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Hafslund Manor

With roots dating back to the Middle Ages, the manor has been a place for national dramatic events and the growth of industry along Sarpsfossen. Prominent owners, strong personalities and royal guests have left their mark on both buildings and surroundings.

The Hafslund name is first mentioned in a document from 1344, and does not refer to a farm, but to a lid – an area of land consisting of several farms that was to provide one man for a leidang. In 1397, the name reappears in connection with the registration of income from Store and Lille Hafslund, owned by the Diocese of Oslo.

Throughout the 1500s, sawmills were built along Sarpsfossen, and by the end of the century, various party owners had established 17 sawmills on the east side of the waterfall. In 1594, the two Hafslund farms are mentioned again. The rights to Sarpsfossen were sought after, and the location of the farms was good.

Around 1600, the nobleman Otte Bildt gathered ownership of the sawmills, the Hafslund farms and the surrounding mills to Nes. He erected a stone manor house where the main building stands today and received seat rights from the Crown in 1608. Hafslund thus became one manor with noble status.

After Otte Bildt, Hafslund Manor has had an impressive line of owners. Among them were Anna Collett and Peter Elieson, who owned the manor when the main building burned down in the winter of 1758. After the fire, the building was fully rebuilt in 1762, in the overall Rococo style. The Rococo palace is still standing today, and thanks to its preservation in 1923, the original details are well preserved.

The power company Hafslund has owned the manor since 1898. The largest restoration was led by architect Arnstein Arneberg, who was engaged by the power company in the 1930s.

Guided tours

A tour of Hafslund Manor is a journey back to the glory days of the manor, where the manor's skilled guides invite you into the manor's beautiful halls and chambers. Here you can see and hear the stories that rest in the walls – stories about people, cultural heritage and traditions that have shaped Hafslund through the ages. The manor is open to the public every Sunday in July and on selected Sundays in December.

Tickets can be purchased through isarpsborg and Ticketco. For the tours in July, tickets are available from the beginning of May, and from the beginning of November for the tours in December.

Hafslundparken is open to the public all year round and is well adapted for a promenade and recreation.

The culture destination Ramme

Edvard Munch's villa

Edvard Munch bought the property Nedre Ramme in 1910, and kept it until his death in 1944. Several of his monumental works were created here. A separate cultural trail shows the way to the colorful motifs and the landscape that inspired them. Shortly after the takeover, Edvard Munch wrote to his aunt: The place I have is almost the most beautiful along the entire coast. And that is no understatement. It is obvious that the beautiful coastal landscape and surrounding forest inspired our greatest artist.

After many years of restoration, the villa has been returned to its original condition. Entering is like stepping into another time, and you can almost feel Munch's spirit in the house. Ramme offers Munch walks, where you can join a walk in the coastal landscape and the surrounding forest, you get to enter the villa, and finally down into the exhibition room in the picture gallery, where Edvard Munch's original art is displayed.

See more about Edvard Munch's villa here.

Havlystparken

Havlystparken is a beautiful garden developed over several decades. No other park in Norway is as diverse and inspiring. All the different plants, the little surprises and the visual excess characterize the entire facility.

Ramme's gardeners ensure that each season is worth a separate journey. In the heart of the park is an outdoor stage where you can experience theater performances and concerts. Close to the stage are Korshaven and Paléhaven. This is a unique arena for companies and gatherings. Here it is arranged for larger and smaller groups for dining and entertainment. The park also contains sculptures ranging from ancient times via mythology and classical style to our own time. Here you can experience works by artists such as Frans and Nico Widerberg, Peter Linde, Marian Heyerdahl and Per Ung.

The wagon and sleigh collection

In "Vognremissen" you will have the opportunity to experience a collection of historic wagons and sledges, with a wide range of age and country of origin. The oldest sleds in the collection are two baroque shell sleds from the Netherlands from approx. 1650. Otherwise, there is a wide selection of wagons and sledges from Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Sicily, Spain, the USA, Indonesia and China.

