Museums in NorwayPRODUCT MANUAL

2020/2021

3

Welcome to Museums in Norway

We are pleased to present the third edition of Museums in Norway for 2020/2021. The Product Manual presents 200 museums and locations represented by 20 cultural institutions spread all over the country. They offer a wide range of collections and exhibitions that portray an aspect of Norway’s unique geography, history, art, architecture, music, cuisine and economy.

Regardless whether the focus is costal experience or heritage, mountain walks or hiking, art or music, suitable for adults or children, the museums in Norway offer an exciting range of events held throughout the year that celebrate Norwegian folklore, music and dance; the achievements of our Viking forefathers; the adventures of our explorers, or the triumphs of modern engineering.

Our museums offer family-friendly activities, guided tours, and stage special events throughout the year that enable our guests, (be they travelling as groups or individuals), to meet local residents and try local cuisine.

Many museums, as indicated in the Product Manual, can also offer meeting facilities and arrange customised tour-experiences. So please, never hesitate to ask!

With so many locations we have chosen to present some key information about each museum while referring to their webpages for further details and updated information on prices and opening hours etc.

The printed version is based on information compiled in March 2020 and subject to change. The last up to date version is always available is available for downloading at www.museumsinnorway.no

We trust this Product Manual will persuade you to include Norway’s top museums in your tours as well as provide new and useful information to offer your guests that little extra, making their visit to Norway a truly memorable experience.

Nasjonalmuseet Astrup Fearnley Museet MiA – Museums in AkershusMaihaugenAnno – Museums in HedmarkØstfoldmuseeneTelemark MuseumVest-Agder MuseumNorwegian Petroleum Museum Jærmuseet

Hardanger and Voss Museum Bymuseet i Bergen Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen & KODE art museumMuseum Vest Museums of Sogn og FjordaneMuseum at Sunnmore Helgeland Museum The Norwegian Aviation Museum Nordlandsmuseet Museum Nord

Contact information:If you need further information about a particular museum, we encourage you to contact the museums directly – their contact details are included on each individual page of this Product Manual. For information about Museums in Norway in general feel free to get in touch with Project manager Elisabeth Heyerdahl Refsum: email heyerdahl@online.no

The Enterprise Federation of NorwayAll partners in Museums in Norway are also members of Virke’s Tourism network for museums

THE ENTERPRISE FEDERATION OF NORWAY

ContentMuseums in Norway ........................................................................... 3

Southern Norway

Nasjonalmuseet .................................................................................. 4

Astrup Fearnley Museet ...................................................................... 5

MiA – Museums in Akershus ............................................................... 6

Maihaugen ......................................................................................... 7

Anno – Museums in Hedmark ............................................................. 8

Østfoldmuseene .................................................................................. 9

Telemark Museum ..............................................................................10

Vest-Agder Museum ...........................................................................11

Western Norway

Norwegian Petroleum Museum ...........................................................12

Jærmuseet .........................................................................................13

Hardanger and Voss Museum .............................................................14

Bymuseet i Bergen .............................................................................15

Edvard Grieg's Troldhaugen & KODE art museums ..............................16

Museum Vest ......................................................................................17

Museums of Sogn og Fjordane ............................................................18

Museums at Sunnmore .......................................................................19

Northern Norway

Helgeland Museum .............................................................................20

The Norwegian Aviation Museum ........................................................21

Nordlandsmuseet ...............................................................................22

Museum Nord ....................................................................................23

CoverFront: Troldhaugen, Dag Fosse (top), Hamsunsenteret, Ernst Furuhatt (middle),Nasjonalmuseet, ill. Kleihues + Schuwerk/MIR Kommunikasjon/Statsbygg (bottom)

Back: Rød Herregård Halden, Svein Norheim, Østfoldmuseene (top), Anno Domkirkeodden (middle),Astruptunet, Lars Hopland Nestås (bottom)

4 SOUTHERN NORWAY SOUTHERN NORWAY 5

The new National Museum, (incl. The National Gallery), is opening in 2021 and will bethe largest art museum in Scandinavia. More than 5,000 works of art will be on display. This is where works from all of the museum’s various fields – older and modern art,architecture, design, craft, and contemporary art – will meet and interact in new contexts. In the new National Museum you will find one of the world’s finest collections by Edvard Munch; The Scream, Madonna, The Sick Child and The Dance of Life. It will feature a roof terrace for visitors with a spectacular view of Oslo City Hall, Akershus Fortress, the Aker Brygge neighbourhood and the Oslo fjord. Learn more about the progress and opening here: www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/visit/locations/the-national-museum/

In 2020 the National Museum’s exhibition venues will take place at the National Museum – Architecture which will remain in it’s current building. The main building, designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch was completed in 1830. It was adapted and extended by Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), who was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1997. The museum presents permanent and temporary exhibitions with contemporary and historical architectural themes. • A permanent exhibition with works from the architecture collection• Wilhelm von Hanno Architect and Draughtsman in Christiania. February 28 – August 16, 2020• A Collection in the Making. Art-Architecture-Design. March 27– August 30, 2020• The Architect Erling Viksjø and the Artists. September 25, 2020 – January 31, 2021

Guided tours of the permanent displays as well as temporary exhibitions lasting around 45 minutes. Max 30 people per group. Bookings one week in advance, and no refund for cancellations less than 7 days in advance.

Prices, rack rate2020 Groups: 30 NOK Adults: 50 NOKComplimentary admission for tour guide and driver.

