Three Museums in Oslo: Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo City Museum, and the Science and Technology Museum

Saturday, the 27th of December, was a very busy day. We wanted to start at the big park full of a lifetime of sculptures by Vigeland. Unsurprisingly, it is named Vigeland Park. While we read the tram numbers on the stop outside the hotel, a tour guide helped us out. She told us some stuff to see, and we told her about the Paradox Museum. People here are very helpful.

The sculpture park is one of my favourite places in Oslo. I even 3D printed the Wheel of Life for myself. The website says, "This sculpture summarizes the entire dramatic theme of the park: a sculptor's reflections on the journey of human life from cradle to grave, through joy and sorrow, through dreams, fantasy, hope, and eternal longings."

The Wheel of Life, the Obelisk and a steeple

Men, women and children going through life

Right in the neighborhood was the Oslo City Museum. I did not know that Oslo was only Kristiania for 300 years. Before and after that, it was called Oslo. King Christian, a town planner at heart, decided to move the city a short distance after a massive fire. The new city was named for him.

There was a lot of info about Theater, especially in the Twenties. Dee would have loved it. Dancers and performers were revered. It was a heady time.

The section on living through the occupation during World War II was fascinating. If you visit Oslo and Vigeland Park, I recommend stopping by this museum.

Last museum of the day was the Technology Museum. (The link is in Norwegian, but lots of pictures.) It was full of children. Cars! Airplanes! the evolution of the digital world from 1906 onward! The top floor was fascinating. We picked up a stick, put it into a holder by a screen, and answered questions about our interests and age. The AI system developed a route for us through about ten of the exhibits. Now Neal knows how it feels to be shown some exhibit about things he played with as a kid! How many of you have gone into an antique store and asked, "Why is this thing in an antique store?"