This church and its twin at Nore, 28km away, were both built at the end of the 12C around a central pillar, reworked in the 17C and decorated by the same artist. Uvdal's church has 17C paintings imitating stained-glass windows and framed by plant mot..

This former industrial site of disused mines was converted into a museum dedicated to the history of cobalt mining and the ties between the site and the art world. 1883 saw the first Open-Air Academy exclusively for Norwegian artists, including Edv..

This fine museum houses diverse collections covering the main international art movements , ranging from the Baroque to late 20C design, with a noteworthy section on Arts and Crafts , the English Art Nouveau movement embodied by William Morris. A s..

This 12C monument illustrating Romanesque and Gothic styles has two square towers, an imposing façade and a huge porch. Thanks to restoration work in the 20C, it regained its medieval look. Inside, the simplicity of the nave contrasts with the orna..

This church , designed to be the biggest in the country, was financed by funds made available from silver mines and was finished in 1761. It is laid out in a cross formation but the Baroque interior is arranged as if the building was rectangular. Th..

There is a single ship in this museum: the Fram , built to reach the poles despite the hostility of ice and snow. It has a smooth keel offering minimal friction, powerful interior reinforcements, a helm and propeller that could be raised in case of ..

Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) differed from Verdrup, Amundsen and Nansen by not seeking to reach new unexplored lands, but rather to rediscover the routes of ancient peoples. This museum recalls his voyages: the Kon-Tiki expedition from Peru to Poly..

Edvard Munch (1863-1944), marked very early by illness and death among those close to him, frequented Paris as an adult and adopted Realism (1885). During a second stay there he turned to the Impressionists and Symbolists (1889), before settling in B..

This group of wooden houses in a unique style, with walls built using thick beams, some covered with planks to protect against bad weather, is located below the church and foundry in the old town and dominated by the traditional colours of red and oc..

A funicular (Fløybanen), in operation since 1918, takes passengers up from the town centre to the top of Mount Fløyen (320m high). In everyday use by the locals, it makes several stops and the journey takes around 10min. The views over the town a..

This church has a number of things in common with Uvdal's church, 28km away. Both were built at the end of the 12C with a central pillar, then reworked in the 17C and decorated by the same artist. When Nore's church was enlarged in 1863, panels pai..

The " Arctic Cathedral " is the most original monument of the Tromsø area. This modern masterpiece allies glass and concrete in a simple yet eyecatching geometrical whole, making use of the Arctic light to suggest an iceberg with its ridge ..

This museum dedicated to musical instruments overlooks the city and the fjord. It is housed in the splendid Ringve manorhouse built in the 19C on a peninsula. Visits always take the form of guided tours and these include demonstrations of rare instru..

The museum, created in 1991, is divided into two parts: the first is in a modern building with collections exhibited on two floors, and illustrates five themes covering the complete history of the development of the Alta region; the second presents a..

This mountainous region in the heart of southern Norway is famous the world over as the birthplace of skiing. Skien , the main urban area, is the town where Henrik Ibsen was born. The Telemark Canal , inaugurated in 1892, runs between Skien and D..

The excellent little Varanger Sami museum gives a very attractive presentation (slide shows, models and interactive screens) of the traditional way of life of the Sami, the first inhabitants of the coastal regions. Weapons made from bones, Stone-Age ..

Aker Brygge is one of the liveliest places in the Norwegian capital. The waterfront has been completely taken over by cafés. At the first sign of sunshine the terraces fill up with clients from the huge commercial art galleries that have moved into..

The Kunstindustrimuseet presents an overview of decorative arts from 1100 to 1915 thanks to a collection of fine medieval tapestries, furniture and objects from the Baroque, Regency, Rococo, neo-Classical, Historicist (inspired by the so-called drago..

In a handsome wooden manor house with an elegant pinnacle turret, the fascinating Bymuseet brings to life the history of the city through the ages, thanks to documents, paintings and reconstructions of interiors, shops and homes from the 18C. Long-lo..

Occupying the former post office, the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum presents Norwegian art since the 19C, through works by Johan Christian Dahl , Peder Balke, Hans Gude and Thomas Fearnley, Otto Sinding and Nils Aas. The 20C is represented by Edvard Munch ..