Opening hours Monday: ClosedTuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 11 PM – 17 AM

The new National M

useum: All illustrations (w

orking sketches) by Guicciardini & Magni Architetti

ContactPhone: (+47) 21 98 20 00E-mail: info@nasjonalmuseet.no FacilitiesThe National Museum – Architecture • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities• Coach parking

Address The National Museum – P.O. Box 7014 St. Olavs plass, N–0130 Oslo, Norway

The National Museum – Architecture, Bankplassen 3, Oslo, Norway

Webwww.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/

Free entry for all on Thursdays. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Nasjonalmuseet Astrup Fearnley Museet

Contact person Name: Mathilde Emilie JohnsenPosition: Head of MarketingPhone: (+47) 22 93 60 40E-mail: info@afmuseet.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences • Free Wi-Fi, guide apps• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Sculpture park, city beach• Coach parking

Awards• TripAdvisor: Top Attractions in Oslo – nr. 14

• Nominated in the category «Best New Culture Destination 2014» under Leading Culture Destinations Awards, 2014

• The Astrup Fearnley Collection was ranked top 200 collection in the world in 2020

Astrup Fearnley Museet is a private museum of contemporary art in Oslo, and has since its opening in 1993 been one of the most important art institutions in Norway. The museum is beautifully located by the Oslo Fjord in a spectacular building designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano. The museum presents temporary exhibitions of international art, and houses the Astrup Fearnley Collection, one of Norway’s most important and most extensive private collections of contemporary art, with iconic works by artists such as Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer and Jeff Koons.

Main attractions/collections• Modern landmark in Oslo, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano• Collection of contemporary art• Temporary exhibitions by world-renowned international artists • Museum shop and café• Sculpture park and city beach

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection: June 12 – September 3, 2020• Josh Kline: October 2, 2020 – January 10, 2021• Please visit the web page for more information about the 2020/2021 exhibition program

Guided tours We offer guided tours of the exhibitions, sculpture park and building for groups up to 30 people per guide, either before, during or after the museums opening hours. We also offer guided tours for kids and families. Languages: English and Norwegian. Cancellation policy: up to 24 hours before the event.

Address Strandpromenaden 2, 0252 Oslo, Norway

Webwww.afmuseet.no

Opening hours (2021 on request)Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 12 AM – 5 PMThursday 12 AM – 7 PMSaturday, Sunday 11 AM – 5 PM

Mondays closed – subject to change.During summer period June 15 – Aug 31:Mondays open 12 AM – 17 PM

Prices, rack rate 2020 Adults: 130 NOK Free admission for kids up to 18 yrs. Students: 90 NOK 2021 Adults: 130 NOK Subject to change. Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.

Follow us on

Follow us on

Thursday: 11 PM –19 AMSaturday and Sunday: 12 PM –17 PM

Photo: Nic Lehoux (top left), Vegard Kleven (top right) and akam1k3 (below

left) and Einar Aslaksen.

6 SOUTHERN NORWAY SOUTHERN NORWAY 7

Maihaugen Address Maihaugen and The Norwegian Olympic Museum: Maihaugvegen 1, 2609 Lillehammer, Norway

Webwww.maihaugen.no

Contact personName: Siv N. SkansenPosition: Sales and marketing consultantPhone: (+47) 61 28 89 00E-mail: siv.skansen@lillehammermuseum.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Follow us on

Environmental certificationsEco-lighthouse

Awards• Cerificate of excellence

Trip Advisor several times

Maihaugen is one of Norways largest outdoor museums with more than 200 buildings from the 12th Century until today. The museum shows life in different time periods. You will get a good insight into Norwegian culture, history and heritage. The museum also conveys the development of the 1900’s and shows houses from each decade of this Century. Several exhibitions both indoor and outdoor. At Maihaugen you will also find The Norwegian Postal Museum that is open during summer season, and is included in the entrance fee. The Norwegian Olympic Museum is also located at Maihaugen. Separate tickets to this museum. Other cooperative museums are Lillehammer Art Museum, Sigrid Undset’s home Bjerkebæk and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s home Aulestad.

Main attractions/collections• The old farms and the stave church.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • Midsummer celebration June 23, 2020.• Christmas Market November 28 and 29, 2020.• New exhibition Impulses opens in October.

Guided tours Guide on request at extra charge. We also have guides and actors in many of our houses, included in the entrance fee.

Prices, rack rate 2020 Groups: 115 NOK Adults: 175 NOK 2021 Groups: 115 NOK Adults: 175 NOK

www.maihaugen.no, www.ol.museum.no, www.aulestad.no, www.bjerkebek.no and www.lillehammerartmuseum.com

Opening hours High season: June 1 – August 31 Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM

The rest of the year vary – see: www.maihaugen.no, www.ol.museum.no, www.aulestad.no, www.bjerkebek.no and www.lillehammerartmuseum.com

Fees vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

MiA – Museums in AkershusAddress P.o.box 168, N-2011 StroemmenPlease refer to mia.no for specific museums

Webwww.mia.no

Contact personName: Vidar MørchPosition: Director of CommunicationsPhone: (+47) 97 56 39 74E-mail: vidar.morch@mia.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities• Coach parking

Follow us on

Experience the past, present and future in Greater OsloMiA – Museums in Akershus – consists of 20 museums totalling 34 unique visitor locations across Greater Oslo.

Our museums convey the rich history and culture of the region, ranging from coastal culture in Follo and Asker, agriculture in Romerike, log driving in the wetlands Nordre Øyeren, to historical buildings and railways.

MiA aims to show the past, but also strives to be a part of the future through contempo-rary exhibitions, sustainable farming, biology and much more.

Main attractions/collectionsExplore culture in Greater Oslo through:• Family friendly activities• Local food• Guided tours• Open-air museums• Historical railway tours• Exhibitions, concerts and theatre

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 For more information about our museums, opening hours, exhibitions and events, please refer to our website www.mia.no.

Price and opening hours Both vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Guided tours www.mia.no for information.

8 SOUTHERN NORWAY SOUTHERN NORWAY 9

All photos: Anno – Museum

s in Hedmark

Østfold is an area rich in history. There are traces of Vikings and medieval times, a number of large fortifications, manor houses and rich coastal culture. In these landscapes you will find our museums telling the history of Østfold.

