Eastern Norway » Domkirkeodden

Hedmarksmuseet

Visit a museum which gives you glimpses of history, from the era of the Vikings, through the Middle Ages up to present time.

The museum boasts one of Norway’s largest medieval museums. Our glass cathedral is built over the ruins of the great medieval cathedral of the city of Hamar. Hear the dramatic story of how it was destroyed, and experience the exceptional acoustics of the glass cathedral by listening to live performances of early music.

Pioneering architecture unites the past and the present. Our herbal garden is lush and colourful, and we bid you welcome to a feast of the senses amongst our 400 plants and flowers. The beautiful lake of Mjøsa is surrounding the museum.

Take a stroll through our lovely outdoor museum, where you can see our 60 houses. Every year in June you are welcome to visit our Medieval festival, where we bring the Middle Ages back to life once more. Experience a medieval marked with craftsmen and merchants, jousting tournaments and sword fights.

Kirsten Flagstad Museum

• The Queen of Song
• The best Wagner singer the world has ever seen
• A remarkable career at the world’s most famous opera houses

The museum has a magnificent collection of opera costumes, furniture, artefacts, photos portraying Kirsten Flagstad, both as an artist and as an individual, programs, pressclippings, recordings and tapes. We offer a film about her fantastic life and career, and also a new audioguide in Norwegian, English and German.

Kirsten Flagstad was born in Strandstuen, Hamar on July 12th 1895. She grew up in a very musical family, and her talent was evident from an early age. In 1935 she made her debut at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City as “Sieglinde” in Wagner’s opera “Die Walküre”. Agreat star was born that morning.