The Kon-Tiki Museum is a museum in the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8,000 books.
It was opened in a provisional building in 1949. In 1957, the current building—designed by architects F. S. Platou and Otto Torgersen—was opened. In 1978, an extension of the museum designed by Torgersen was opened.
The museum was originally built to house the Kon-Tiki, a raft of balsa wood of pre-Columbian model that Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. Another boat in the museum is the Ra II, a vessel built of reeds according to Heyerdahl's perception of an ancient Egyptian seagoing boat.
Nov - Feb: 10 am - 4 pm
Mar - May: 10 am - 5 pm
Jun - Aug: 9:30 am - 6 pm
Sep - Oct: 10 am - 5 pm
Closed: Dec 24, 25, 31, Jan 1, May 17
Adults: NOK 100
Students, seniors: NOK 60
Children (6 - 15): NOK 40
Family (2 + up to 5): NOK 200
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki_Museum
Official Website https://www.kon-tiki.no/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KonTikiMuseum/
Email kon-tiki@kon-tiki.no
Phone +47 23 08 67 67
Address Bygdøynesveien 36, 0286 Oslo, Norway
Coordinates 59°54'12.568" N 10°41'52.733" E
