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Visit. Visit the Kon-Tiki Museum and see the famous vessels used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in some of the great sea voyages in modern history. The main exhibitions also have their own storylines for children. The Kon-Tiki Museum is located on the Bygdøy Peninsula in Oslo.
Thor Heyerdahl sailed on his world-famous expeditions. After the world-famous and sensational Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, the Kon-Tiki museum opened in Oslo. Everyone wanted to see the primitive Kon-Tiki raft built according to prehistoric knowledge. Since 1950 close to 20 million people have visited the museum.
About The Kon-Tiki Museum. Established in 1949. After the world-famous and sensational Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, the Kon-Tiki museum opened in Oslo. Everyone wanted to see the primitive Kon-Tiki raft built according to prehistoric knowledge. The museum was opened in a temporary building in 1949, and got its current premises in 1957.
Visit The Kon-Tiki Museum and be inspired by Thor Heyerdahl! See the original balsa wood raft from 1947 and the Oscar-winning film from 1951! The museum houses original boats and artifacts from Thor Heyerdahl's world-famous expeditions such as the original Kon-Tiki balsa raft which crossed the Pacific Ocean in 1947 and the original reed boat Ra II which crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1970.
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- Bygdoeynesveien 36, Oslo
- The Kon-Tiki Museum admission prices can vary. Entrance tickets currently cost $12.14, while a popular guided tour starts around $6.00 per person.
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The museum also has a film screening room and souvenir shop. Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) gained worldwide fame when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on Kon-Tiki in 1947 - an expedition made even more famous by the 2012 film "Kon-Tiki", which was nominated for an Academy Award! Heyerdahl followed this up with spectacular expeditions on the reed boats ...
Coordinates: 59°54′13″N 10°41′53″E. Kon-Tiki Museum. Layout of Kon-Tiki Museum. Kon-Tiki. The Kon-Tiki Museum ( Norwegian: Kon-Tiki Museet) is a museum in the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8,000 books. [1] It was opened in a provisional ...
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