmen; Pushwagner from 28 November 2026.
Strandpromenaden 2, 0252 OsloExplore View on map
Ibsen’s last home
The apartment where Henrik Ibsen lived and worked the last 11 years of his life, restored with its original furniture.
Henrik Ibsens gate 26, 0255 OsloExplore View on map
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The back story
The Scream twice over, at MUNCH and the National Museum; Ibsen’s last home; Vigeland’s park; and the new art on the fjord.
Visual arts
Munch, Vigeland, the Vikings and Norway’s great collections.
Frescoes in the dark
The mausoleum of Gustav Vigeland’s younger brother: a barrel-vaulted room covered with the 800-square-metre fresco VITA.
Grimelundsveien 8, 0775 OsloExplore View on map
The Scream, always on show
The world’s largest collection of Edvard Munch, over 13 floors on the harbour in Bjørvika.
Edvard Munchs plass 1, 0194 OsloExplore View on map
The city’s own museum
The city’s own history museum, beside Frogner Manor, a summer house of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Halvdan Svartes gate 58, 0266 OsloExplore View on map
160 historic buildings
One of the world’s largest open-air museums: 160 historic buildings and the Gol stave church, dated to around 1200.
Museumsveien 10, 0287 OsloExplore View on map
Viking treasures
The world’s best-preserved Viking helmet, the Oseberg ship’s serpent head and medieval art, in an Art Nouveau building.
Frederiks gate 2, 0164 OsloExplore View on map
The Nordic countries’ largest
The largest art museum in the Nordic countries: old and modern art, design and architecture, with The Scream in the Munch Room.
Brynjulf Bulls plass 3, 0250 OsloExplore View on map
Vigeland’s studio and home
Gustav Vigeland’s studio and home, with the plaster models for the park and his restored apartment.
Nobels gate 32, 0268 OsloExplore View on map
Contemporary art on the fjord and in the woods.
Renzo Piano, on the fjord
Contemporary art in Renzo Piano’s building at the tip of Tjuvholmen; Pushwagner from 28 November 2026.
Strandpromenaden 2, 0252 OsloExplore View on map
Art on the hill
A sculpture park in the woods on the Ekeberg hill, with works by Louise Bourgeois, James Turrell and Damien Hirst, and views over the city.
On the fjord west of Oslo
Modern and contemporary art at Høvikodden, on the fjord west of the city.
More than 200 sculptures
Gustav Vigeland’s park inside Frogner Park: more than 200 sculptures, the Monolith and the Wheel of Life, open round the clock.
The City Hall, the Cathedral and the new waterfront.
Largely complete
The harbour reborn: the Opera, MUNCH, Deichman and the Barcode towers.
Consecrated in 1697
The baroque cathedral on Stortorvet, consecrated in 1697, with ceiling murals by Hugo Lous Mohr and windows by Emanuel Vigeland.
Stortorvet, 0154 OsloExplore View on map
Opened in 1950
The twin-towered City Hall of 1950, its halls painted with Norwegian history and its carillon ringing the hours.
Fridtjof Nansens plass, 0160 OsloExplore View on map
Performing arts
Where to hear music.
At Oslo Konserthus
The city’s orchestra, at Oslo Konserthus, with chamber series and a summer concert on the Palace Square.
Plays, musicals and the playhouses.
Norway’s national stage
Norway’s national theatre, at the western end of Karl Johans gate.
The Opera House in Bjørvika.
Walk on the roof
The white Opera House that rises from the harbour, with a roof you can climb all year round.
Kirsten Flagstads plass 1, 0150 OsloExplore View on map
Cinemas and film.
Ibsen’s last home and the house of literature.
Ibsen’s last home
The apartment where Henrik Ibsen lived and worked the last 11 years of his life, restored with its original furniture.
Henrik Ibsens gate 26, 0255 OsloExplore View on map
Folk & cultural traditions
The bunad, wool, silver and Norwegian design.
Since 1879
Norwegian wool sweaters since 1879, at the concept store on Karl Johans gate.
Karl Johans gate 45, 0162 OsloExplore View on map
Since 1876
Oslo’s jeweller for five generations, founded by David Andersen in 1876, on Karl Johans gate.
Karl Johans gate 20, 0159 OsloExplore View on map
The bunad and Norwegian crafts
Norwegian handicrafts and the bunad, the national costume, at Glasmagasinet.
Stortorvet 9, 0155 OsloExplore View on map
Since 1957
Norwegian design and craft since 1957: art glass, ceramics, silver and textiles.
Lille Grensen 7, 0159 OsloExplore View on map
