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Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. 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 ...
Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. 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 ...
Kon-Tiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg about the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. The film was mainly shot on the island of Malta. The role of Thor Heyerdahl is played by Pål Sverre Hagen. The film is an international co-production between Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom .
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 ...
Hotels near Kon Tiki Museum Oslo Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel Oslo is one of the best hotels in Oslo that’s located at a distance of 6.5 KM from the museum and is known for its ideal location as well as offering outstanding service and for getting high reviews from travelers making it one of the best 4-star hotels in Oslo.
A favourite among children, this worthwhile museum is dedicated to the balsa raft Kon-Tiki, which Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. The museum also displays the totora-reed boat Ra II, built by Aymara people on the Bolivian island of Suriqui in Lake Titicaca. Heyerdahl used it to cross the Atlantic in 1970.
After the cruise, the 4 islanders built a reconstruction of the raft in Norway to be displayed at the Kon-tiki Museum in Oslo. TIGRIS EXPEDITION (1978) This boat was built by the same builders of the previous expedition at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (Iraq, 1977-78), led this time by Paulino Esteban and using the reed ...
