The National Museum – Architecture
The National Museum – Architecture is being rehabilitated
The National Museum – Architecture is being rehabilitated in 2023. There are no exhibitions available during this period and the museum is closed while Statsbygg is improving the building. The study room is open upon request.
The National Museum – Architecture presents temporary exhibitions with contemporary and historical architectural themes. The museum has a collection of architectural drawings, models and other artifacts, from the 1830's up until today.
Opening hours
| Day of week | Opening hours |
| Sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday | Closed |
The study room
The study room is open upon request on Thursdays 10:00–15:00. Send a request to book an appointment to studiesalen.ark@nasjonalmuseet.no at least three business days in advance.
The museum building
The National Museum – Architecture is a destination in itself. The museum building is a combination of classicism and modernism – a meeting between Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801–1865) and Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), two central architects in Norwegian art history.
About the National Museum's architecture collection:
- The collection includes drawings and photographic documentation, models and other objects.
- This is Norway's largest architecture collection and consists of more than 300,000 artefacts, dating from the 1830's and up until today.
- Important architects whose works are in the collection are: Ove Bang, Blakstad & Munthe-Kaas, Wenche Selmer, Jan & Jon, Knut Knutsen, Arne Korsmo, Christian Norberg-Schulz, Magnus Poulsson, Erling Viksjø and Sverre Fehn.
