A park full of famous sculptures known as Vigelandsparken is the largest sculpture park in the world to have been created by a single sculptor, in this case Gustav Vigeland.

Vigelandsparken is actually part of Frogner Park.

With over 1 million visitors a year, Vigelandsparken is currently one of the most visited places in Norway.

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What sculptures will you see?

Vigelandparken is home to more than 200 sculptures by a single artist. Gustav Vigeland focused primarily on realistic sculptures of people in a wide variety of natural settings.

The sculptures were created between 1921 and 1930.

One of the most famous installations is the statue of the screaming child.

The sculptures were originally created for the Jubilee Exhibition, which was held in Frogner Park in 1914, but as the art installations proved so popular, the city council decided that all the sculptures should remain on display in the public park.

The central part of the park is dominated by Vigeland’s 14-metre-highmonolith, created from sculptures of human bodies.

Another of the park’s landmarks is Vigeland’s fountain, situated in the central part of the park.

Admission and opening hours

The park is open 24/7 and admission is free for everyone.

The park’s central avenue with the Vigeland sculptures is very popular with tourists, but the park is vast and you’ll always find plenty of space here.

Museums in the park

Frogner Park also features two museums.

• Vigelandmuseet(official website:vigeland.museum.no) – the Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Museum
• Bymuseet (official website:oslomuseum.no) – a city museum chronicling the history of Oslo

Location and transport

Frogner Park is situated on the western edge of the city centre and is easily accessible by public transport.

The nearest stops are as follows:

• Vigelandsparken (right by the park entrance) – tram 12; bus 20
• Majorstuen (approx. 600 metres to the north) – all metro lines

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