The Norwegian Folk Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum) on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo is one of the largest and oldest open-air museums in Europe. You can see 155 historic buildings from various regions of Norway, including stave church from Gol (from 1212) and an old gas station. The museum presents an exhibition of paintings and artifacts and organizes interesting temporary exhibitions.
The open-air museum was built at the end of the 19th century, its area is about 140 thousand. m². The buildings gathered here come from both rural areas (traditional huts overgrown with moss) and from cities, including from Oslo (tenements, shops and workshops).
In summer, the open-air museum is teeming with life, tourists visiting it at this time can count on meeting characters dressed in traditional costumes, craftsmen revealing the secrets of their profession, and even animals bred in Norway for centuries.
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