The first and largest Bible museum in the Nordics displays historically significant Bibles from across the region and beyond. The museum invites you along on an intriguing journey through biblical and book history, from ancient manuscripts written on leather and parchment to the digital Bibles of modern times. You'll learn more about who wrote the Bible, where it was written, what it includes and what kinds of resistance the Bible has faced throughout the centuries.
Among the museum's most valuable bibles is an edition of the Swedish king Gustav Vasa's bible from 1541. The exhibition also includes an original page from a 15th century Gutenberg bible, and unique hand-written manuscripts from the 13th century. There is also a miniature Bible collection featuring the world's smallest printed Bible, and an exhibition stand dedicated to the King James Version, the most printed bible translation in the world.
Nordic Bible and Book Museum is located in the historic area known as Kvadraturen ('the quadrature'), not far from Akershus Fortress. Nearby is also the building that housed Oslo's first town hall (today home to Gamle Raadhus Restaurant), and Oslo's oldest restaurant, Café Engebret
