Norwegian Maritime Museum

Norwegian Maritime Museum
(Norsk Maritimt Museum)
Established 1914
Location Bygdøynesveien, Bygdøy peninsula, Norway

The Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norwegian: Norsk Maritimt Museum), previously known as the Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, founded in 1914,[1] is located at Bygdøynesveien on the Bygdøy peninsula, on the western side of Oslo, Norway.

The museum's building won an architectural award.[2] Its exhibits on coast culture and maritime history include boat models, fishing, marine archeology, marine paintings, ship building, and shipping. The video "Maritime Norway" by Ivo Caprino and a library are also a part of the museum experience.[3][2]

The Norwegian Maritime Museum is situated near several other museums, including the Fram Museum; the Kon-Tiki Museum; the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History; and the Viking Ship Museum.

Contents

Ships

The Arctic ship Gjøa is on display, as are the Colin Archer, and the three-masted schooner Svanen ("Swan").[1] Other boats are exhibited in the harbour.

Past directors

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Bygdøy Oslo's Museum Centre". explorenorth.com. http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa122200a.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  2. ^ a b "The Norwegian Maritime Museum". norway.com. http://www.norway.com/directories/d_company.asp?id=674. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  3. ^ "Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum)". visitoslo.com. http://www.visitoslo.com/en/norwegian-maritime-museum-norsk-sjoefartsmuseum.49105.183058r05a.tlp.html. Retrieved 2009-11-13.