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Nordisk Bibelmuseum (Nordic Bible Museum)

Over 4500 valuable bibles are safely tucked away in this museum in central Oslo.

Oslo, Norway

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Founded in 2018 by a duo of private collectors, the Nordisk Bibelmuseum is the largest and first of its kind in the nordics. 

The museum's collection, made up entirely of historic bibles from all over the world, is comprised by more than 4,500 artifacts. The museum is non-denominational and is focused on sharing the impact of the Bible on language, culture, and art, as well as preserving important pieces of history. 

Highlights of the collection include a page from an original Gutenberg Bible, hand copied manuscripts from the 1200s, a Latin Bible from the 1400s, and a copy of Gustav Vasa's Bible from 1541. 

 

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