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Emanuel Vigeland Museum

Among Oslos best hidden secrets. Gustav Vigeland's not so well-known younger brother erected the building as a museum for his art in 1926, but later decided it should serve as a mausoleum, with his urn placed above the door. The main attraction in this museum with no windows is the 800 square meters fresco "Vita", (Italian for "life"), showing the human life from conception till death, but other examples of his art are also on display. Included in the Oslo Pass.

Getting there: T-bane line 1 to Slemdal
Hours: Only open a few hours every Sun afternoon
Price: 90kr/adult 60kr/student children free
Website: emanuelvigeland.museum.no (opens in a new tab)

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