Oslo City Museum

Frogner Manor.

Oslo City Museum (Oslo Bymuseum) is a department of Oslo Museum, and is located at Frogner Manor in Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway.[1] [2]

Oslo City Museum was an independent museum from 1905 to 2006. In 2006 it became part of the newly established Oslo Museum, together with two other museums.[3]

Oslo City Museum has an extensive library with the purpose of documenting the history of the City of Oslo, as well as the former municipality Aker. The museum also has one of the largest and most important photo collections in Norway. Additionally the museum has an art collection which contains around 1,000 paintings and around 6,000 other works.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Oslo City Museum (Visit Oslo)
  2. ↑ Oslo Museum Bymuseet (OsloSurf Det skjer)
  3. ↑ Frogner Manor House(Visit Oslo)
  4. ↑ About Oslo Museum (Bymuseet) (Oslo Museum)

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Coordinates: 59°55′27.41″N 10°42′10.98″E / 59.9242806°N 10.7030500°E / 59.9242806; 10.7030500

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