Arbeidermuseet

About the museum

Arbeidermuseet is a branch of Oslo Museum and opened in Sagene in 2013. The museum presents the industrial and working-class history along the Akerselva river, an area that was central to Norwegian industrial development from the 1840s. Oslo Museum wants the site to be a natural meeting point for walks along the river, with permanent and changing exhibitions on life along the Akerselva and the city's working-class culture.

The museum is housed in Apotekergården at Sagveien 28, a brick building from 1869–70 that was built for the pharmacist Nicolai Lindgaard.

The main exhibition “Fabrikkjenter og industriherrer” (Factory Girls and Industrial Masters) tells the story of industrialisation along the river from the mid-1840s. In addition, Oslo Museum offers guided tours of Brænna at Sagveien 8, a three-storey wooden house from 1848 that was built as workers' housing for Graahs spinneri (Graah's spinning mill). A 21-square-metre flat there is furnished as it may have looked around 1920.

Highlights

• The main exhibition “Fabrikkjenter og industriherrer”
• Industrial history along the Akerselva
• Museum flat in Brænna furnished as it was around 1920
• Walk through Sagene along the river
• Free audio guide in the Useeum app

Permanent exhibition

• Fabrikkjenter og industriherrer – On industrialisation along the Akerselva from the mid-1840s and on the lives of workers and factory owners.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Oslo Museum

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibitions are step-free, with a ramp for wheelchair users at the entrance from the courtyard, and there is an accessible toilet. The museum flat Brænna is not step-free.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

Pushchairs can be parked in the courtyard, and there is a baby changing room.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi for all visitors. Museum shop in the building; the café Hønse-Lovisas hus is just across the bridge over the Akerselva.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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