Nationaltheatret

Oslo


Designed in lavish fashion by Oslo's Henrik Bull, Norway's showcase theatre was constructed specifically as a venue to honour plays by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, whose works have been performed here since 1899.


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Nearby Oslo attractions

1. Historisk Museum

0.17 MILES

The Historical Museum is actually three museums under one roof. Most interesting is the ground-floor National Antiquities Collection (Oldsaksamlingen),…

2. Nasjonalgalleriet

0.18 MILES

The gallery houses the nation's largest collection of traditional and modern art, and many of Edvard Munch's best-known creations are on permanent display…

3. Rådhus

0.18 MILES

This twin-towered town hall, completed in 1950 to commemorate Oslo's 900th anniversary, houses the city's political administration and is filled with mid…

4. Slottsparken

0.19 MILES

Rising up above the western end of central Oslo is the sloping parkland of Slottsparken, one of the capital's first public parks. Filled with rambling…

5. vi, vii

0.2 MILES

An independent gallery with a good reputation for interesting shows from up-and-coming artists, housed in an interesting 1930s building.

6. Parliament Building

0.22 MILES

Built in 1866, Norway's yellow-brick parliament building is one of Europe's more charming parliaments. If you find yourself really hooked on Norwegian…

7. Nobels Fredssenter

0.23 MILES

Norwegians take pride in their role as international peacemakers, and the Nobel Peace Prize is their gift to the men and women judged to have done the…

8. Ibsen Museet

0.25 MILES

While downstairs houses a small and rather idiosyncratic museum, it's Ibsen's former apartment, which you'll need to join a tour to see, that is…