Armed Forces Museum (Norway)


The Armed Forces Museum of Norway is located at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway. The museum has free admission. Previously it was named Hærmuseet, The Army Museum, therefore, the museum consists of mostly army materiel. The Armed Forces Museum is the main museum sorting under the Norwegian Armed Forces Museum superstructure.

The museum's history and focus

The museum was created in 1946 when two former military museums were merged, the Artillery Museum and the Intendant Museum, under the name Hærmuséet. At first the museum was open only to military personnel, but was opened to the public in 1978 by King Olav V under the name of the Armed Forces Museum. The museum is located inside the Castle Square, in one of the old military arsenals from the 1860s. The main purpose of the museum is to show the Norwegian military history from the Viking Age to the present, and the museum consists of six departments:
In addition, there are periods of special exhibitions.
In addition to promoting Norwegian military history, the museum's mission is to be the main military museum.