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Kon-Tiki Museum, Maritime museum in Bygdøynes, Norway.

The Kon-Tiki Museum displays original vessels, including the balsawood raft Kon-Tiki and reed boat Ra II, along with maps from expeditions across oceans.

The museum opened in 1949 to house the Kon-Tiki raft after Thor Heyerdahl's successful 8000-kilometer Pacific Ocean crossing from Peru to Polynesia in 1947.

The museum maintains a collection of 8,000 books and conducts regular returns of artifacts to Easter Island, supporting cultural preservation and research.

The museum operates daily from 10:00 to 17:00 between November and December, with adult admission at 140 NOK and children aged 6-17 at 50 NOK.

Visitors can explore a 30-meter cave system and view an underwater exhibition featuring a 10-meter model of a whale shark encountered during expeditions.

Location: Oslo Municipality

Inception: 1949

Architects: F. S. Platou, Otto Torgersen

Official opening: 1949

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Operator: Thor Heyerdahl's Research Foundation

Address: Bygdøynesveien 36 0286

Phone: +4723086767

Website: https://kon-tiki.no

GPS coordinates: 59.90361,10.69806

Latest update: September 20, 2025 21:00

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