KwaMuhle museum review: Apartheid’s origins in Durban

The KwaMuhle museum in downtown Durban shows that Apartheid didn’t just magically come into being in 1948. Apartheid and the Durban System It takes a little while to register. Walking around Durban’s KwaMuhle museum initially starts off with headshaking and tutting at the injustices of…
The Salmon in Oslo, Norway.

The Salmon: Visiting Oslo’s best free museum?

The Salmon in Oslo is both a fish restaurant and a museum about Norway’s salmon industry. And this free museum is strangely fascinating. A fish restaurant that’s also a salmon museum The Salmon in Oslo’s touristy Aker Brygge area is an unusual place. It’s a…
Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Raft in Oslo's Kon-Tiki Museum.

The Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo: Review

Review of the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo. Discover Thor Heyerdahl's famous balsa raft and his incredible story of Pacific exploration. This guide was updated in January 2026. What is the Kon-Tiki Museum The Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo tells the story of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian…
The Fram at the Fram Museum in Oslo, Norway.

How to see Roald Amundsen’s ship in Oslo, Norway

See Roald Amundsen's ship in Oslo, Norway. Essential guide to visiting the Fram Museum and exploring the history of polar expeditions. Amundsen’s arrival in Antarctica On the 14th of January, 1911, Roald Amundsen arrived in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica. Up until very recently, this…
The Fram Museum in Oslo, Norway.

Is there a Fridtjof Nansen Museum in Oslo?

There’s no specialist Fridtjof Nansen Museum in Oslo, but you can learn a lot about the Arctic explorer and humanitarian at the Fram Museum and Nobel Peace Center. Fridtjof Nansen is one of the most remarkable human beings who ever lived. The Norwegian explorer, statesman…