Main attractions/collectionsBorgarsyssel Museum in Sarpsborg is an open-air museum with several old historical buildings form all over Østfold. In Olavs Hall you can experience the treasures from medieval times in a modern exhibition area. The 30 meters high tower gives a great view over the Sarpsborg town skyline.

In Moss by- og industrimuseum you will find exciting exhibitions about industry and architecture, and there are activities for children and guided tours in the historical environments along the waterfall and to the Konventiongården.

Halden historical collections offers you Fredrikshald Theater from 1838 and it is the only remaining baroque theatre in Norway still in use and nearby you will find Rød Manor which has a 300 year long family history to tell as well as a large formal and english landscaped garden. Fredriksten Museum at Fredriksten Fortress houses exhibitions about the fortress and the Swedish king Charles XII.

In Fredrikstad Museum in the old town there are exhibitions about Fredrikstad’s towns history dating from 1567 till today. You can also visit their historybar, Bar 1567 where stories about citizens are served in an audiovisual and creative way.Elingaard Manor in Onsøy was owned by aristocrat families for several hundred years, and the most well known owner was state chancellor Jens Bjelke.

Other museums Kystmuseet Hvaler (costal museum), Folkenborg Museum (open-air museum), Haldenvassdragets Kanalmuseum (cultural and natural history museum) and Storedal Kultursenter (large garden and sculptures) are open in the summer.

Guided tours Guided tours are available at all museums.

Prices, rack rate2020 Groups: From 400 NOK + ticketprice per person Adults: 65-80 NOK

Opening hours 2020/2021High season: June 20 – August 16 Low season: August 17 – June 19

Østfoldmuseene

Photo: Eivind Lauritzen (left), Hilde Marthinsen (top right), Svein Norheim

(below right).

Address Østfoldmuseene (Administration), Gamlebygata 8, 1721 Sarpsborg. (Please refer to our website for visiting addresses for specific museums.)

Webwww.ostfoldmuseene.no

ContactPhone: (+47) 69 11 56 50E-mail: postmottak@ostfoldmuseene.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Facilities vary according to location. Please visit ostfoldmuseene.no or contact us directly for information.

AwardsØstfoldmuseene was nominated (as one of three museums) for the prize “Best museum of the year” in Norway in 2019.

Follow us on

Anno – Museums in HedmarkDo you fancy Gregorian song in medieval ruins? Visit the town and exhibition of The King’s choice from WW2? Petting the lambs or rabbits in a traditional, Norwegian summer farm? Visit The Cradle of Munch or listen to the legendary voice of Kirsten Flagstad in her birth home? This and a thousand other is what Anno – Museums in Hedmark offer at our 23 museums in Hedmark, eastern Innland region.

Main attractions/collections• Domkirkeodden – meaning «Cathedral Point» is a medieval museum with a herb garden

and internationally renowned architecture situated at the shore of Lake Mjøsa.• Kirsten Flagstad Museum is devoted to one of opera’s greatest stars.• Norwegian Emigrant Museum tells the story of emigration, main focus on the more

than 1 million Norwegian emigrants since 1825. • The Munch Centre in Løten/Klevfos Industrial Museum – in the village of Edvard

Munch’s birthplace, telling two unique stories: how Løten is “The cradle of Munch”, and that of industrial worker life.

• Norwegian Forest Museum – great family museum, devoted to hunting, fishing, outdoor life and the forest.

• Glomdal Museum – folk museum with 93 buildings and diverse exhibitons on people living in Hedmark today and in the past, as well as military/WW2 and medical history.

• National Women’s History Museum – located in the birthplace of bohemian Dagny Juel, friend of E. Munch.

Exhibitions and events 2019/2020 www.annomuseum.no/en/whats-upLargest events: Hamar Medieval Festival every June, and The Nordic Hunting and Fishing Days every August

Guided tours Several of our museums offer guided tours in Norwegian and English (some German), scheduled in the summer season, and on request year-round, within or outside opening hours. Please refer to the museum’s websites or get in touch.

Prices, rack rate and opening hoursFees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch. Most museums open all year.

Address P.O. box 117, N-2401 Elverum Please refer to websites for spesific museums

Web www.annomuseum.no

Contact personName: Stine S. SkjæretPosition: Head of CommunicationPhone: (+47) 902 11 346E-mail: stine.s.skjaeret@annomuseum.no

Environmental certificationsEco-lighthouse (Norwegian Forest Museum, Klevfos Industrial Museum, Sørlistøa Log Drive Museum)

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences • Free wi-fi • Audio guides • Guide apps• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities• Coach parking

Follow us on

10 SOUTHERN NORWAY SOUTHERN NORWAY 11

Vest-Agder MuseumVest-Agder Museum is the biggest union of cultural heritage museums in the county of Vest-Agder in South Norway. The museum consists of eleven tourist destinations; outdoor museums, museums railway, museum factory, a war sailing museum, mansion, artists home and much more. Through its many branches, the museum manage over 60.000 artefacts, 200.000 photos and 96 antiquarian buildings. Please refer to our website for more information: www.vestagdermuseet.no

Main attractions/collectionsSetesdalsbanen are among the major tourist attractions in Southern Norway. It is an 8 km long narrow gauge heritage railway located in Vennesla, about 20 km north of Kristiansand. The line was opened in 1896. Just two years after its closure in 1962 it was re-opened as Norway’s first heritage railway. Since then, visitors have been able to enjoy the expe-rience of a living museum, with over 100 year-old steam locomotives and elegant wooden carriages in beautiful suroundings. Setesdalsbanen have season from June to September.

