Angry babies, the circle of life, monoliths and nakedness: not exactly what we were expecting when, after two weeks of Norwegian road trip wilderness, we arrived in Oslo and visited the incredibly weird and wonderful Vigeland Sculpture Park! Vigeland is the life work of Gustav Vigeland and the sculptures represent the Human Condition illustrating the complexities of relationships and the journey from the cradle to the grave. We were intrigued and ready to explore!
PS In case there was any doubt, the angry babies and nakedness form part of the 212 bronze sculptures scattered throughout the park!
Vigeland Sculpture Park
The Vigeland Sculpture installation is a fascinating collection of sculptures set among acres and acres of green grass. As we caught sight of the sculptures we were amazed by the mix of thought provoking, eye opening and utterly beautiful creations.
Like many of the crazy and wonderful places we come across on our travels pictures speak a thousand words so here’s a round up of our favourite Vigeland sculptures! Enjoy!
1 | Man under attack from genii spirits
A close up:
2 | Angry Boy
3 | A child in each arm
4 | Gazing skyward
5 | Dancing young woman
6 | The Monolith
7 | The Fountain
8 | The Sundial
I spy Ireland! The incredible detail:
9 | One handed girl lift
10 | The Clamouring Babies
11 | The ring
12 | Entwined
13 | Swinging Child
14 | Dancing Couple
15 | Family
Overall
We had no idea what to expect as we arrived at Vigeland Sculpture Park but we were in for a fab surprise! Wandering around Vigeland attempting to interpret all the amazing sculptures was one of the highlights of our time in Oslo. The sculptures are beautiful and strange and Vigeland is definitely at the top of our Oslo must see list list!
Visiting Vigeland Sculpture Park
Vigeland Sculpture Park is located in Frogner Park, Oslo’s largest public park.
Read more about our Norway road trip here!
What do you reckon? Beautiful, crazy, weird or wonderful? One for the travel list? Let us know in the comments!
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I went to this park in the dead of winter last year. Probably the best park I’ve ever been to! Seeing all the sculptures coated in ice was an amazing sight – so this place is wonderful any time of year!
Hi Alicia! That sounds fab! It was pretty cold outside of Oslo when we visited in June but Oslo was sunny. Our fave park too!
Elaine
We usually tend to joke about Norwegians here in Sweden (as they do about us as well). These sculptures sure looks wierd enough to be the source of some of the jokes.
At the same time, they are quite fascinating. 🙂
We were here last month. I never expected what to find and discover as we approached the park. Behold, it was strange but beautiful!
Agreed Julius!
I really never knew what’s to be seen in this park when we went there last April. But when I saw those sculptures, I was amazed at all those thought provoking sculptures. It was incredible!
Thought provoking for sure Juilius!
We visited the park and the sculptures were thought provoking! I took lots of pics and bought post cards of the art… but have never shown them to anyone…don’t know why😂