Emanuel Vigeland Museum
Emanuel Vigelands museum
A plainly built brick mausoleum whose interior is a vast, dim fresco covering its walls, depicting a person's life from birth to death. The atmosphere is unusual.
Emanuel Vigeland was the younger brother of Gustav Vigeland, creator of the Vigeland park. Built in 1926, this building was originally his studio, and later he converted it into his own mausoleum, named Tomba Emmanuelle. The windowless vaulted hall is covered with about 800 square meters of fresco depicting the cycle of human life, from conception and life through to death. The entrance is low, so you need to wait for your eyes to adjust to the dim light, and sound echoes strongly inside. It is generally open only on Sundays from 12:00 to 16:00. Admission is about NOK 80. Take Metro Line 1 to Slemdal station and walk about 5 minutes.
Opening hours
Sundays approx. 12:00–16:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Vigeland Park
- Holmenkollen Ski Jump
- Bygdøy Museums
- Fram Museum
- Sognsvann
- Ibsen Museum
- Oslo Winter Park (Tryvann)
- Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art