Fram Museum Oslo

News

New Daily Mail Article: The Arctic lost to time: Amazing archive photos chart a daring 19th-century attempt to reach the North Pole

The Nansen Photographs and the first Fram expedition are featured in a new article in the Daily Mail. Have a read by clicking the link below to get a sneak peek at the book, then head on over to our webshop to purchase the book yourself! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-11453221/New-book-Nansen-Photographs-reveals-astonishing-photos-epic-1890s-North-Pole-expedition.html https://frammuseum.no/shop/nb/product/the-nansen-photographs/

Polar ceramics exhibition

And now for something completely different: Now open! – A polar ceramics exhibition featuring the artworks of Theodor Friestad. The different pieces range from pots and urns to small fountains and large and small arctic animals. Originally the works were intended for display at a major international polar exhibition in Bergen in 1940, but then […]

Roald Amundsen Memorial Lectures 2022

TICKETS TO THIS YEARS LECTURES ARE NOW UNFORTUNATELY SOLD OUT We are pleased to announce that booking for this years Amundsen Memorial Lectures are now open. The lectures are an annual event here at the Fram Museum and consist of two days of lectures, a movie in our cinema, a field trip (optional, limited seats) […]

Amundsen 150

Our outdoor exhibition to commemorate the 150th birthday of polar explorer Roald Amundsen is currently open and free for all to see right next to the City Hall in Oslo. The exhibition tells the story of Amundsens life, expeditions and his relationship to Oslo. It features stunning photographs from his expeditions and the city around […]

Breaking news: Endurance found!

After being lost for 107 years, Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been found in great condition in the depths of the Weddell Sea. History Hit were part of the Endurance22 expedition, which was funded by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust. First on the scene, they could therefore break the news today. BBC also has an […]