- The Vigeland Museum is dedicated to the life work of Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, who donated his artwork to the municipality.
- He donated all his art to the municipality; in return a studio was built for him. Since 1950, 7 years after Vigeland's death, it has served as a museum for his art.
- Located just 20 minutes from the centre of Oslo in Slemdal is Emanuel Vigeland Museum, dubbed by locals as one of Oslo’s best-kept secrets.
- Nevertheless, many people don’t know much about the Vigeland Museum, a museum with a unique history and architecture.
- Along with his sculptures, on display are his photographs, sketches, woodcuts, and writings, the museum also documents Vigeland's artistic process.
- Dubbed Oslo’s “best-kept secret” by locals, the Emanuel Vigeland Museum serves double duty as a mausoleum designed and decorated by Vigeland himself.
- The museum's collection comprises Vigeland's early works, his portraits and monuments, as well as plaster models for the sculptures in Vigeland Park.
- Today, it is funded and owned by the city council. The Vigeland Museum contains small sculptures, paintings and sketches by Vigeland and other Norwegian artists.
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- The Vigeland Museum is the sculpture museum of Oslo. ... The majority of the Museum's exhibition space is a presentation of Vigeland's oeuvre.