Experience the history of Kristiansand and Setesdal at the open air museum in Kristiansand and get a feel for life in days gone by way back in 1580. You can visit nearly 40 different houses at the open-air museum in Kongsgård 2 km from Kristiansand center. Join a tour of the farmyard surrounded by authentic buildings from Setesdal.

The world’s largest land-based cannon at Møvik from WW2In fine natural surroundings just outside Kristiansand stands a cannon battery from WW II. It is one of the worlds largest cannon installed on land. The barrel itself is 19.75 meters in length and weighs 110 tonnes. The cannons had a range of as much as 55 km.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 See our calendar www.vestagdermuseet.no/arrangementer/

Guided tours Please refer to our website for each of the museums.

Prices and Opening hoursFees and opening hours vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Address Odderøyveien 21, 4610 Kristiansand

Webwww.vestagdermuseet.no

ContactAdministrationPhone: (+47) 38 12 03 50E-mail: post@vestagdermuseet.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café in some museums• Museum shop • Meetings/conferences• Free wi-fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Awards, Trip Advisor ranks etc• Museum of the year award 2016• Nominated to European museum

of the year award, EMYA 2016• All of our museums are rated

on Trip Advisor

Follow us on

Photo: Tonje Tjøtta (top) and Steinar Furu (below right).

Contact personName: Ingvild EriksenPosition:Sales coordinatorPhone: (+47) 35 54 45 00E-mail: post@telemark.museum.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities• Coach parking

Photo: Bjørn Rudborg (top left) and Stina Glømm

i (top right)

Telemark MuseumAddress Telemark Museum, Øvregate 41, 3715 Skien

Webwww.telemarkmuseum.no

At Telemark Museum, we are passionate about events and experiences! During theseason we host large entertaining outdoor concerts, you can enjoy thrilling momentsin our historical escape room, try out industrial handicraft at the porcelain museum,hear traditional Norwegian fairytales in the old open hearth farm houses, and gettouched by the life and writings of the world famous playwrighter Henrik Ibsen.

Main attractions/collections• Henrik Ibsen Museum – Ibsens childhood home showing his authentic home and also a modern museum part including a Peer Gynt escape room. Café available.• Porselensmuseet – museum situated next to Porsgrund Porselensfabrik who still produces traditional handpainted tableware in hard-paste porcelain.• Brekkeparken – open air museum with a large floral park, restaurant, old Telemark houses and a historical escape room.

Exhibitions and events 2019/2020 • 1814 Escape room (2020/21)• Peer Gynt escape room (2020/21)• Fragile: Ceramics 0-2000 AD (2020)• Telemark folk art (2020/21)

Guided tours Guided tours are available at all museums.

Prices, rack rateFees varies by sites. Please refer to our website, or get in touch.Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.

Opening hours Opening hours varies by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Follow us on

12 WESTERN NORWAY WESTERN NORWAY 13

JærmuseetAddress Please visit our website for addresses to the various sites.

Webwww.jaermuseet.no

Contact personName: Ingunn Aase HovelsrudPosition: Sales coordinatorPhone: (+47) 47 77 60 20E-mail: iah@jaermuseet.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Awards• Museum of the Year award 2009• Winner of the European Micheletti

Award 2009• Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor

Follow us on

Jærmuseet – “the museum of the Jaeren region” is a family of 12 museums and science centres located at 12 different locations just outside the city of Stavanger. The recent history and the natural sciences are the two common themes at all of the museums. Each museum offers a chance to learn about differenct aspects of the Jaeren region and how the environment has shaped everyday life.

Main attractions/collections• Sola Flyhistoriske museum “the aviation museum” with one of Norway’s largest

civil collections of aeroplanes. • Vitengarden “the Science Farm” with an impressive collection of agricultural machinery and tractors. Lots of interactive exhibitions. Popular with families. • Vitenfabrikken “the Science Factory” with exhibitions focusing on the rich history of the region with collections from companies such as Figgjo (crockery), DBS (bicycles)

as well as top modern Planetarium and interactive exhibitions. • Garborgsenteret, Knudaheio og Garborgheimen – three locations which tells the story of the authors Arne and Hulda Garborg.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021Torpedoverkstedet (Torpedoworkshop) opens in May 2020, adjacent to the Aviation museum. Exhibition with eight personal stories from World War 2. Guided tours We offer guided tours in English and Norwegian at all of our museums, focusing on a range of different topics. The tours are offerered before, during and after opening hours. At the new Torpedoverkstedet, there are audioguides in English and Norwegian. A cancellation fee applies if tours are cancelled less than 48 hours prior to arrival.

Prices, rack rate2020 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 140 NOK2021 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 140 NOK

Opening hours (2020 on request)Vitenfabrikken, Vitengarden and Garborgsenteret open all year.

Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver. Fees vary by site. Please refer to our website or or get in touch.

Photo: Jan Inge Haga (below right).

Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Contact person Name: Siri VinjePosition: Head of Dept. Public and MarketPhone: (+47) 51 93 93 00E-mail: booking@norskolje.museum.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Awards• Number 2 of top attractions in Stavanger rated 4,5 at TripAdvisor, 4,6 average at Google

Address Kjeringholmen 1a, 4006 Stavanger, Norway

Webwww.norskolje.museum.no

Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.Discounts for seniors, students and children

Follow us on

Photo: Ringe (below)

Norwegian Petroleum Museum is the best visited museum in the South-Western parts of Norway. Our exhibits explains how offshore operations have become Norway’s most important industry, and gives you experiences of this acitivity. Exhibits present the tecnological advances made by the petroleum sector, and how oil revenues have affected Norwegian society. They also cover the big climate challenge posed by greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

Main attractions/collections• The museumfilm Oil kid – a film about doubts and choices with a personal touch. • Interactive exhibits, the drill floor. • Oiling the economy – how petroleum revenues have transformed Norway.• The Kielland heritage – the disaster that became a turning point for safety

on the Norwegian continental shelf.• Climate for change – are you willing to do major changes? Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • 2020: Working under water. Discover how remotely operated vehicles,

ROVs, have developed from simple observers to hi-tech subsea robots.New exhibitions every year. Please visit our web-page for updated information.

