Vigeland Museum

The Vigeland Museum for Gustav Vigeland (Norwegian: Vigeland-museet is spelled Vigelandmuseet in Norwegian, without any hyphen. The Vigeland Museum began spelling the name like this in January 2020, after a long period where people often misspelled the name and called it Vigelandsmuseet (with s). The Vigeland Museum is located south of the Vigeland Park and is a museum in Oslo, Norway. It is part of Kulturetaten in the City of Oslo.

Vigeland Museum – south of the Vigeland Park

The Vigeland Museum is dedicated to Norway's most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943). The museum is Vigeland's former studio and residence. His urn and ashes are located in the tower of the museum. He designed his own bronze urn and burial monument, located above his apartment on the 2nd floor. The official web site for the museum is: https://vigeland.museum.no/en . The Vigeland Museum celebrated Gustav Vigeland's 150th Year Anniversary in 2019.

References
  1. Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Vigelandsmuseet". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 476–477. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
  2. "History". Vigeland Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Oslo kinematografer". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 328. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
  4. "Organisation". Vigeland Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. "Staff". Vigeland Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

Winter at the Vigeland Museum
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