Guided tours of Oscarshall

The summer palace of Oscarshall is located on the peninsula of Bygdøy just outside Oslo city centre, surrounded by a romantic park. Oscarshall his open to the public in the summer. There are tours every hour Thursday to Sunday between 11:00 and 16:00. The tours at 12:00 and 14:00 are in English.

Open air exhibition

During the 2024 season, visitors could enjoy a park walk among more than ten life-size bronze and fiberglass animal sculptures created by Italian artist Davide Rivalta. 

Animal sculptures by the Italian artist Davide Rivalta are exhibited at Oscarshall this summer. Photo: Øivind Möller Bakken, The Royal Court

The open air exhibition offered a meeting with two chimpanzees, a bear, an eagle, wolves, and a white horse, and outside Oscarshall's main entrance the symbolic lion will is presented. 

The park and exhibition was open to all, with no need for a ticket to visit the park or the café at Oscarshall. 

A tour of Oscarshall

The tour takes the visitors through the most important rooms of Oscarshall.

On the ground floor, we find the vestibule with its almost sacral atmosphere. In the Salon, both the furniture and the ornamentation emphasise the medieval atmosphere, and evoke the style of the old Norwegian guildhall. The Dining hall is deocorated by the Norwegian painters Joachim Frich and Adolph Tidemand.

The salon evokes the style of the old Norwegian guildhall. Photo: Anette Karlsen, NTB scanpix.

The Dining Hall at Oscarshall is in a separate annexe, connected to the main building by an open loggia. The walls of the Dining Hall are decorated with paintings by the Norwegian artists Joachim Frich and Adolph Tidemand.

Please find more information about the rooms:

 The reception rooms at Oscarshall

The tour also includes the 1st and 2nd floors, where we find the King's appartment, the Queen's appartment and the Prince's room.

We encourage visitors to take a walk in the park after the tour.

Park and Café

The café is located in the park surrounding Oscarshall, on your right when you approach the summer palace. Tickets and souvenirs are available in the same building. 

There is no need for a ticket to enjoy the garden or visit the café. 

Originally, when the Royal Family visited Oscarshall, their servants stayed here in "the gentlemen's quarter". Today, there is a small outdoor stage here. Photo: Jan Haug, the Royal Court

Tickets and opening hours

During the season, tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at Oscarshall (in a side building to the right as you approach the main building. Please find detailed information on ticket prices and opening hours in the "Facts" sections to the right (or at the bottom if you are using a mobile device).

Due to closed events, Oscarshall may be closed to the public. These dates will be announced here and on Facebook.