Oslo City Museum is located in the Frogner Manor in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
The museum has an extensive library with the purpose of documenting the history of the City of Oslo, as well as the former municipality Aker. The museum also has one of the largest and most important photo collections in Norway. The museum also has an art collection which contains around 1000 paintings and around 6000 other works.
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