Kon-Tiki Museum, Maritime museum in Bygdøynes, Norway.
The Kon-Tiki Museum presents watercraft from actual expeditions, including a balsa log raft and a papyrus reed vessel. The displays contain navigation materials and objects used during long journeys across the Pacific and Atlantic.
The building opened after a raft sailed from South America to Polynesian islands. The collection grew when more boats were built for voyages between North Africa and the Caribbean.
The museum maintains a collection of 8,000 books and conducts regular returns of artifacts to Easter Island, supporting cultural preservation and research.
The halls open seven days a week and the largest craft stand in the center of the rooms. A short walk leads from the bus stop or parking area to the entrance.
Visitors walk through a replica cave and see a model of a large shark observed on earlier journeys. The library collects writings on seafaring and early contacts between distant shores.
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