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National Museum of Cultural History
Norsk folkemuseum
Street address: Museumsveien 10, Bygdøy, N-0287 Oslo, Norway
Telephone: 47 2212 3700
Fax: 47 2212 3777
E-mail: nf@norskfolkemuseum.no
Website: http://www.norskfolke.museum.no/
Proprietor: Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Contact: Olav Aaraas Director
E-mail: olav.aaraas@norskfolkemuseum.no
Opening hours: Oct-Apr: 11am-3pm Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm Sat-Sun; May-Sep: 10am-6pm daily
 The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is Norway’s largest museum of cultural history. With collections from around the country, the museum shows how people lived in Norway from the 16th century to the present time.The museum comprises a number of different buildings. The main building contains collections of everyday objects, silver, carpets, furniture, etc, together with a Sámi exhibition featuring costumes, tents and equipment for reindeer herding, hunting and fishing. Visitors can take an interesting walk through the Old Town (Gamle Byen) with its medieval houses. There is also a restored pharmacy featuring mortars and herbaria of 1857.
There is also a large open-air museum, with old wooden buildings, arranged according to the part of Norway from which they come. Of particular interest are the stave church (c 1200) from Gol in the Hallingdal, brought here in 1885, and the Raulandstue (c 1300) from the Numedal.
The museum administers the following satellites:
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