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Kon-Tiki Museum

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Museum detailing adventurer Thor Heyerdahl's life, with original reed boats & expedition artifacts. People often mention museum, Thor, raft, museums, Heyerdahl, great, Kon-Tiki, interesting, story, time,


Address

Bygdøynesveien 36, 0286 Oslo, Norway

Website

www.kon-tiki.no

Contact

+47 23 08 67 67

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (3.3K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM

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  • 4/5 Chia-chen L. 1 year ago on Google
    The Documentation movie about Kon-Tiki is interesting but somewhat too long. I like the fact that the museum doesn’t try to overemphasise the importance of Heyerdahl’s theory.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris C. 9 months ago on Google
    Great museum on the story of Thor and his adventures! Well worth the visit as his story is much more than just the Kon Tiki. You have to visit to learn more! Allow at least an hour plus an extra hour if you watch the Oscar winning documentary. Easy access bathrooms.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ablay G. 1 year ago on Google
    Cozy museum with a history of Thor sailor. Easily reachable and 1.5 hours is enough to see the museum in a nice pace. Make sure to watch 10 mins video at the end
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fernando D. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to spend more than 1 hour..they also showcase the full.movie that got the Oscar. The ship is amazing and the theory and how they did it is amazing...6 great explorers. Worth to pay to see the ships. Part of the history ! There are two great museums nearby don't miss them !
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ali 1 year ago on Google
    Really interesting and enjoyable museum for adults and children with extremely well done English translations for all the boards, and many language options on the main boards. As well as the main exhibition space, there is an underground cave. Also, it was nice seeing the original Kon Tiki movie. Fascinating museum to visit at a good price too. A nice walk around the lake nearby.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jorge B. 2 months ago on Google • 362 reviews New
    For someone like me this museum is unique and very, very exciting, as it documents in great detail the exhaustive scientific work and the many adventures of a figure like no other: Thor Heyerdahl. His views challenged established History as it was by the mid 1900s. He went about to prove that ancient man could have achieved much more than it was then considered possible. Having seen pyramids in Egypt and also in the Yucatan peninsula, at the same latitude but some 10,000 kms away, he hinted that this building knowledge could have been taken all the way across the waters. He then constructed a raft made of papyrus reed and rope (called Ra), just like ancient Egyptians would do, and let himself float from the Moroccan coast for 5,000 kms, almost reaching Barbados, until he stopped the expedition in order not to risk the life of his crew. He commanded a second reed raft to artisans living in Lake Titicaca and using the same techniques of people living in the Nile and Lake Tchad, half world apart and supposedly having never been in touch with one another. This time he went all the way, sailing for 6,100 kms and reaching Barbados in 57 days. The demonstration had been done: it could have been done, these primitive devices were sea-worthy and there was a current pushing them from North Africa to the Caribbean (something that Columbus was also aware of). In the Pacific he went about to demonstrate his point of view in the same way. In an era before DNA testing could tell us a great deal of what we now know, his guess was that ancient populations would have crossed the Pacific from East to West. Going deep into his research he even lived for one year in an isolated island in the Pacific. Some years on he launched his most famed expedition, the Kon-Tiki. This is all very documented in this museum - the raft, the tools, the maps - in a touching and exciting exhibit which evokes the incredible courage of Heyerdahl and his companions, the tremendous hardship they went through, as well as his persistence and his sheer determination.

  • 5/5 Doug C. 1 year ago on Google
    One of three museums next door to one another. We came here as part of the cruise ship shore tour with the provided bus. We had to move quickly through the museum to keep on schedule and get back to ship. So give yourself plenty of time here and the other museums. I took a number of photos to give you some idea of what's here. Before the official tour we came here on our own on the number 30 bus for 118 kroner each. We took a shortcut back to ship and official tour by taking the water taxi across the harbor. See photo. Much better way to get around harbor and see the sights. You have to use credit card to pay for taxi.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Terri L. 1 year ago on Google
    I watched a documentary of this man when I was younger and have followed his work. It was interesting to read how he came up with the idea and see everything that went into it. It’s a very detailed museum with lots of artifacts and replica of the raft. The history and his work are fascinating
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 kevin m. 6 months ago on Google • 244 reviews
    An adventure trip in sea . That's what museum is about to just do adventure in your life. It is amazing to see how it is done and what challenges they faced and how they overcome with many solutions. Beautiful presentation and preservation. If you have Oslo pass would recommend spend 15-30 min here. It is amusing place and full of small details. There are many reading materials if you have more time but if you have less time then also just have a quick view.

