Experts' Choice Award Norsk Folkemuseum
What the experts agree on
Oslo's open-air Folk Museum clusters 160 historic buildings—including a 13th-century stave church—to showcase Norwegian life from medieval times onward, with national costumes and Sami artifacts in exhibition halls. A concentrated Norway experience.
“This is a perfect way to see Norway in a day.”
– Fodor's
Frommer's "One of the oldest such museums in the world, the Folk Museum contains many buildings from the medieval era." Full review
Frommer's "The big attraction here is the open-air museum, where about 150 perfectly reconstructed buildings of differing uses and styles have been squirrelled together to present a mini-Norway down the ages." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Set in parkland, this museum looks back over the cultural history of Norway since the Middle Ages." Full review
Afar Magazine "The open-air Folk Museum has some 160 historic buildings, five of them dating from the medieval period, including Gol Stave, a 13th-century shingled wooden church. " Full review
