Oslo Skolemuseum

About the museum

Oslo Skolemuseum opened on 23 May 2000 in the old senior teacher's residence at Møllergata school, today Møllergata videregående skole (upper secondary school). The museum took over the legacy of Kristiania Folkeskolers Museum, which went back to the world exhibition in Paris in 1900, and of Norsk Skolemuseum, which was organised at Møllergata school in 1921.

The collection was built up after Oslo in 1991 appointed a committee for the municipal agency museums and found that the city lacked a school museum. School inspector Kjell Wiik collected pedagogical material worth preserving from closed schools, and the premises at Møllergata school were refurbished in 1998–1999. In 2014 the school moved out, and the museum took over the entire building. A lift was installed in 2023.

The object collection consists of teaching aids, pupils' work and school furniture, including around 1,500 school posters, maps and school films, mainly from the late 1800s to the 1970s. The museum is part of Osloskolen (the Oslo school system).

Highlights

• Authentic classrooms from 1900, 1958 and 1976
• Settings on school meals, sloyd (craft lessons), the school doctor and the school dentist
• Overview of all existing and closed schools in Oslo
• Free admission
• Protected building from 1861

Permanent exhibitions

• Autentiske skolemiljøer – Classrooms from 1900, the 1950s and the 1970s showing how teaching looked in the Oslo schools.
• Skolemåltid, sløyd, skolelege og tannlege – Settings showing the place of school meals, sloyd and the school health service in school history, including “Bessa”, where the children ate the Oslo breakfast.
• Oslos skoler fra 1700 til i dag – Overview of existing and closed schools in Oslo.

Founded

2000

Operated by

Osloskolen, Oslo kommune

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

The museum is free and open to all. Guided tours for groups cost money. Admission is free for the Oslo school system.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• 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 museum is in a small protected building from 1861. There are two entrances, and one of them is step-free (on the upper side of the building). The exhibitions are on three floors and are reached by stairs or lift. Toilets and an accessible toilet are on the ground floor. The museum has a listening aid for hard-of-hearing visitors and can lend torches and magnifying glasses. The nearest street parking and accessible parking are in Møllergata.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities: not available

There is limited space to store prams inside, and the museum does not have a separate baby-changing room.

Getting there & parking

The museum has no car park of its own. The nearest street parking and accessible parking are in Møllergata.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Small museum shop on the ground floor and a self-service cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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