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This museum is dedicated to modern Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. The museum contains two boats Heyerdahl used, the Kon Tiki, he sailed from South America to Polynesia and the RA II he sailed across the Atlantic. Both journeys helped prove that pre-historic America could have had contact with other cultures. Leave a Comment Phone: (+47) 23 08 67 67Directions: Bygdoy PeninsulaWebsite: http://www.kon-tiki.no/ Other Contact: kon-tiki@kon-tiki.no
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 Kon-Tiki raft by Bernd_LLeave a Comment Phone: +47 23086767Directions: Take bus #30 til the terminus or boat #91 form pier 3 near the City HallWebsite: www.kon-tiki.no
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 Thor Heyerdahl's Ra II by ChiTownMike
Heyerdahl set out to demonstrate that people from thousands or years ago were able to travel to different areas of the world over vast distances by using primitive boats and rafts. He built balsa rafts and reed boats using the same methods available in ancient times and sailed one from South America to Polynesia and another from Africa to the Caribbean.
The crews on his boats hailed from various countries around the world. As an act of protest against the sale of weapons to developing countries he burned his boat the Tigris which sailed from Asia to Africa.
This would also be a particularly good museum to take children to. Leave a Comment
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the Kon-Tiki Musem at Bygdøy has exhibits from all of Thor Heyerdal's discoveries. The main attraction is the well-preserved balsawood raft, Kon-Tiki, on which Thor Heyerdal sailed over the pacific from Peru to the Tuamato islands in Polynesia in 1947. the purpose of this voyage was to prove Heyerdal's theory of ancient immigration from South-America to Polynesia Leave a Comment
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N.B. There are different floor levels in the exhibition areas which, in the subdued lighting, are not always seen. We saw two people trip and fall while we were there, one of whom was taken to hospital.
The Kon-Tiki Museum houses boats and artefacts from Thor Heyerdahl’s expeditions including the original Kon-Tiki raft (1947) with a 30 foot whale shark below it, statues and a secret family cave from Easter Island (1956), the papyrus boat Ra II (1970), and a collection of archaeological finds from Easter Island, East Polynesia, Galapagos and Peru.
Heyerdahl was an adventurist scientific explorer who lived out his beliefs.
Tigris - only models and pictures can be seen of this vessel built in 1978 to prove that there could have been contact and cultural exchanges between the great cultures of Mesopotamia, the Indus valley and Egypt across the sea. The same Indians who built Ra II aided with the construction of this boat. This time it was built in Iraq using the local berdi reeds. At over 50 foot long and with a crew of 11, Tigris was Thor Heyerdahl’s largest reed craft. The expedition headed down the River Tigris through the Persian Gulf and into the Indian Ocean. After around 5 months the voyage came to a sudden end at the entrance to the Red Sea. Due to wars ranging all around, Tigris was not allowed leave the harbour in Djibouti.
In protest against the wars, Heyerdahl eventually set fire to Tigris. Leave a Comment Phone: 23 08 67 67Directions: Bygdøy outside Oslo. Bus to Bygdøy from Central Station or the National Theatre every 15 minutes. In summer season (April - October) you can also catch a ferry to Kon-Tiki Museum. The ferry departs from the quayside near City Hall. Frequent departures.Website: www.kon-tiki.no
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 Kon-Tiki Museum, Norway,
2004 by arantha
- The original Kon-Tiki raft (1947)
- The original papyrus boat RA II
- 10 m tall statues from Easter Island, Polynesia and Galapagos
- Other archeological findings from Easter Island, Polynesia, Galapagos and Peru
Prices:
Adults - 45 NOK
Children - 20 NOK
Family Ticket - 90 NOK
Pensioners/Students - 30 NOK
Groups (min. 15 pers) - 30 NOK Phone: +47 23 08 67 67Directions: Bus # 30 to Bygdoey from the National Theatre or a ferry # 91 from a City Hall pier 3Website: www.kon-tiki.no Other Contact: kon-tiki@online.no
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Kon-Tiki is a world-famous balsa-log raft and athough I have been aware of it from being a child I was very impressed by how large it was, so much more so than I imagined. In 1947 the young Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl and five comrades sailed it from Callao, Peru, to Raroia, Polynesia (4,266 miles). He wanted to prove that the people of Polynesia originally came from South America. He showed how ancient civilizations could have done so by using a raft like Kon-Tiki.
Besides the raft, there are other exhibits from Heyerdahl's subsequent visits to Easter Island. They include casts of stone giants and small originals, a facsimile of the whale shark, and an Easter Island family cave, with a collection of sacred lava figurines hoarded in secret underground passages by the island's inhabitants. The museum also houses the original papyrus boat Ra II, in which Heyerdahl crossed the Atlantic in 1970.
There is a museum shop of course with all Thor Heyerdahl related goods and the museum takes about 45 minutes to tour around.
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The Kon-Tiki museum shows Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions across oceans and rivers.
Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian zoologist and researcher. One of his most famous expeditions is sailing the Pacific Ocean from South America to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki raft in 1947. Sailing from Callao, in Perú, Thor and his crew embarked upon the world's largest ocean and set their sights to the Polynesia. The theory behind this is that he could prove that it was possible that South American aborigines could have sailed to those islands using simple, pre-Columbine means, like using logs from the balsa tree.
The book about his Kon-Tiki expedition became a best seller and the documentary about this travel won an Oscar for best documentary in 1951.
Along with the Kon-Tiki, you can see his papyrus boat the Ra II, which he used to sail from Morocco to Barbados. He actually started the adventure on Ra I but it sank not too far away from its final destination.
As of Sept 2009, the admission fee for an adult is 60 NOK. Free with the Oslo Pass. Directions: Ferry 91 from pier 3 at Rådhusbrygge (summer only) or bus 30 from Jernbanetorget towards Bygdöy. In both cases, get off at the stop called Bygdöynes.Website: www.kon-tiki.no
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