Guided toursGuided tours must be booked in advance. We offer tours in English and Norwegian, on special requests German. 20 persons per guide when using our guides.We recommend 1,5 hours for the guided tour, including the museum film Oilkid. Cancellation policy: 48 hours upon arrival. Tours and visits are available after opening hours. Prices, rack rate 2020 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 150 NOK 2021 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 150 NOK

Opening hours High season: June 1 – August 31 Hours: 10 AM – 7 PMLow season: September 1 – May 31 Mon – Sat 10 AM – 4 PM, Sun 10 AM – 6 PM

14 WESTERN NORWAY WESTERN NORWAY 15

Photo: Breistein (below).

Bymuseet i BergenAddress Bymuseet i Bergen, P.O. Box 4052 Sandviken, 5835 Bergen, Norway

Webwww.bymuseet.no

Contact personName: Elin Johannessen-LyrasPosition: Information AdviserPhone: (+47) 47 97 32 42 (+47) 55 30 80 30E-mail: elijoh@bymuseet.no, booking@bymuseet.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Free Wi-Fi• Guide apps• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Facilities vary in the various museums.

Awards• Cerificate of excellence Trip Advisor• Google awards

Follow us on

We invite you to visit a number of Bergen’s acclaimed tourist sights and important cultural monuments.

Main attractions/collections• Old Bergen Museum: Open air museum with historical wooden houses saved during

the modernisation of the city. Actors make history come alive.• The King Håkon’s Hall: Royal banquet hall dating from the Middle Ages, the first

of its kind built in stone in Norway.• The Rosenkrantz Tower: Regarded as the most important Renaissance monument in Norway. Parts of the Tower dates back to the 1270s.• Bryggens Museum: Archaeological Museum, built over the remains of Bergen’s oldest

settlement. New main exhibition “Under Ground” with thousands of objects from the Middle Ages. UNESCO World Heritage site.

• The School Museum: Bergen’s oldest Latin school, built in 1706, and Norway’s oldest school building.

• The Leprosy Museum: A unique cultural monument with a strong history, which gives a close impression of patients’ daily lives in the last 500 years.

• Damsgård Country Mansion: Considered to be a masterpiece of Rococco architecture in wood in Norway, and it is perhaps Europe’s most authentic wooden building from that period.

• Alvøen Manor: Alvøen area is on of Norway’s oldest industrial communities and the Manor was one of Bergen’s grandest private homes.

• Hordamuseet: Traditional houses, boats, tools and textiles. Separate exhibition of 26 wooden boats from the west coast.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 Various and changing exhibitions, see our website.

Guided tours Bryggen Guiding-on foot. Church and Royal Power in the Middle Ages-on foot.

Prices, rack rate 2020: NOK 100-250. 25 % discount for groups o/10 pax except Bryggen Guiding and Church and Royal Power in the Middle Ages. Children u/16 years free. Please refer to our website for detailed information.

Opening hours Main season from mid May to mid September. Please refer to our website.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021Hardanger fartøyvernsenter Medio May – 2022: Video exhibition referring to maritime crafts.

Kabuso• June 13 – August 23, 2020: “And the fjord down there” Six artists and a year of conversations in Hardanger. By Ingrid Book & Carina Hedén,

Christian Brown, Hege Nyborg, Helene Sommer, Thorbjørn Sørensen.• September 5 – October 4, 2020: Westcoast-exhibition, different artists, contemporary art,

curated by Elise By Olsen.• October 31 – January 17, 2020/21: “Visual neighborhood” The National Museum,

showing unexpected commonali-ties between art, design and architecture.

Hardanger folkemuseum• June 6 – September 6, 2020: “Adventurous interiors” by Gerhard Munthe• December 6 – March 28, 2020/21:“Dancing Museums” Exhibition about the history

of dance.

Guided tours For guided tours and groups, please contact us at post@hvm.museum.no

Prices, rack rate and opening hours Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver. Fees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Hardanger and Voss MuseumThrough our nine museums you will learn about the history, culture and art that characterize the people of Hardanger and Voss. The museums are versatile and quite varied in theme and what they have to offer. Our activities are based upon the traditional knowledge of our district. You can bake with us, take a course in Hardanger embroidery, row a boat on the fjord, or watch craftspeo-ple work. Several of our branches offer art exhibits and concerts of the highest quality.

Main attractions/collectionsHardanger folkemuseum; Contains national costumes, Hardanger fiddles,Hardanger embroidery and old traditional houses. Agatunet; Original farm village, unique examle of Norwegian buidling traditions. Kabuso and Ingebrigt Vik museum; Kabuso offers concerts and changing exhibitions. Ingebrigt Vik is considered to be one of the most gifted sculptors in Norwegian art history. Hardanger Skyspace, by James Turrell. Hardanger fartøyvern -senter; Maritim museum where you can smell wood, tar and sea. You can see craftsmen restore vessels and you may rent a rowboat. Voss folkemuseum; Mølstertunet is a farmyard, a unique example of the architectural styles and way of life of earlier times.

Photo: Elisabeth Emm

erhoff (top left), and Inge Vik (top right).

Address Hardanger og Voss museum, Museumsvegen 36, 5778 Utne

Webwww.hardangerogvossmuseum.no

Contact person Name: Hege VedvikPosition: MarketingPhone: (+47) 40 43 41 00E-mail: hege.vedvik@hvm.museum.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities

Follow us on

Environmental certificationsCertified Eco-lighthouse.

