Viking Ship MuseumvsNorsk Folkemuseum
Both are praised by expert writers. On balance, Viking Ship Museum ranks significantly better than The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. Viking Ship Museum has a TripExpert Score of 96 with accolades from 7 sources like Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Viking Ship Museum
Concierge
Frommer's
Fodor's Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura Frommer's
Huk Aveny 35, Oslo 0287, Norway
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Concierge "Highlights of this streamlined museum include three Viking ships, at once graceful and fierce, that once stormed the seas."
Frommer's "A fascinating chapter in Viking history came alive when three Viking funereal ships were discovered in the Oslofjord between 1867 and 1904." Full review
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Tip: If you go between 11:30am and 1pm, you'll tend to avoid the summer mobs who descend on this building
Fodor's "The Viking legacy in all its glory lives on at this classic Oslo museum." Full review
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Avoid summertime crowds by visiting at lunchtime.
Frommer's "one of Norway's most eye-opening and best-loved museums, appealing to families and history fanatics alike. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Viking Ship Museum displays the moving contents of three burial ships discovered near Oslo between 1867 and 1904." Full review
Afar Magazine "This museum houses three large viking ships and two smaller ones." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings. " Full review
Frommer's "One of Norway's most eye-opening and best-loved museums...displays include Viking tools and intricate jewelry as well as elaborate hoards of grave goods" Full review
Norsk Folkemuseum Frommer's Fodor's Frommer's Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Frommer's
Museumsveien 10, Oslo 2875, Norway
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Frommer's "One of the oldest such museums in the world, the Folk Museum contains many buildings from the medieval era." Full review
Fodor's "This is a perfect way to see Norway in a day." 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
Frommer's "It showcases local life and traditions. There's an appealing, vibrant collection of national costumes, head-dresses, traditional toys, photos, and Sami artifacts from Lapland in the exhibition halls." Full review
