Remembering Oslo 1952

The Oslo 1952 displays at the Holmenkollen Ski Museum comprise photographs, artefacts and memorabilia from the Games, helping to bring the event to life for visitors. The museum also tells the story of more than 4,000 years of skiing history and is home to no fewer than 2,500 pairs of skis. Its displays include artefacts from Norwegian polar expeditions and an exhibition on snowboarding and modern skiing. The ski jump and museum receive around 1.2 million visitors a year, making them Norway’s most visited attractions.

The museum is situated beneath the famous ski jump of the same name and is the oldest of its kind in the world. When it opened in 1923, it was housed in a wooden building on Frognerseteren hill. The museum moved to Holmenkollen in time for the 1952 Games and a new section, blasted out of the surrounding rock, was added in 1983.