16 WESTERN NORWAY WESTERN NORWAY 17

Museum VestAddress Sandviksboder 20, 5035 Bergen, Norway

Webwww.museumvest.no

Contact personName: Chantal Couillault NilsenPosition: Sales and Marketing ManagerPhone: (+47) 41 14 82 94 (+47) 53 00 61 60E-mail: ccn@museumvest.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Audio guides• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking• Small sightseeing ferry for rent

at the Norwegian Fisheries Museum. Max. 20 pax.

Facilities varies by site

Awards• Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence• Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene.

Top 2 museums in Bergen.• The Norwegian Fisheries Museum

awarded number 8 of museums in Bergen

• Bergen Maritime Museum awarded number 7 of museums in Bergen

Follow us on

Our 8 historical sights and attractions will reveal important and intriguing chapters in Norwegian history, covering themes such as Hanseatic History and International Trade, Coastal Culture and Norwegian Maritime History, Aquaculture including Fish farming as well as World War II. Please refer to our website for more information: www.museumvest.no

Main attractions/collections • The Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene takes you on a time travel through the history

of the UNESCO World Heritage site, Bryggen. Learn about 400 years of trade and the evolution of Bergen as an international maritime city.

• The picturesque Norwegian Fisheries Museum, just five minutes from the city center, has modern exhibitions in authentic stockfish warehouses as old as Bryggen. Activities in the harbour.

Opening April 2020: Visitor Center of Aquaculture Bergen with new exhibition and trip to a salmon farm facility by RIB boat.

• Bergen Maritime Museum presents Norwegian maritime history and the evolution of seafaring from the earliest times until today. Viking exhibition.

• The Coastal Museum of Øygarden gives an insight into how people along the coast have lived and worked from the ice age until today. Visit the fish farm by RIB boat or the oil and gas facilities at Kollsnes by bus.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • The Norwegian Fisheries Museum: Opening April 2020: Storeblå Visitor Center of Aquaculture Bergen. New exhibitions and RIB boat trips to visitor center for salmon

farming. RIB boat departure from central Bergen. Total visit 3 hours. All year.• Coastal Museum of Øygarden: Guided tours to fish farm and/or the oil and gas facility

at Kollsnes.• Schøtstuene, part of the Hanseatic Museum: New exhibitions, short introductions every

30.min, and a 40. min. guided tour at Bryggen all year. (replacement for today’s Hanseatic Museum in Finnegården, during a total restoration process expected to last until 2024).

Guided tours Discover the Hanseatic history at Bryggen- a 40 min.guided tour exploring the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bryggen and the last Hanseatic Assembly rooms in the world.

Prices, rack rate Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.Fees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Photo: Silje Katrine Robinson (top left and below) and Thor Brødreskift (top right).

Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen & KODE art museumsAddress Troldhaugveien 65, 5232 Paradis – Bergen, Norway

Webwww.kodebergen.no

Contact personName: John HovlandPosition: Sales ManagerPhone: (+47) 55 92 29 92E-mail: john.hovland@kodebergen.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

AwardsTraveller’s Choice Winner 2019

Follow us on

Prices for daily lunchtime concert at Troldhaugen (museum entrance included.)

Complimentary admission for tour guide and driverFees vary by sites.

The sound of Norway – a concert experience at Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen in Bergen. Troldsalen concert hall is situated right next to Grieg’s villa Troldhaugen and is constructed particularly with chamber music in mind. In the concert hall you can listen to Edvard Grieg’s music while enjoying the very scenery that once inspired him in his work. Through the large window that adorns the stage you can see the little cabin where many of Grieg’s pieces were composed.For information about KODE the Art Museums and its extensive collection of Edvard Munch and other great painters, see www.kodebergen.no. For Ole Bull’s Lysøen: www.lysoen.no

Main attractions/collectionsA visit to Edvard Grieg’s villa from 1885 is included.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 Daily concerts at Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen from 1 May – 11 OctoberConcerts every Sunday in July and August at Ole Bull’s Lysøen

Guided tours Tours available in Norwegian, English, German, French, Russian, Spanish and Italian.Private concerts can be arranged any time throughout the year.

Prices, rack rate2020/2021 Groups: 120 NOK Adults: 180 NOK

Opening hours High season: May 1– September 30 Hours: 9 AM – 6 PMLow season: October 1– April 30 Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM

Troldhaugen is closed from 23 December – 1 January. Please refer to our website or get in touch

Photo: Dag Fosse

18 WESTERN NORWAY WESTERN NORWAY 19

Museums at SunnmoreAddress Museumsvegen 1, 6015 Ålesund

Webwww.jugendstilsenteret.nowww.sunnmore.museum.no

Contact personName: Richard LindinPosition: MarketcoordinatorPhone: (+ 47) 70 16 48 42E-mail: richard@mupsu.no

The Museums at Sunnmøre compose of 16 various museums that focus on history, culture and art. The museums are versatile and offers a chance to learn about different aspects of the region and how the local environment has shaped the local “sunnmøring”. We also offers insight into Art Nouveau style by means of documentation, education and consulting and aim to promote interest in and knowledge about visual arts, applied art, design and architecture.

Main attractions/collections• Aalesunds Museum: provides a genuine understanding into the history of Ålesund from

the 18th century – 1945. It provides insight into the emergence of the maritime city to events such as the city fire and the German occupation.

• The Art Museum Jugendstilsenteret & KUBE: offers insight into Art Nouveau style by means of authentic interiors and objects as well as temporary exhibitions. KUBE aims to promote interest in and knowledge of visual arts, applied art, design and architecture.

• The Fisheries Museum: focus on the development of the fishing industry and process-ing work on land from the 18th century until today.

