On 7 June the Fram Museum opened a new exhibition on Norwegian and American collaboration in the Polar regions. “United States & Norway – Partners in the Polar Regions” The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende and United States Ambassador Samuel Heins officially opened the event, and welcome remarks and an introduction was conducted […]

120 years after he first set his foot on the Fram, the most famous cook on any Polar expedition is back where he belong. The Swedish model maker Cathrine Abrahamsson has made this time travel possible. Polar Cook Lindstrøm was a Norwegian cook and polar expeditioner who participated on three of the most famous Norwegian […]

The Fram Museum has received 5 million kroner from the Olav Thon Foundation towards the restoration of Roald Amundsen’s expedition ship Gjøa, the first ship through the Northwest Passage. With this donation it will be possible to start the restoration process in January 2017. The work will be conducted by Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter from Norheimsund. The […]

The exhibition is made by The Fram Museum in Norway in cooperation with the Norwegian Consulate General in St. Petersburg and Russian partners. The exhibition opened in St. Petersburg on September 14th by Undersecretary Tore Hattrem i Utenriksdepartementet The exhibition which is hosted by The Russian Geographical Society, formed as early as 1845, features unique […]

We’re proud and grateful for having been elected Peace Profile of the Month by The Norwegian Peace Council! From the exhibition opening in St. Petersburg The Fram Museum along with the Russian Geographical Society, are behind an exhibition of Norwegian-Russian polar photographs. The exhibition entitled “Norway & Russia – The Polar Connection”, opened in St. […]