The Tøyen estate is rich in history, and the main main wing is probably the oldest wooden building in greater Oslo. The estate belonged to the Nonneseter Convent in the Middle Ages. Chancellor Jens Bjelke was granted Tøyen as a peerage estate about 1640.
Today the historic Tøyen Manor houses temporary exhibitions and a café for staff and visitors. Tøyen Manor is not open to the public.