• Sunnmøre Museum is a beautiful open air museum with 55 old and distinct houses. Enjoy a stroll between the picturesque houses and the indoor exhibitions. Take a look at the museum’s vast boat collection, one of the largest in Norway, including replicas of Viking ships. The Medieval Age Museum is also located on the premises.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • Sunnmøre Medieval Festival. June 6–7• Trips with the Viking ship Borgundknarren, Mai – September• Trips aboard the bank vessel Storeggen, March – September• Children activities every Wednesdays during the summer at Sunnmøre Museum• Harald Krogh Stabell – the Artist and Architect. April 24 – October 18• Am I Human to You. May 29 – December 30Please visit the websites for more information about the events in 202.

Guided tours We offer guided tours of the permanent displays as well as temporary exhibitions in English and Norwgian at all of our museums. Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.

Follow us on

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Guide apps• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Facilities vary according to locations. Please visit our website for further information.

AwardsTrip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence Sunnmore Museum, The Art Museum Jugendstilsenteret & KUBE and Aalesunds museum. The open-air museum Sunnmore Museum is awarded 4th place on popular attractions in Ålesund.

Photo: PO Dybvik (top left) and Kristin Stoylen (below).

Museums of Sogn og FjordaneAddress Please visit our website for address to the various sites.

Webwww.misf.no

Contact personName: Torunn SkarstadPosition: Marketing consultantPhone: (+ 47) 990 94 777E-mail: booking@misf.no

The Museums of Sogn og Fjordane comprises a total of 12 various museums in different locations in Vestland county. With us you will learn about the history, culture and famous artists from the area. In Sunnfjord Municipality we actually have 4 famous artists, which you will learn to know at our Art museums.

We offer various activities, exhibitions and events. We have local guides, and offer guided tours on request for groups. In summer season several of our museums also offer guided tours for individuals.

For FiTS we offer a museumspass, a ticket that includes entrance to all of our 12 unique museums for only 179 NOK.

Main attractions/collections• Astruptunet – The home of the artist Nikolai Astrup • Sogn Folkmuseum one of the largest and oldest open-air museums in Norway• Open-air museums with family friendly activities• Awardwinning architecture• The Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism in Balestrand Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • Anniversary exhibiton: 100 years with Ludvig Eikaas at Eikaas Gallery. March 28 – September 27, 2020• Childrens Coastal museum every Tuesday at The Coastal Museum in Florø, July 2020• Every Wednesday: Familyday at Sogn Folkmuseum.June 17 – August 12, 2020• Astruptunet Exhibition Garden and landscape. May 20 – September 13 • 2020 Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Modern Art: Exhibition “Speaching things” • Exhibition: Patrick Huse: Northern Imaginary at Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Modern Art.

April 25 –August 2, 2020 • Millstone Market at Millstone Park, Hyllestad. June 20, 2020

Guided tours We offer guided tours for groups in English and Norwegian at all 12 museums. Other languages may be available on request. Guided tours outside opening hours on request. Cancellation policy: up to 48 hours before the event. Some of our museums also offer guided tours for individuals/small groups or sceduled guiding. Prices and Opening hours Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver. Fees and Opening hours vary by locations. Please refer to our website or get in touch.

Environmental certificationsNordfjord Folkmuseum is certified Eco-lighthouse

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Facilities varies by site. Please get in touch if you need more information.

AwardsAstruptunet: recommended on TripAdvisor

Follow us on

All photos: Espen Mills

20 NOTHERN NORWAY NOTHERN NORWAY 21

The Norwegian Aviation MuseumAddress Olav V gate, 8004 Bodø, Norway (P.O. Box 1124, 8001 Bodø, Norway)

Webwww.luftfartsmuseum.no

Follow us on

Contact personName: Gunn-Anita TiurdalPosition: BookingPhone: (+47) 75 50 78 50E-mail: booking@luftfartsmuseum.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences • Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • Coach parking

Follow us on

Photo: Futurasec (top left)

AwardsTrip Advisor: number 2 of things to do in Bodø in 2019

Let’s fly! Experience the thrilling history of aviation up close. Aviation played a major role in shaping Norway as a nation; it has influenced our people, our landscape and our way of life. See famous and even some infamous planes, including the Spitfire, the Focke Wulf 190 and the Starfighter, or faithful work horses and passenger aircraft, including the Ju52 and the Twin Otter. The Museum’s collection includes over 40 historically significant aircrafts in a building shaped like a giant propeller.The Norwegian Aviation Museum is among the largest Aviation museums in Europe and opened in 1994.

Main attractions/collections• Collection of historically significant aircrafts and helicopters.• Civil and Military galleries, and a traffic control tower from the old airport,

which gives a 360 degree view of the city and the airfield.• Explore the important efforts of airplanes from the Norwegian aircraft pioneer Roald Amundsen to World War II and the Cold war• Museum shop and Café Gidsken.

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 10th of May 2020: New temporary exhibition with a Messerschmitt aircraft from the second world war.

Guided tours We offer guided tours during high season. We also offer private tours before, during or after the museum’s opening hours all year. Languages: English, Norwegian, German. Book a guided tour at booking@luftfartsmuseum.no.

Prices, rack rate2020 Groups: 140 NOK Adults: 175 NOKComplimentary admission for tour guide and driver.

Opening hours High season: June 1 – August 31 Hours: 10 AM – 6 PMLow season: September 1 – May 31 Mon – Fri 10 AM – 4 PM, Sat – Sun 11 AM – 5 PM Please see our website for special opening hours for January, Easter, May and Christmas.

Environmental certificationsThe museum is certified Eco-lighthouse.

Helgeland Museum is the regional museum in the southern part of Nordland county.Visitors to one of our 18 locations can learn about the natural and cultural history of the north. Experience the heritage of Helgeland by visiting our museums, tasting our traditional foods or book a guide to lead you through nature or show you our hidden history.

