Frammuset

After a quick stroll around the Bygdøy Peninsula, we are finally ready to enter what is considered the best museum of Norway: the Fram Museum.
As hinted by the name, it is dedicated to the Fram, a legendary Arctic-exploration ship that made the first Norwegian expedition to the North Pole possible.

The whole museum is built around this gigantic ship, which with its 100+ years is a masterpiece of engineering. After walking up three staircases we reach the deck of the ship and, thanks to the images projected all around us, we really have the feeling we are sailing in the frozen seas of the Pole.
In perfect state of preservation, the ship can be explored in its entirety: we explore the cabins for the crew and the captain, the saloon, the kitchen, the engine room and even the toilet. Thanks to some videos and and info sheets, we learn that the captain was obsessed with details and made sure that everything was prepared in detail before the beginning of the expedition under the motto "not even a trouser button should be missing". Indeed, they brought on board provisions of all type (including cattle!) to ensure the crew a varied diet.

After leaving the ship, we read more informative material provided by the museum and even take part to some interactive activities. For instance, we can test our sniper abilities at a shooting simulator and can even try pulling a sledge (luckily, there was the children option too 😁) . Well, in my case all animals in the forest are safe (I scored 0 out of 30...), but the trees might have a few holes... 😊🙊Read more