About the love of the Norwegians to the sea is evidenced even by the fact that a good third of the museums of Oslo are more or less devoted to navigation: the Maritime Museum, Kon-Tiki Museum, the Museum of Viking ships ... and finally, the magnificent Museum of the polar ship "Fram". The legendary vessel really deserves its own exposition: the great seafarers Rual Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen and Otto Sverdrup have opened new lands on Fram, and without their valiant expeditions the history of the development of the planet would be quite different.

A little history

Nature is the best architect , well-known naval engineer Colin Archer rightly decided when he was approached with an order for a ship capable of withstanding the onslaught of Arctic ice. . So the innovative "Fram" vessel appeared, the secret of vitality even in the most which was determined by the simple structure of the corpus as an egg, . Just like an egg - working on the project, Archer took the proportions and form of the egg as the basis . As practice showed, he did not lose: the ice squeezed the ship, but thanks to the sharp nose " Fram "did not break down - it only slid forward with even more pressure, cutting through the ice. .

The first" Fram "cruise took place in 1892 - alas, most of which he held in the polar ice, but with honor passed the test, not collapsed and was ready for further accomplishments . From 1893 to 1896 "Fram" furrowed the expanses of the Arctic Ocean, passing only a couple of degrees from the North Pole of the Earth . The second attempt to reach this landmark Amundsen undertook in 1910, again on the correct "Fram", but on the way to it came the news of the discovery North Pole Robert Piri . However, this did not break the will to win Mr. Ruale - he quickly turned the ship 180 degrees and rushed all the way to the South Pole, trying to get ahead of Robert Scott . And he did it - the honor of opening the South Pole went to Amundsen and "Fram" . Well, in 1898-1902 the ship overcame more than 18 thousand km under the leadership of Otto Sverdrup, swimming between southern Greenland and the Canadian island of Elsmeer .

Exposition of the museum

The essence of the museum exposition of course, the polar ship "Fram" itself. Upon the completion of his last voyage to Buenos Aires in 1914, he was put in jail in Horten. The ship was gradually destroyed, until Otto Sverdrup took care of the fate of the pet. As a result of the timely restoration, Fram did not lose its original form, and in 1930 it was completely restored. In 1934, it was decided to place the ship under a roof, and two years later, Fram took its current place in the museum building.

Visitors to the museum can inspect all the premises of the legendary ship - cabin, cabins, technical rooms, see real objects of life of pioneers and it is easy to imagine what life was like during the many-day expedition of the early 20th century. The information part of the exposition tells about three important journeys at the "Fram."

Another other equally impressive exhibit of the museum is the ship Gyoya, the first ship to cross the Northwest Passage - the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Quiet along the northern shores of North America. "Gyoya" got a roof over the head more recently, in 2013, so the exposition is presented literally according to the latest technology.

The third legendary ship, whose fate you can learn at the museum, is the ship "Maud", built by the order of Amundsen specially for transpolar expeditions. The fate of the ship, however, was much more sad - after a seven-year drift in the ice, "Maud" was sold to a Canadian company, under whose management it was wrecked. The fragments of the "Mauda" now rest on the bottom of the Gudzona Bay, and the long negotiations on their raising and transportation to Norway have not yet succeeded.

Address and hours of work

Address: Bygdoynesveien, 36.

Working hours vary depending of the time of the year, generally orientate the period from 10:00 to 17:00, but before going to visit it is recommended to contact the museum's website.

Entrance - 80 NOK or free of charge with the Oslo Pass card.

Buildings of the museum of the ship "Fram"

Museum of the ship "Fram"

Cuisine, Museum of the ship Fram "

Lounge, Museum of the Fram ship

Deck, Museum of the ship "Fram"