Nordic Bible Museum
Welcome to the Nordic Bible Museum!
We are open 6 days a week, in the middle of Oslo. Guided tour is included, so feel free to book it in advance, or just drop by us.
About the museum
Museum content
The Nordic Bible Museum is centrally located in Oslo in Nedre Slottsgate 4c.
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The main part of the museum’s exhibition is founder Rune Arnhoff’s collection of over 4,500 Bibles. The collection contains a varied selection of Norwegian, Nordic and foreign Bibles.
The collection contains cultural-historical treasures. Some of the rarest are an edition of Gustav Vasa’s Bible from 1541, an original page from a Gutenberg Bible, a Latin Bible from 1487 and handwritten pages from around 1250. The museum will also display historical material from other collections.
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Purpose
The Nordic Bible and Book Museum Foundation is a non-profit, public-benefit, non-denominational, and voluntary foundation whose purpose is to manage, research, and make accessible the largest Bible collection in the Nordic region. The museum conveys the development of the book in light of the Bible and how it has influenced language, art, culture, values, society, and legislation.
Vision
To make the history of the Bible known to all.
It ain’t the parts of the Bible that I can´t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand
– Mark Twain 1835-1910.
Sustainability
Nobimu follows the guidelines in NS-ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility.This is the overriding standard that deals with how companies contribute to sustainable development. The standard provides guidelines for how organizations can act socially responsible in line with society’s requirements.
Opening hours
Tuesday & Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM
Thursday 11 AM – 6 PM
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11 AM - 4 PM
Contact us
Visiting address: Nedre Slottsgate 4C – 0157 Oslo
Public transport directions: Subway (line 1,2,3,4,5) to Stortinget. Tram 11, 12 or 13 to Øvre Slottsgate.
Directions car: Bankplassen P-hus, Myntgata 1, 0151 Oslo
City bike rack outside the entrance to the museum.
Office and postal address: Sørliveien 8 – 1473 Lørenskog
Phone number: +47 401 05 777
E-mail: post@nobimu.no