Holmenkollen Ski Museum

Don’t come on a windy day!! Ski tower not open if to windy and they don’t let you know on website, you only find out once you turn up! Small ski museum to look around. Very disappointing day. Would have come on a different day if informed of closure!!

I absolutely have to give five stars to this museum! The visitor experience is top-notch. The way modern technology is seamlessly blended with the exhibits, along with natural background sounds like animal calls, made my visit truly memorable. There's also a fantastic view from the top — and in the summer, you can even ride the zip line! Highly recommended

Beautiful especially with the snow in pure blue sky not a cloud around Difficult access for older or people with a disability from the train station without a vehicle 10 to 15 minute uphill walk steep incline. Worth a trip in the winter if you really want to experience with a Ski jumpers must have. Bye the Oslo Pass admission and transportation from Oslo City Center are included with the pass.

Very nice museum; well kept, clean, and informational. Relatively small for the cover charge, but the trip to the top was well worth it. Phenomenal view. A really enjoyable bit of history about Norway and skiing with a good chunk about polar expeditions, and a really cool collection of skis.

Good: ✅ The highlight is definitely the jump tower! Museum admission includes a diagonal elevator ride to the top of the ski jump tower. ✅ Great cafe located in museum lobby—admission not required. ✅ Excellent gift shop adjacent to museum lobby—admission not required. ✅ The lower portion of the ski jump hill is an amazing piece of infrastructure—admission not required to view and/or explore. ✅ Friendly staff at museum front desk. ✅ The museum displays are first class. I’m not particularly a fan of skiing, but it was still an interesting museum to explore. In summary, there is nothing bad to report. For me, the appeal was certainly the free exploration of the lower portion of the jump hill and the (paid) trip to the tower top. I likely would not have visited the museum on its own, but that’s not to say it’s not a great museum—because it truly is. It simply depends on one’s interest.

The Holmenkollbakken Ski Museum is a fascinating stop that beautifully captures Norway’s deep connection to skiing. Located right beneath the iconic ski jump, the museum offers an engaging journey through over 4,000 years of ski history — from ancient rock carvings to modern Olympic achievements. The exhibits are well curated, interactive, and rich with stories that bring Norway’s winter culture to life. Combined with the panoramic views from the top of the ski jump and the nearby zipline, it’s a must-visit experience that blends history, sport, and breathtaking scenery all in one place.

Holmenkollbaken ski jumping hill, Oslo, Norway. It is an Olympic size ski jump that hosts international competitions. Though it was prepared for 1952 and 1968 Olympics but overtook all the lacunaes by 1975. This place also has a ski museum and a tower that offers breath taking views. Upon our visit during July 2025, some of us opted for the Zipline, after paying for it naturally, and had a 'mind blowing' experience as they later claimed. The vehicle picked them up, on the way, when we began our trip backwards.

Great place to visit and easy to get to on Metro with a station in the town. Check weather first though as there was a lot of hanging fog (especially as it is very high up) when we visited so disappointingly we had no view from the top. Jump is impressive though.

What an impressive museum and worth the journey outside the city to experience it. Starting with history dating back to the late 1800, the ski jump has hosted numerous top level competitions, both at the world and Olympic level. The history of skiing is well addressed within these walls. From the first skies to the various styles of skies today, it was quite the collection. It takes about an 45 to get up the mountain via a train ride + 15 minute walk. The museum is deserving of a 2 hour stay at it has tons of information, interactive exhibits, and you'll want to spend some time at the top of the ski jump/observation deck. You can even walk around the lower part of the stadium (not within the museum). The building itself is impressive and has a beautiful design. What a cool experience! Highly recommend if you have any interest in skiing, Olympics, stadiums, sports, or the like.

Do you like Ski jumping? If you do, then you must visit Holmenkollen near Oslo, Norway! I am not a skier, but did not stop me from enjoying the place. It is located high above Oslo, and it is considered the cradle of ski jumping. It was the site of the 1952 Olympic Ski Jumping competition. Well, that is about all the history I know regarding Holmenkollen. Our friends did not take us to the museum. I can tell you the ski jump looks quite impressive (even with no snow) up close in person. I can picture the ski jumpers now....

