Dramatist's Last Home in Kristiania (Oslo) 1895-1906
On the occasion of the hundred-year commemoration of Ibsen's death, 23 May 1906, the Ibsen Museum reopened a completely restored writer's home with the original interior, original colours and decor.
Ibsen's plays are performed on stages all around the world, but only in Arbins gate it is possible to acquire a glimpse behind the facade of the aging writer. it was here that he lived the last 11 years of his life and wrote his final dramatic works John Gabriel Borkman (1896) and When We Dead Awaken (1899).
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Henrik Ibsens gate (until 28th April 2006 called Drammensveien), seen towards The Ibsen Museum, on the left, and The Royal Castle on the right side.
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The Ibsen Museum at the corner of #1 Arbins gate and #24-26 Henrik Ibsens gate.
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The entrance to The Ibsen Museum from #26 Henrik Ibsens gate.
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