Welcome to the Fram Museum book sale! The years big book sale has started at both the museum store and in our webshop! Find your favourites at greatly reduced prices, the sale lasts as long as the stock lasts! Bookshops can contact john@frammuseum.no for orders or questions. Check the attached pdf for more information. Head…

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…

Here is a quick look at the menu from this past weekends Amundsen Memorial Lecture. The dinner was a recreation of a dinner from 1896, held in honor of Fridtjof Nansen’s return from the Fram expedition. The same music was performed, the same speeches (recreated extremely well by various volunteers from the audience) and the…

Yesterday Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, visited us here at the Fram Museum. The purpose of their visit was a round table discussion with young representatives from Arctic Frontiers on the topics of pathways to future Arctic societies, environmental issues…

Friday December 3rd and Saturday December 4th saw us glued to our auditorium seats here at the Fram Museum while a series of lectures on polar and historical subjects took place. The following lectures were held: Geir O. Kløver gave an introduction to the upcoming book publication on Roald Amundsen’s correspondence with his brother, Leon.…

(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…

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…

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…

The Shackleton Quest Expedition organized by Royal Canadian Geographical Society with support from the Fram Museum has located the ship, on which the famed Antarctic explorer died. Wednesday, June 12, 2024, St. John’s, Newfoundland The Shackleton Quest Expedition, led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), has discovered the historic wreck of Quest, lying at…

Antarctic history is full of bold, daring men who explored new places – like Amundsen, or Scott, or Shackleton. It tells of men who advanced the cause of science, such as Mawson or Bruce. But there is no other figure in the history of the Antarctic who did so many significant things so successfully as…

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…

The 21st of May marks the centenary of the Amundsen-Ellsworth polar flight expedition and the forming of the Fram Museum Committee. To celebrate, the Fram Museum is proud to present both the thrilling new Roald Amundsen North Pole Flight Simulator and a new permanent exhibition focused on the N25-N24 flights in 1925. The exhibition and…

During our opening hours while the COVID-19 virus is still spreading, the Fram Museum will be following the government and NIPH guidelines. This means that visitors have to keep a minimum of 1-metre distance to other guests, and if that is not possible; wear a face mask. Use the hand sanitizer stations on arrival, by…

Exclusive Signed Edition of Amundsen Blu-Ray and DVD available!

Fram2 will be the first polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth. It will launch into a 90° circular orbit to the south from Florida, making it the first human spaceflight to fly over Earth’s polar regions from low-Earth orbit. The North and South Poles are invisible to astronauts on the International Space Station, as well…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…

Welcome to the Fram Museum Xmas calendar! Every day we´ll be releasing a new video from a guided tour through Fram with director Geir O. Kløver. Each day you´ll get a coupon code for 20% off a certain product/products in our webshop. Check the description of the video or our social media each day to…