If you love skiing, this is a must-stop outside of central Oslo. And even if you don't, the view from the top of the ski jump is breathtaking, and the video they have on the northern lights is perhaps the best in-museum video I've seen outside of the 360-degree IMAX planetarium show at the San Francisco academy of sciences). It not only explains beautifully and concisely the history of myths and theories about the aurora borealis, but even tells you smartphone apps that will help you find where they are visible AND the SLR camera settings necessary to photograph it. Anyway, it's easy to get to on the 1 or a variety of buses, includes a ride to the top of the ski jump where, weather permitting, you can take an incredible 360-degree photo of Oslo and the surrounding area. As for the museum, it chronicles everything from the incredible 1800s and 1900s expeditions to the north and south poles, across Greenland. Great illustrated books by each exhibit detail the journey and the historical context in a very unique and exciting way (for adults or children). Then there is the 5,000 year history of skis and how they came to be, including many great examples of key developments in design, success in wars, modern ski champions and their signed skis from the exact run on which they won a medal or championship (like a U.S. sports hall of fame). Even if you are not an avid skier, at the very least, you should take the unparalleled view from the ski jump tower, and for fun, the ski simulator outside. Also, the Paralympics happen to be going on right now and the interactive exhibit on skiing for people with disabilities is truly awe-inspiring and unsurprising give that Norwegian television broadcasts the Paralympic events every day all day in real time better than the USA did for the Olympics.

The trek here was awful and, for us, included a missed train stop and a long trudge through the slushy snow. But hey, when in Norway in January! The museum was warm, reasonably priced and very informative. It was clean, interesting and had plenty to see. I had no idea the world of skiing had such a history! Unfortunately for us, the pride of the museum, the top of the ski jump, was super anticlimactic. The dense fog had us feeling like we were standing in a stark white room! Mother Nature let us down! Oh well, she do her thing on her own watch. I still love her.

Loved this quirky museum. I love skiing and seeing this museum made me appreciate the importance of skiing as a way of life. However you do not need to be a ski buff to enjoy this place. Must do the zip line! I was terrified but it was fun, safe and best part of the visit. Great place to go on a beautiful day so you can see the city. We were told to stay for sunset but we didn't have the time. Regret that decision.

This was the most overpriced, misrepresented, worthless stop we made on our two week vacation. It takes enormous time and effort just to get to it. Then you wait in line for 15 minutes for an elevator that only fits 13. After all that you stand to the side of the actual ski jump, with a skewed view. Only those paying extra fee to do the zip line get a view straight from the platform. The city of Oslo should be embarrassed to charge what they do for this excrement.

You really need to be a ski buff to appreciate this. I personally have never skied, so it didn't really resonate with me. It seemed well presented, with information on the history of skiing, etc, but the main reason I came here was just to get out of the city a little bit, take in the view from the top of the jump, and just see the jump myself. Now, my SAS inflight magazine on the way over called out a zip line that had been installed at the jump. Sounds awesome. But it also listed a price of 1400 Euro, minimum group of 4 people! Now, maybe that's just old information, but the price when I went is actually 595 NOK, and you just walk up there, pay your money, and take the plunge. And after waiting for the elevator to get up (there's only one, it's not that big, and lots of people want to go up) this is a much better way to get down. Lots of fun, and the view of the city as you're racing through the air is probably one of the better views you're going to get. It was also fun to watch the employees "play" - I seriously think that in order to send a chocolate bar down from the top of the tower to where the "landing crew" were positioned, a girl was strapped in so she could ride down suspended from her back - more of a superman pose than a parachute harness position. And how did she get back up? The strapped her in so she was hanging upside down and backwards. Hey - when you have a zip line at your disposal, I suppose traditional methods get old after a while. So - if you ski, come for the Ski Museum. If you just want to get out and grab a little fresh air, come for the view of Oslo from the top, and the slightly calf busting uphill hike from the T-Bane station. And finally, if you're awesome (like me), come for the zip line. Admission to the museum and jump tower, which is a bit pricey at something like 110 NOK, is covered by your Oslo Pass.

This was the most overrated attraction in all of Scandinavia and certainly the most disappointing after all the marketing and hype I read. It was so overpriced for what there was to see. To be able to get a good view of the ski jump, you have to pay 600 NOK extra to do the zip line. The elevator only fits 13. Therefore, the long line moved very slowly. The t-bane (line 1) takes quite a long time from city center, as it makes 13 stops from Majorstuen. Then, there is a long, strenuous uphill walk up to the ski museum/jump from the Holmenkollen station. All in all, it took an entire morning to get there, do the elevator to the jump, and then return to the city, which we felt was a complete waste of time.

It's worth the trip up to Holmenkollen to visit the Ski museum and even more so the view from the Ski Jump Tower. Though you have to be an avid Ski fan to appreciate the museum the scenic view from the top of the tower is worth it. Most of the museum's in Oslo are not worth the trip or price of admission so a trip here will make up for the other locations.