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  1. The Vigeland Museum ( Norwegian: Vigelandmuseet) is a museum dedicated to Gustav Vigeland in Frogner, Oslo. It is located outside Frogner Park, which includes the Vigeland installation with sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. The museum is part of Oslo municipality's cultural department. The museum is dedicated to Norway's most famous sculptor ...

  2. The Vigeland Museum opened in 1947 and is Gustav Vigeland's former studio and residence. Today, the museum shows a permanent exhibition presenting Vigeland's art, and temporary exhibitions with three-dimensional art. The building, which is one of Norway's foremost examples of neoclassical architecture, is designed by architect Lorentz Ree.

  3. 1891-93. First study trip, to Copenhagen, which lasted for almost a year. Was given a place to work in the studio of Vilhelm Bissen (1836–1913). Viewed contemporary French sculpture at Glyptoteket, and modelled his first major work, Accursed. First trip to Paris (January–June) where he visited Rodin’s studio. Accursed (1891).

  4. Dedicated to Norway's most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The Vigeland Museum is located in Nobels gate 32, Oslo, near the Vigeland Park.

  5. The Vigeland Museum's collection comprises 1 600 sculptures, 12 000 drawings and 400 woodcuts, in addition to pastels, wrought iron works and wood carving works. The collection is the result of an agreement Gustav Vigeland made with the City of Oslo in 1919. He donated all his art to the municipality; in return a studio was built for him.

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  7. The Monolith stands at the highest point in Vigeland Park, and measures 17 meters above ground. The sculpture is carved out of one stone block, hence the name. The stone was originally shot out of the quarry in Iddefjord, Norway, and transported to the park during the late 1920s. The sculpture depicts 121 human figures clinging and floating ...

  8. Apr 3, 2024 · Gustav Vigeland's apartment. The apartment, where Vigeland lived from 1924 until he died in 1943, is situated on the third floor of the museum. It has been restored, and appears as it did at Vigeland's time. Vigeland has designed most of the interior of the apartment, including candlesticks, lamps and textiles.

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