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Stavanger’s Treasure Chambers
The MUST museums are spread across the whole of Stavanger. Each one houses exciting treasures that are just waiting to be discovered. Welcome to Stavanger`s fantastic treasure chambers that are full of enthralling activities and wonderful experiences!
Breidablikk
Breidablikk was built in 1881 by the shipping family Berentsen. The building provides a living insight into the lifestyle of the bourgeoisie at the end of the 1800s. The exterior is built in Swiss Style with New Roman and Gothic style features. The interior is one of our richest and best preserved examples of the style features in our history. The park is in English style with curving gravel paths and exotic trees.
Ledaal
Ledaal was built between 1799 and 1803 as a manor house and holiday home for the Kielland family. The main building gives a good insight into the style, taste and lifestyle of the upper class in the first half of the 1800s. The interior is richly equipped with furniture and other fittings in Rococco, Louis XVD, Empire and Biedermeier style. Ledaal is also a royal residence and representation location for the Municipal of Stavanger. The estate with its buildings and park have been listed.
The Norwegian Children’s Museum
The Norwegian Children’s Museum is a historical and cultural museum based on children`s culture and the history of children. The museum opened in 2001 following the initiative of Per Inge Torkelsen and it was initially based on his private toy collection. The museum has changeable activity exhibitions and playing environments for children of all ages. The museum also has a gift shop and a cafe with light refreshments. In autumn 2011, the museum will be moving from its current location in Sølvberget at the Stavanger Culture Centre to Muségata 16 in Stavanger.
Stavanger Museum
Stavanger Museum lies in Muségata 16 in Stavanger. The building of the museum started in 1893, and following an extension in 1930 it acquired its current appearance. The museum exhibits temporary exhibitions in addition to permanent exhibitions such as the "Skeive dyr og smilende skjeletter", "Rogalands fuglefauna", "Fra oldtidslandskap til oljeby" og "Et byhistorisk teater – Stavanger`s history at a glance from 1600-1900". The museum has a gift shop and cafe with light refreshments.
Stavanger School Museum
Stavanger School Museum was established in 1925 under the name of `School Museum of Western Norway`. Today it is a special museum linked to the history of school in Rogaland. The museum takes bookings for groups. School lessons with role play and dressing up are offered in historical school environments. It is the oldest school museum in the country that is still open.
Stavanger Art Museum
Stavanger Art Museum is idyllically situated by the lake Mosvannet in Stavanger. The museum shows temporary exhibitions, in addition to works from the permanent collections of Halvdan Hafsten and Jan Groth. The collections are comprised of more than 2000 pieces of art from the 1800s. The exhibition program contains a variety of Norwegian and international art. A highlight from the permanent collection is the unique collection of the works of Lars Hertervig (1830-1902), which consists of more than 70 pieces of art.
The Norwegian Printing Museum
The Norwegian Printing Museum is situated in Bjergsted in Stavanger. The building in which the museum is located was built by the canning company Chr. Bjelland as storage for canned goods. The museum has exhibitions about the art of printing and the importance of graphical production and its role in society from Gutenberg to modern times. On activity days there are demonstrations of how typesetting was carried out using lead, as well as printing on hand driven presses or motorised printing presses. Kafe Gutenberg offers light refreshments, and you will also find a small shop here.
The Norwegian Canning Museum
The Norwegian Canning Museum lies in an earlier canning factory in Old Stavanger. Here production processes for the manufacturing of canned brisling and fish balls are demonstrated, and you can gain an insight into what the atmosphere and working conditions were like in the factory. In the workers` quarters, next to the museum, you can see how the factory workers lived. Every first Sunday in the month, as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer season, the smoke ovens are lit. On these days, you can taste newly smoked brisling straight from the oven.
Stavanger Maritime Museum
Stavanger Maritime Museum is situated in a charming maritime building and merchant estates with origins from the 1800s in Vågen in Stavanger. The museum is a special museum for the maritime history of south west Norway. The exhibitions provide an insight into the development of the harbour city, herring trading, shipping and ship building. In addition, the museum owns and operates the sailing vessels `Anna af Sand` and `Wyvern`. These are actively used to communicate our maritime cultural heritage. The museum has a shop and cafe with light refreshments.
MUST
On 1 July 2010, Rogaland Museum of Art and Stavanger Museum merged to become one museum under the name Museum Stavanger (MUST). MUST is a new regional museum for natural history, cultural history, fine art and the history of maritime and industry.