  • 5/5 siekierezada 1 month ago on Google • 235 reviews New
    Really enjoyed this one. The story is great and the museum presents it really well. Exhibitions are pretty and interesting. A pleasure to visit. It's not a big place, vut I would reserve at least an hour for the visit.

  • 5/5 Yvonne B. 1 month ago on Google • 229 reviews New
    Wonderful exhibition which contained so much of Thor Heyerdahls achievements across the world. The original raft 1947 was absolutely amazing to see- as was the outright bravery and brilliance of a man who was afraid of water and couldn’t swim !

  • 5/5 Dmytrii R. 2 years ago on Google
    Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have reached Polynesia during pre-Columbian times. His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, that there were no technical reasons to prevent them from having done so. Although the expedition carried some modern equipment, such as a radio, watches, charts, sextant, and metal knives, Heyerdahl argued they were incidental to the purpose of proving that the raft itself could make the journey. This museum is definitely worth visiting. The only negative part - it’s very cold inside (we visited on December 5), better don’t take off your jacket.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tommy M. 8 months ago on Google
    Zur Erinnerung und zu Ehren an Thor Heyerdahl. Sehr zu empfehlen. Mit einen Kombiticket, kommt man etwas preisgünstiger davon. Parkplätze sind in der Nähe, aber für 2 h knapp 8 Euro ist schon gut. Wir waren gleich 9.30 Uhr Vorort und es war schön relativ voll. Eben eine recht gefragte Sehenswürdigkeiten auch bei Busreisenden.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Devin D. 5 years ago on Google
    Really amazing exhibits! I learned so much about the sailor Thor and his adventures. They have a great gift shop as well. Free with the Oslo Pass. There were exhibits, movies, artifacts, and more. There is truly something for everyone at this museum. It's also in close proximity to two others and the bus/ferry.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aziz A K. 9 months ago on Google
    Really enjoyed the Kon Tiki Museum. I went share all the stories, sad it works defeat the purpose. I learned so much about the voyage, the impact on history, and about Easter Islands. Also the history of Ra and Ra II. Definitely check this museum out. We took about an hour to an hour in half. You can expect to spend that much of not more. Fram Museum is across the street, you can buy tickets at the same time to save money. You'll take the ferry across and that's what we did. Check out the Holocaust Center and there's a beach and park area right by there!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Win S. 1 year ago on Google
    Quite an experience. Seeing the original Ra II and Kontiki rafts with stories and memorabilia from the crews of Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions. What an inspirational man. His theories haven't stood the test of time but his determination and pluck gave him a magnetism. An emotional experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephen Harlan (. 1 year ago on Google
    Thor Heyerdahl believed that people from Polynesia came from South America, so he built a raft and sailed from Peru to French Polynesia to prove it. Turns out he wasn't right, but that doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. Anyway, here you can see the boat that showed it was possible. And you can smash souvenir pennies, too!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michelle M. 1 year ago on Google
    Enjoyed reading and watching videos about the expeditions of Thor Hyderdahl and his multi national teams. The exhibits were detailed and children's level explanation included for families with young readers. You can get a dual museum day pass for the adjacent FRAM Museum for some savings.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kumar V. 8 months ago on Google • 59 reviews
    Historic place with the kontiki Raft and RA II reed boats used by Thor Heyerdahl and his team to test his theory. Losts of fun facts to learn and also recommend tickets for the polar maritime museum nextdoor.

  • 5/5 Josip B. 2 months ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    Very interesting and unique museum. You can see real Kon-Tiki boat exhibited there.

  • 5/5 Mariia M. 3 months ago on Google • 23 reviews New
    Great museum! So informative, fun, and really delves into the whole history of the raft crossing the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands in 1947. Interactive, includes many videos from the exhibition itself, it’s very very visual and I can tell children would love it.

  • 5/5 Svyatoslav Z. 1 year ago on Google
    The museum about an unbelievable story and incredible people with real-life exhibits. Recommended for all ages ;)

  • 4/5 Balkrishna S. 7 months ago on Google
    It’s located just opposite famous Fram Museum. This museum is about daring expeditions to different islands in tough conditions.

  • 5/5 Gadir D. 9 months ago on Google
    After reading his book "Fatuhiva" and watching the movie "Kon-Tiki expedition" it was my plan to visit Thor Heyerdahl's heritage. It was an excellent experience for me.

  • 4/5 Lisa P. 5 months ago on Google
    Fascinating museum and kid friendly. In the same area as several other museums on Bygdøy, recommend going here!

  • 5/5 Nadia M. 5 months ago on Google
    Amazing museum about the Kon-Tiki trip! Everything from how the idea for the trip came about, how the crew were picked, how they built the raft, what they took and experienced while at sea. Loads of photos and artefacts to help envision the trip. They also talk about the crew individually and what they went on to do after, even including a second ship/boat/raft for another voyage! Really incredible, enjoyed it thoroughly! Definitely give it a go.