Main attractions/collections• Petter Dass museum• Grønsvik Kystfort• Vefsn Museum and Sjøgata• Rana Museum

Exhibitions and events 2020 • Rana museum, tha new museum at Moholmen in Mo i Rana, offersvarious cultural

and natural history exhibitions, “While the country is disappearing”, “Living with reindeer (Sami culture and history). “Animals on Helgeland” and “Death in plastic” (natural history).

• Traitor at Grønsvik Kystfort, exhibition about a small community during WWII

Guided tours Please refer to our website for bus tours and program packages or contact the main office for individual bookings.

Prices, rack rateEntrance prices between 50 NOK and 150 NOK depending on location and product. Please refer to our website.

Opening hours Most locations are open daily, please refer to our website.

Helgeland MuseumAddress Helgeland Museum, Sjøgata 23E, 8656 Mosjøen, Norway

Webwww.helgelandmuseum.noPlease refer to our website for links to each of the 18 locations.

Contact personName: Gry JohnsenPosition: Museum hostPhone: (+47) 75 11 01 54E-mail: grjo@helgelandmuseum.no Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi on some locations• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities

on some locations • Coach parking

Follow us on

22 NOTHERN NORWAY NOTHERN NORWAY 23

21 museum units in the regions of Lofoten, Vesterålen and Ofoten. Active experiences in many museums: join a Viking feast, enjoy cinnamon rolls from an old stone oven bakery (1878), meet the otters in the aquarium, enjoy breathtaking views from a light-house, visit the landlocked Hurtigruten ship from 1956, experience a concert in a huge fish oil tank, learn about the spectacular Ofoten railway, and more

Main attractions/collections• Lofoten: Lofotr Vikingmuseum, Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, War Memorial

Museum, SKREI: Lofoten Aquarium, Espolin Art Gallery, Lofoten Museum• Vesterålen: Hurtigruten Museum (opens 2020), The lighthouse and museum of Andenes • Ofoten: The Ofoten railway and the city’s industrial heritage at Narvik Museum

Exhibitions and events 2020/2021 • Lofotr Vikingfestival Aug 5–9, 2020• Opening of the spectacular Hurtigruten museum• Various permanent and changing exhibitions at all museumsFor complete overview: www.museumnord.no

Guided tours Guided tours for groups in multiple languages at most museums.Private guides for smaller groups also available.Museums may also be available outside regular opening hours (on request)Some museums also have scheduled guidings and/or audio guides.

Prices, rack rate and opening hoursFees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch. Most museums open all year.

Museum Nord (Lofoten, Vesterålen, Ofoten)Address Museum Nord, P.O. Box 104, 8459 Melbu, Norway

Webwww.museumnord.no (new site under construction)

Contact personName: Hege Anita EilertsenPosition: Marketing directorPhone: (+47) 95 92 30 86E-mail: hege.anita.eilertsen@museumnord.no

Environmental certificationsAll the museums are certified Eco-lighthouse.

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences • Free wi-fi • Audio guides • Guide apps• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities• Coach parking

Other/comments: • Guided tours all year. • Wi-Fi, conferences,

access: Various for various museums

Awards• Certificate of excellence • Trip Advisor several times

Follow us on

Variuos in each museums

Photo: Kjell Ove Storvik (below)

Nordlandsmuseet is an union of 19 truly unique museums based along the coastline of the Salten region in Nordland. The city of Bodø is the administrative centre of Nordland. Bodø provides you with easy access to all our museums, irrespective of how you travel here.

Main attractions/collectionsThe Knut Hamsun centreThe Knut Hamsun Centre is a literary museum for the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (1859 – 1952), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. The unique award-winning building is placed in grand scenery in Hamarøy, Nordland, in the north of Norway. It is designed by the renowned American architect Steven Holl. The Hamsun Centre offers adventures and cultural experiences all year round for all kinds of visitors.Booking: (+47)75 50 34 50, hamsunsenteret.booking@nordlandsmuseet.no

Kjerringøy trading postA visit to northern Norway’s best preserved trading post is a journey back in time. Here you can feel the past, with “jektefart” and fish trading, herring and the daily life in northern Norway coastal communities in the 19th century. The Kjerringøy Trading Post is a unique example of coastal heritage set in magnificent scenery. It consists of 15 old buildings retaining much of their original contents. It is one of the country’s most important collections of buildings from the nineteenth century.Booking: (+4)7 910 06 443, booking.kjerringoy@nordlandsmuseet.no

Norwegian Jekt trade museum Bodø’s new attraction opened in June 2019. Here we’ll take you onboard for a journey into history you will never forget. The history of trade in circumpolar Norway is extra-ordinary. The open square sailed ship called Jekt sailed the Norwegian coast from medieval times to modern day. Onboard it carried stock fish and cod-liver oil. The coastal communities in northern Norway depended on this trade. A uniquely preserved jekt is the center of the exhibition. In the museum café you can enjoy the view, while tasting modern cuisine based on jekt trade traditions. The Norwegian Jekt trade museum is situated just a few minutes from Bodøs hotels and airport.Booking: (+47) 930 02 950, booking.jektefart@nordlandsmuseet.no

Guided tours Guided tours available. See website or contact us.Prices, rack rate Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver. Fees vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch

NordlandsmuseetAddress Nordlandsmuseet, Torvgt 8B, 8005 Bodø, Norway (administration address)

Webwww.nordlandsmuseet.nowww.hamsunsenteret.nowww.kjerringoyhandelssted.nowww.jektefart.no

ContactPhone: (+47) 75 50 35 00E-mail: post@nordlandsmuseet.no

Facilities • Restaurant/café• Museum shop• Meetings/conferences• Free Wi-Fi• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities• Coach parking

Follow us on

Photo: Ernst Furuhatt

Project management by Heyerdahl Refsum ASDesign & layout by www.jensendesign.noPrinted on climate friendly paper March 2020