Forsvarsmuseet
 The museum in the arsenal of Akershus Fortress |
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| place | Oslo |
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Military museum
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| opening | 1946 |
| management |
Runar Gjerald
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Coordinates: 59 ° 54 ′ 15.8 " N , 10 ° 44 ′ 26.9" E
The Norwegian Defense Museum ( Norwegian : Forsvarsmuseet ; FMU for short ) is located on the grounds of Akershus Fortress . It is located in the heart of the Norwegian capital Oslo on the Akersneset peninsula directly on the banks of the Oslofjord . The military history of Norway from the Viking Age to the 21st century is presented to the public with free admission . The focus is on the time of the union with Denmark (1380–1814) , the subsequent union with Sweden (1814–1905) and the time under German occupation (1940–1945) .
The FMU was created in 1946 from the merger of the artillery museum ( Artillerimuseet ) founded in 1860 with the Quartiermeistermuseum ( Intendanturmuséet ) from 1928 and was initially called Hærmuséet (Army Museum). At first it was not open to the public, but only for the military . In 1978, however, it was renamed the Defense Museum ( Forsvarsmuseet ) by King Olav V and at the same time made fully accessible to the public.
It is located in building 62, one of the old arsenals (warehouses for military equipment) of the Akershus Fortress, dating from the 1860s, and consists of six departments:
- Antiquity - Military History from the Viking Age to 1814
- 1814–1905 - Military history from 1814 to 1905
- 1905–1940 - Military history from 1905 to 1940
- 1940 - Military history from 1940 to 1945 with a focus on the land war
- War at Sea - Military history from 1940 to 1945 with a focus on naval warfare
- After the war - military history from 1945 to today
Web links
- Official website (Norwegian). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- More information (Norwegian). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- Website (English). Retrieved April 18, 2016.