Situated in a cozy old house in a quiet, residential area, this museum presents the world from the viewpoint of children. The walls and even the floors are covered with paintings, drawings, sculptures and textile art made by children from over 180 different countries! Your children can join the creative process by drawing or playing the drums in the basement when you visit.
Norway's oldest botanical garden is open year-round and creates beautiful surroundings for the university museums in the area. Nature herself is master of ceremonies throughout the year, whether you are visiting the systematic section, the Rock Garden or the Fragrant Garden. In the greenhouses there are tropical plants and more. Inside the Botanical Museum you can enjoy the exquisite botanical drawings by an Norwegian artist. Atop the hill a nice café awaits you. The other museums in close proximity to the garden are the Mineral-geologisk Museum, Paleontologisk Museum and Zoologisk Museum. Admission is free.
Photo Gallery claims to be the only gallery in the city focusing exclusively on artistic photography. The exhibitions last one month each. Many acclaimed photographers and artists host their works of art in these very premises. Art-lovers, professional and curious locals, throng Photo Gallery for a sneak peak into the latest photographic art-works the world has to offer. In the in-house shop, you can buy postcards, books and magazines as souvenirs of this gallery.
This gallery is located on the busy Drammensveien, and claims to have the widest selection of old and new Norwegian lithography. The basement space is used for separate exhibitions by one artist's work. Kaare Espolin Johnsson, Harald Kihle, Frans Widerberg, Kai Fjell, Erling Enger and Eser Afacan are some of the artists who have had their work exhibited at this gallery.
Consecrated by the Bishop of Fulham on 27 July 1884, St Edmund's looks like a miniature cathedral tightly squeezed between drab plastered facades that take on monstrous proportions beside it. The Neo-Gothic building has stained glass windows and was designed by architect Paul Due. The Church is open to people from any country and any Christian denomination, and encourages its members to play an active part in congregational life. There is even a Time & Talents form to be filled when you want to become a member. Most Sundays during Service there is a Junior Church (age under 11) and childcare facilities in the crypt. Activities include an excellent choir, concerts, a Student Group with weekly meetings and a monthly Ladies' Guild. Services are followed by light refreshments and social fellowship meetings.
In the wake of World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, a considerable group of Americans came to live in Oslo. Many of them felt the need for a religious community of their own. Through individual gifts and financial support from their parent church body in the USA, this Modernist building in Fritznersgate was built by architects Svik, Methri & Mattson of Northfield, Minnesota, and consecrated in October 1964. The bronze figure on the facade was made by professor Egon Weiner in 1967. The Congregation welcomes all baptized Christians, aiming to be "especially sensitive to the needs of people living in an international environment and those in intercultural marriages." The style of worship is Lutheran, though at times simplified, and includes hymns from a variety of traditions. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first and third Sunday of the month.