Photos: Jorge Franganillo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Wolfmann, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Havardtl, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Jorge Franganillo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Wolfmann, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Havardtl, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ekebergparken, sculpture among the trees
Your local guide
Ingrid Bakke
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Highlights
- Contemporary sculpture set among old oaks
- A view linked to The Scream
- Bronze pieces meant to be come across
- A park opened in 2013
- A quieter counterpart to Vigeland Park
About this tour
This session walks the sculpture trail at Ekebergparken, a wooded park above the fjord with contemporary sculpture set among older trees. You see the woodland path, a viewpoint linked to Edvard Munch, and bronze pieces placed to be come across rather than displayed. Ingrid connects the newer sculpture here back to her own training.
She moves slowly along the trail, stopping whenever a piece comes into view rather than on a fixed schedule. The viewpoint gets the longest pause, since the view itself needs time before any commentary.
This suits anyone who enjoyed Vigeland Park and wants a quieter, more recent counterpart to it. It also suits anyone interested in the Munch connection to this particular stretch of the fjord.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Oslo before heading out.
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Woodland sculpture trail 17 min
The camera follows a path through the trees where contemporary sculptures sit among older oaks, and I explain how the park opened in 2013 on land that had been a public green space for over a century before that.
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Fjord viewpoint 17 min
From the ridge you see the whole of the inner fjord and the islands beyond it, a view Edvard Munch is thought to have used for parts of The Scream.
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Bronze figures among the trees 17 min
Further along the trail I point out a smaller bronze piece half hidden by the woodland, and explain why several works here are deliberately placed to be come across rather than displayed openly.
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Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Oslo: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Fårikål (lamb and cabbage stew) and Aker Brygge and Tjuvholmen, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Oslo time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Oslo, showing you Woodland sculpture trail and Fjord viewpoint live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the Ekebergparken trail live with my phone.
Times shown in Oslo time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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