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Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) gained worldwide fame when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on the balsawood raft Kon-Tiki in 1947. He followed this up with spectacular expeditions on the reed boats Ra and Tigris. At the Kon-Tiki Museum, guests can experience original vessels and up-to-date exhibits on Heyerdahl's expeditions, including Kon-Tiki, Ra, Tigris, Easter Island, Fatu-Hiva, Tùcume, Galapagos, a cave tour, an underwater exhibit with a model of a whale shark, and Thor Heyerdahl's library with over 8,000 books. The original, Oscar-winning Kon-Tiki documentary is screened every day at 12 noon in the cinema on the lower level.
Thor Heyerdahl's recreations of prehistoric voyages showed that early man had mastered sailing before the saddle and wheel were invented. His reputation as a scientist was consolidated through his archaeological excavations on the fabled, mysterious Easter Island. Curiosity was Thor Heyerdahl's driving force.
Top Left - Heyerdahl in Egypt.
Top Right - The Ra II
Bottom Left - The Kon-Tiki
Directly Left - This is a reproduction of one of the statues on Easter Island which is placed outside the Kon-Tiki Museum.
Since we visited Easter Island earlier this year we enjoyed the Easter Island part of the museum.
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