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Holmenkollen Ski Museum & Tower is located at the bottom of the famous Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo. Founded in 1923, it is the oldest ski museum in the world. It showcases 4,000 years of skiing history starting with prehistoric times, with a range of fascinating exhibits. The main features of the museum are galleries devoted to the topics of winter Olympics, polar expeditions, and skis.
Two Winter Olympics were held in Norway - the Olympics in Oslo in 1952 and Lillehammer in 1994. Polar Expeditions gallery features artifacts and images of the first expedition to the North Pole by Roald Amundsen in 1911 and of the first ski trip through Greenland by Fridtjof Nansen in 1888. The exhibition on skis has on display the first skis ever used, from about 600 AD. A popular part of the Museum is the ski simulator, which allows visitors to experience the feel of jumping from Holmenkollen Hill.
Kongeveien 5 0787 Oslo, Norway, Phone: +47-22-92-32-00
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