Vigeland Museum Religious Site

Address: Nobels gate 32, 0268 Oslo, Norway

Website: https://vigeland.museum.no/

Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-5pm, closed Mondays (check seasonal variations)

Admission: Adults NOK 130-150 (museum complex pricing can vary); free for children under 18 on many days

The Vigeland Museum in Oslo is dedicated to the work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland and is located at the edge of Frogner Park. The museum contains the artist’s studio and a collection of models, drawings and finished sculptures.

Adjacent Frogner Park, commonly known as Vigeland Park, displays the largest single-artist sculpture installation in the world with more than 200 works in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Notable pieces include the Monolith, the Wheel of Life and the widely visited “Sinnataggen” (Angry Boy).

Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) designed the park’s arrangement of sculptures during the first half of the 20th century; the museum complements the park by showing preparatory drawings and models. The site lies in the Frogner borough, west of Oslo city centre and within walking distance of central Oslo.

• Sculptures: The park contains over 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, with the Monolith carved from a single block of granite and the popular “Sinnataggen” bronze within easy viewing distance.
• Museum holdings: The museum preserves Vigeland’s studio and exhibits drawings, models and small-scale works that illustrate his working methods and the development of the park project.

What to See#

• Vigeland Museum (museum building): Houses Gustav Vigeland’s studio and a collection of his works, models and drawings, providing context for the large-scale sculptures found in the adjacent park.
• Frogner Park (Vigeland Park): Known as Vigeland Park, Frogner Park displays more than 200 bronze, granite and wrought-iron sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, including the Monolith, the Wheel of Life and the famous “Sinnataggen” (Angry Boy). The Monolith is a carved granite column composed of numerous intertwined human figures.

The museum is in the Frogner district of Oslo, a 10-15 minute walk west from Majorstuen metro station (lines 1-5). Several tram lines (12, 13) stop nearby on Frognerveien.

• Visit the Vigeland Park (the adjacent sculpture park) first early in the morning to avoid tour buses, then come to the museum to see sketches and models.
• Look for the charcoal studies and maquettes in the upstairs rooms - they reveal Gustav Vigeland's process.
• Combine a museum visit with a walk down Frognerveien to see the neighbourhood's early-20th-century townhouses.