Eastern Norway » Hallingdal Museum

Hallingdal Museum, Nesbyen was established in 1899 as one of the first open air museums in Norway. There are 30 buildings on the site from many areas of Hallingdal and 11,000 artifacts reflecting the history of the district from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The best-known buildings include Staveloftet (a wooden storehouse) from ca. 1340 and Emigranthuset ("Emigrant House") from North Dakota. Permanent costume exhibition and temporary exhibitions. Activity area for children. Activity Days every Wednesday from late June to early August and theme days. Year-round museum shop with quality products.

Dagali Museum Gunnar Steensen (1870-1970) started collecting as early as 1900, and bequeathed the museum to the village of Dagali in 1947. Buildings and artifacts from Dagali, Skurdal, Tunhovd and Uvdal. The museum comprises a total of 10 buildings, mostly from the 18th and the 19th centuries, plus an exhibition building displaying artifacts of agriculture, hunting and fishing, catering and local costumes.

Hol Bygdemuseum, Hagafoss The buildings at Hol Museum come from different parts of Hol municipality. The museum is designed as an old-style farm, with buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries – including smallholding and crofter's house, 17 buildings altogether – plus an exhibition where Norwegian rose painting and local costumes are on display.

Hemsedal Bygdatun, øvre Løkji Øvre Løkji is situated on a hillside in Hemsedal, overlooking the valley and the mountains beyond. It is said that if they could have lived off the view at Øvre Løkji, they would have waded in riches. The farm has been divided several times: Øvre Løkji was hived off in 1731. In 1956, Hemsedal municipality bought the buildings and created the museum. The buildings and their contents convey a sense of life on a farm in Hemsedal in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Gol Bygdemuseum, Skaga Skaga farm is situated just behind Hallingdal college up on the hillside overlooking the village. This is the southern part of the original farm, which was divided in two in 1771. When the college took over in 1958 there were seven buildings in the farmyard; another five were added later. Most of the buildings are 19th century. The loft dates from 1750.

Ål Bygdamuseum, Leksvoll If you follow the road from Sundre towards Øvre-Ål, after barely 1.5 kilometres you will come to LeksvolI farm. In 1924 the farm was turned into a museum, with several additional buildings from other sites in Ål added subsequently. These include a cottage with Norwegian rose painting by Nils Bæra, a storehouse decorated by Herbrand Sata, crofter's house and cabin.

Hallingdal Museum

Hallingdal Museum

Tel: +47 32 07 14 85

http://www.hallingdal-museum.no

firmapost@hallingdal-museum.no

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