Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisk museum)
The Natural History Museum includes several museums, the Botanical Garden and the greenhouses. The Zoological Museum shows animals from all over the world, and the Mineralogical-Geological Museum building includes the Paleontological Museum and Norway's only dinosaur museum.
The botanical variety and diversity in the Botanical Garden makes it an ideal place to relax from the stress of city life. Most of the area is designed as an Arboretum. Entrance to the garden is free.
The Botanical Garden opens at 7 am on weekdays and 10 am on weekends and public holidays. The gates close at 5 pm on 1 October-14 March and 8 pm on 15 March-30 September. Free entry.
The museums and the greenhouses are closed on Mondays, 1 January, 17 May, 23-26 and 31 December.
The opening hours and prices below apply to the greenhouses and the museums.
Free entry with the Oslo Pass.
- Address:
- Sars' gate/Monrads gate, Tøyen
- Postal code:
- 0562 Oslo
- Contact
- Tel:
- 22 85 17 00
- Fax:
- 22 85 17 09
- informasjon@nhm.uio.no
Opening hours
| Date | Days | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 02.01.2009- 31.12.2009 | Tue - Sun | 11:00- 16:00 |
Prices
| Adults | |||||||||
| Admission | .. | 50 kr | |||||||
| Children | |||||||||
| Admission | .. | 25 kr | (4-16) | ||||||
| Family ticket | |||||||||
| Admission | .. | 100 kr | |||||||
| School classes | |||||||||
| Free entrance | .. | 0 kr | |||||||
Facilities
- Disabled persons
toilet for disabled persons - Discounts
free with the Oslo Pass - General facilities
café, coach/truck parking, elevator, parking - Museums
exhibition programme, guided tour by appointment, lecture, museum shop, permanent exhibitions
Transport
- Metro
- > Tøyen
Distance
- City Centre
- 1 km
