The Heroic Age Expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, has succesfully made new diving trips down to the wreck of the Terra Nova, read more: Live Expedition Blog at Canadian Geographic The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/15/deep-sea-expedition-builds-digital-twins-shipwrecks-scott-shackleton
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Amazing underwater photos and film from the Norwegian sealing ship Quest that sank in 1962 – was Shackleton’s last ship
(article to be updated) “An expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) has captured the first images of the wreck of Quest on the bottom of the Labrador Sea. Quest was a storied polar exploration ship, best known for her brief interlude as the last expedition ship of famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The images, captured […]
Generous donation to the Fram Museum
115 years after the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition that took Roald Amundsen and his four companions to the South Pole in 1911, the granddaughter of Ludvig Hansen gave his personal diary from the South Pole Expedition and the gold pocket watch to the Fram Museum. All crew members on the expedition received a specially engraved gold […]
Celebrating 100 Years of the “Norge” Airship Expedition at the Fram Museum!
The Fram Museum invited to a large-scale celebration of the Amundsen – Ellsworth – Nobile Transpolar Expedition 1926 and the airship Norge’s arrival at the North Pole on May 12, 1926. The Fram Museum leader of the board Christine C. Akselsen welcomed the gathering and told them about the Fram Museum’s planned new building, which […]
Gjøa Building Closing Early On May 12th.
Due to a private event, the Gjøa building will be closing earlier, around 14:30, on May 12th, apologies for any inconvenience!
100 Years Since The Airship Norge Arrived In Oslo !
The 14th of April marks the 100 year anniversary since The Airship Norge arrived in Oslo at Ekeberg in 1926, on its way to the North Pole! The occasion was celebrated on the 14th of April 2026 at Ekeberg with an event hosted by Bekkelagshøgda Lokalhistoriske Forening, Pilotforbundet, Landsforeningen for Luftfartøyvern, Norges Luftsportforbund, Landsforbundet for […]
Replica of the bell of HMS Erebus given to The Fram Museum
A wonderful new addition to the John Franklin and the Franklin search exhibition has just opened at the Fram Museum. President and CEO of Parks Canada Ron Hallman handed over an exact replica of the bell of HMS Erebus to Geir O. Kløver, the Director of the Fram Museum, in a ceremony in our Gjøa […]
The 13th Roald Amundsen Lectures In Pictures!
After a lovely weekend of lectures, exciting reveals, polar talk and great food at The Fram Museum, we have memorialized the event in image form! Take a look, and don`t forget to set your alarms for next years event so you don`t miss out on something very special!
Sold out! Tara Polar Station, the unique scientific vessel that will study the Central Arctic Ocean for the next twenty years, is in Oslo for an historical moment at the FRAM Museum.
Credits : Maeva Bardy – Tara Ocean Foundation
Geir O. Kløver Looks Back On 20 Years As Director Of The Fram Museum
On 1 September Geir O. Kløver can look back on 20 exciting years as Director of the Fram Museum. Some of the many highlights in this period have been: All of this would not have been possible without the dedicated staff and board members of the Fram Museum: Staff: Edwin Pasco (until 2021), Anne Rief […]