The Fram Museum

I have been to hundreds of museums, the Fram is in my top 5. Fascinating, inspiring, educational, interactive. Many exhibits on famous Polar explorers, artifacts and information abound. Best part is walking around on the Fram and Goya ships. Can't recommend it enough, a must if you are in Oslo. Fabulous bookstore as well.

This is a great museum! The architecture, and how the museum is built around both boats is fascinating. The ability to walk on the boat, surrounded by immersive video, as well as walk around inside as if you were an early explorer is a real treat. The exhibits are set up for multiple language speakers, really handy for us as French/English speakers. It was £5 for two student tickets, which considering the size of the museum, the interactive exhibits and the amount of time we spent there was really good value for money. It’s a short journey (about 30 minutes on the bus) from Sentrum, or alternatively you can travel via ferry or the Ryde E-Scooters.

The Fram Museum is a fantastic museum with a lot to offer. It takes you on a complete journey of the most thrilling of the Arctic expeditions of the 19th and 20th centuries. Being able to board the Fram is incredible and immersive - with audio and visual FX used to try and show you the surroundings that you would see if you were on this ship. One problem I had with this museum is it almost has too much information at your disposal. I found that going around, I was bombarded with different aspects of the history but the structure of the museum meant that I was confused as to where I was at in the timeline or why things had happened. I think it would be great if the museum was better laid out, maybe by starting by first introducing where the quest for exploring the Arctic came from and the people and expeditions that came before the Fram. Now this information actually does exist, but it exists in the tunnel that you find on the left as you enter, but I didn’t go down this path until after visiting the Fram. It would’ve been great to have this context before being thrown into the Fram expedition immediately. Another thing is that the first thing I started reading is about the boat Polar Station going to the Arctic soon… this didn’t feel as organised as it could be to me. It’s a weird thing to say that there’s too much information here, but it was difficult to retain information and consider it throughout the whole exhibition when it wasn’t laid out in a chronological way. Aside from this, the museum is really incredible. I recommend this for people of all ages!

We enjoyed the flight simmulator a lot. It was something different. Great to see the inside of ship and how things used to look and work. History is very interesting. Would recommend visiting this museum

The Fram Museum was a great surprise. The ship itself is the main attraction and you can actually walk on board and get a sense of how tight things were during the polar expeditions. There’s a good mix of history and hands-on displays, so it never gets boring. The lighting and sound effects inside help set the atmosphere without feeling like a theme park. It’s both interesting and easy to follow even if you’re not a big history person. Worth the stop for sure.

The Fram Museum is absolutely world-class. Being able to physically walk inside the ship is such a unique experience. You get a real sense of the scale and the solid construction of the vessel I loved seeing the crew’s living quarters—the dining room, the cabins, and the kitchen are all set up as they would have been over 100 years ago. It really helps you understand the lifestyle and the challenges they faced. The engine room and the technical details like the electrical panels are fascinating too. Highly recommended

Allow plenty of time to see this amazing exhibition, that houses the famous Fram ship, that was used for the exploration team, (of Roald Admunsen and his team), that went to the North pole within Antartica. and exploring the artic, with Fridtjof Nansen and his team, there is also a sea plane that was used, (to fly over the Artic) and Gjoa, (ship), used during the crossing of the NWP, all in all a wonderful experience.

This was a really interesting find. We hadn't planned it but found it when we went on the Hop on Hop off bus. Really interesting and different. Knew very little about Artic or Antarctic exploring and this museum just presented it all so well. Really very interesting.