Vigeland Museum, Oslo (must see)

Vigeland-museet, or the Vigeland Museum, is located in the Frogner district of Oslo. It was created as a tribute to Gustav Vigeland, a renowned Norwegian sculptor. Vigeland himself first offered to donate a large portion of his works to Oslo council in 1919. Two years later, work started on a building to house Vigeland’s donated collection. It was designed in the neo-Classical style by Lorentz Ree and Carl Buch. The building was completed in 1930. Vigeland himself took up residence in one of the many studios that were rented out to artists. The museum functioned as a sculpture gallery and school.

Following Vigeland’s death in 1943, the museum was opened to the public in 1947, as a memorial to the artist. Today, it is funded and owned by the city council. The Vigeland Museum contains small sculptures, paintings and sketches by Vigeland and other Norwegian artists. Vigeland’s larger works are gathered in the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the outdoor, better-known portion of the museum. It lies to the north of the main building and is a free public park. Both attractions are within easy reach of Oslo city center by tram, and lie within a walking distance of Frogner plass station, on the Frogner line.

Why You Should Visit:
Gives you a much better understanding and appreciation for the outdoor sculpture park.
For some of Vigeland's seminal work, you'll get to see the plaster casts and the concept from paper to initial model to full-scale model.