Until 1973, it was known as the Criminal Museum (Kriminalmuseet) .
The museum documents the history of police work in the city of Oslo.
The museum is housed at the Oslo Central police station (Sentrum politistasjon) located at Hammersborggata 12 in the central Oslo neighborhood of St. Hanshaugen.
Other police museum in Norway are maintained in Trondheim and Bergen.
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