  • 5/5 Kiki 5 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    Very nice museum with two actual rafts. There is an oscar winning movie running all the time and free lockers for bags. Didn't have to wait at any point. Visited in October on a Saturday

  • 5/5 Patricia 8 months ago on Google
    I didn’t expect to see the real boat! Before going there with my partner, I didn’t know anything about it and about Thor (my partner knew a lot). And this museum was one of the highlights in out trip to Oslo. Recommend to read all the descriptions, everything is super interesting. One of the best museums I’ve ever been. Felt inspired after and want to dig the topic of Thor and Kon-Tiki more.

  • 4/5 Troy T. 8 months ago on Google
    Quite small so it doesn’t take long to get round we had a bad experience with some very rude german children that did ruin it a bit but obviously that isn’t the museums fault. Great story to learn about though.

  • 5/5 The W. 2 years ago on Google
    Incredible. You must go and learn about Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions, life and work.

  • 5/5 Fahmida E. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place with historical moment.....

  • 5/5 Lucia P. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing experience, amazing journey and many news learned in this museum. Woth visiting for sure!

  • 5/5 Maciej K. 2 years ago on Google
    Marvelous! I highly recommend seing this place.

  • 5/5 Crystal Graziano C. 2 years ago on Google
    Very educational and interesting. Kids 5 & 7 loved it just as much as the parents!

  • 5/5 DJ K. 4 years ago on Google
    For maritime enthusiasts, Norwegian or otherwise, this is a fantastic museum full of information on both the Con Tiki expedition and the Ra missions. These handmade ships in the ancient way revealed the possibility of the theories put forward about human migration.

  • 5/5 Krishna C. 3 years ago on Google
    One of the best museums in the Oslo! The exhibits and story telling is perfect for people of all ages and doesn't overwhelm you like many other museums! And you get to see the actual kon tiki raft that used cross the pacific.

  • 5/5 Dirk en Anne-Marie De B. 5 years ago on Google
    Fantastic museum with lots of explanations and the original raft such as other ones. Very well done. A must. You go by boat and there other museums. Very rich neighbourhood.

  • 5/5 Siju L. 2 years ago on Google
    The museum was nice one and maintained well

  • 5/5 Sergey F. 2 years ago on Google
    You probably should know the history of Kon-Tiki and Thor Heyerdal before going here, but look of these artifacts is really splendid and breathtaking

  • 4/5 CMB C. 11 months ago on Google
    Interesting museum that we found our way into. Part of the nautical area is a museum about Kon-tiki and the story was made into a movie. Youbprobably onky need ablut an hour to listen to the storiesm there is a amall gift shop at the end with nautical items. Nice water access in the back between two museums. Beautiful area for photos.

  • 5/5 Missy V. 2 years ago on Google
    The museum was great. Tons of interesting stuff to experience & look.

  • 5/5 Addyson R. 2 years ago on Google
    Ok I loved it. So cool BUT As a huge fan of tiki cups I was so sad to see your tiki cups didn’t have the museum name on it. You have one in the case in the museum so I know y’all have done it before. Bring it back! Lol

  • 4/5 My O. 2 years ago on Google
    This was a great museum! It was so multifarious, with its cave, whale shark (+ even more sea animals), and the big as boat. However, I take one star away, because I think the fact that there are objects taken from another culture, is pretty problematic.

  • 5/5 Solomon B. 2 years ago on Google
    This museum holds the original boat of Thor, a great Norwegian explorer. It is a nice place to learn about his journey and to learn precious information about his achievement. A must see!

  • 4/5 Anastassia K. 1 year ago on Google
    Th museum is not big but it's really nice and exiting to see the real boats - Kon- Tiki and Ra ll.

  • 4/5 Franco 2 years ago on Google
    One of the many museums located in Bygdøy. The main exhibition is centered around the worldwide travels of a Norwegian group led by Thor Heyerdahl. You can even see the raft they used to sail around the world. There’s lots of different objects and little facts from the many different places they visited.

  • 5/5 Marie S. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing! Rarely do I walk into a museum without any idea of what I am getting myself into. This was an exception. The story is well-told. The museum is stocked. Exhibits are fascinating. How this all came to be is astounding and shocking and improbable (kon-tiki and the cultural bloom that emerged from it) and seeing it in one place really brings that home.

  • 5/5 Taras C. 1 year ago on Google
    A wonderful museum to human perseverance and achievement! It is a bit further out from central Oslo but well worth a visit.


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    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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