The new Munch Museum
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Today I visited the new Munch Museum for the first time. The old museum in the Tøyen district, right by the Botanical Garden, should be known to many Oslo visitors. The new museum just leaves…
Christmas trip to Oslo
On Monday, December 20th, I will travel to Oslo for the first time over Christmas and until New Year’s Day. I’m looking forward to the new Munch Museum, I really want to see it. I…
Norwegian Christmas traditions
Have you ever heard of “little Christmas Eve”? Or tried Gløgg? And what is Lutefisk? Brush up on your knowledge of Norwegian Christmas traditions so you can be sure you are getting it right this…
New collector’s items
On my last visit to the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, I found wonderful new collector’s items: The “Berserk” belongs to a set of 78 chess pieces that were discovered in 1831 on the…
Bogstad Manor in Oslomarka
To the north-west of Oslo, behind the Holmenkollen, lies Bogstad Manor in Oslomarka on Lake Bogstadvannet. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the monastery on the island of Hovedøya in the Oslofjord, but after…
