Kon-Tiki Museum
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The Kon-Tiki Museum is a museum at the archipelago Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. It houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8000 books.[1] It was opened in a provisional building in 1949. In 1957, the current building—designed by architects F. S. Platou and Otto Torgersen—was opened.[2] In 1978, an extension of the museum designed by Torgersen was opened.
The Kon-Tiki Museum is situated near several other museums, including the Fram Museum; the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History; the Viking Ship Museum; and the Norwegian Maritime Museum.
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- ^ "Om Museet" (in Norwegian). Kon-Tiki Museum. http://www.kon-tiki.no/n_museum.php. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2010). "Kon-Tiki Museet" (in Norwegian). Oslo byleksikon (5th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 312–13. ISBN 978-82-573-1760-7.
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Coordinates: 59°54′13″N 10°41′53″E / 59.90361°N 10.69806°E
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