How to visit and what to see at the Fram Museum (Oslo): opening hours, prices

Can you imagine getting on and being able to explore all the corners of a historic ship that has been the protagonist of the Norwegian polar expeditions?

You have this possibility in Oslo during your trip to norway with your visit to the Fram Museum, which you find in the so-called Museum island.

In this area of ​​the Norwegian capital you can also visit other museums in which navigation is the protagonist, such as the Viking Ship Museum and Kon-tiki museum.

I will clarify that despite its name, in reality this concentration of museums is not located on an island, but rather the peninsula of Bygdoy.

The adventurous spirit of the Norwegians and, specifically, their polar expeditions, it is something that they are very proud of in said Nordic country, and you can see it during a tourist trip through it.

So, for example, in Tromso, further north of the line Polar Circle, you can also see a Polar museum.

What to see when visiting the Fram museum in Oslo

El Fram museum It is configured in a very simple way, since the entire building is arranged around the original Fram boat built in 1892, and which starred arctic and antarctic expeditions between 1893 and 1912.

In the expeditions of Fram, which in its time was considered the strongest wooden ship ever built, famous Norwegian explorers such as Amundsen, Hansen o Sverdrup.

When you enter said building, before you is the imposing keel of the Fram on which its masts rise, all surrounded by exhibition areas distributed over two floors.

In them you can know the history of the norwegian arctic expeditions and see many objects used in them.

You may not want to wait too long to get on the ship as soon as possible and tour its interior, where you will be able to see the environment in which the Norwegian explorers lived, as well as more objects.

In short, I assure you that in your visit of the Fram museum You will almost feel like another polar explorer.

Fram Museum opening hours in Oslo

The Visiting hours of the Fram museum in Oslo They are, from June to August, every day from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.

At other times of the year, depending on the month, it opens at 10 or 12 o'clock and closes at 17 or 18 p.m.

Fram museum ticket prices

The ticket prices They are, adults, 140 crowns (10,35 euros); seniors, 100 crowns; students and children from 7 to 15 years old, 50 crowns.

Photos Fram Museum

Here you have more photos from the Fram museum in Oslo.