The main part of the collection is from around 1900, but several are from the 18th and mid-19th centuries. In the collection are several English carriages, i.a. a London city omnibus from approx. 1900, with passenger seats on two floors and with original painted advertising. Others include a Wells Fargo Concord Coach (U.S. Mail) from the United States in 1865. This coach was used as a passenger and mail coach across the prairie.

Food and drink

Ramme kro and restaurant, and Ramme café and farm shop serve local, short-traveled and organic food and drink. Here you will find the whole spectrum from good pastries, via healthy soups to elaborate servings of the highest class. The raw materials are Debio-certified, preferably grown on the farm or sourced from the local area. You can also find many of the items in the farm shop, along with great gifts and everything for the garden.

Ramme fjord hotel

Ramme fjordhotell is an art hotel, and consists of two buildings that offer a lot of architectural history: The hostel is a half-timbered building in the 1780s style, inspired by architecture and building customs in Sweden and Denmark/Norway. The building has many beautiful craftsmanship details and a majestic red facade. The rooms have been named after Kristiania-bohemen and Fred. Olsen shipping companies, which have left their mark on local history.

The distillery is a brick factory building in the 1880s style. Here you will find the reception and facilities such as sauna, bar, library, meeting room, lounge, roof terrace with hot tub and observation tower. The Brenneriet is decorated with Edvard Munch as a theme. Common areas are named after the places and cities Munch frequented. Pictures he painted on the spot have given names to the guest rooms and are reproduced on the walls. If you are holding a conference or a wedding, you cannot get a finer setting for the experience.

The cultural program

The cultural program at Ramme ranges from chamber music with the country's leading performers, via outdoor theater with internationally known ensembles, to tours and cultivation inspiration. All the senses should be tickled through a look at the near and distant past, as well as a small taste of the future. Ramme offers, depending on the season, daily tours in Havlystparken, Munch walking, and tours in the Ramme picture gallery. At weekends you can experience various events that vary with the seasons: Garden days in spring, autumn market and Christmas market, children's day and various themed weekends.

Access to Ramme

With your own car – exit Vestby syd, follow signs to Hvitsten and Ramme. With public transport, take the train to Vestby. Then taxi. Ramme is working to create an environmentally friendly bus solution.

See ramme.no/en for more information.

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Varmesentralen

Varmesentralen is Bærum's new main event space and a cultural arena at Flytårnet Fornebu. Here you can experience opera, concerts and we hold activities for children on selected Sundays. This is a cultural arena with a wide impact.

In addition, we also rent out our premises for meetings, seminars and companies when we have available capacity.We have our own bar.

Asker cultural centre

Welcome to a vibrant cultural center in a perfect location

Asker culture center is located in the center of Asker with a bustling life summer and winter. We want to be a cultural center for everyone, with a varied offering both in breadth and to all ages. The program ranges from professional, established artists to local amateur performances.

Asker Culture House is located right in the center of Asker, next to the Triangle shopping center. It is only a five minute walk from Asker station, with train and bus connections to Oslo and Drammen. If you come by car, there is two hours of free parking in the large parking garage of the mall. In addition, there are other parking garages as well as street parking in Asker city center.

A cultural center for everyone: Asker culture center is a municipal activity that is responsible for both program and operation of the stage. In addition to theater and concert halls, the house houses two black-box halls, an outdoor scene, banqueting rooms, seminars and meeting rooms, gallery / vestibule, youth club with non-alcoholic café and band room, library, cultural corner, cinema and dining. The upper floors have office space.

Dining: In collaboration with Wettre Brewery, we offer dining at most of our evening events. The bar opens an hour before the show.

Social media: In addition to the updated program on our website and on aktiviasker.no, we recommend that you follow us on facebook. Then you will quickly know about our events and can secure your tickets early. If you sign up for our newsletter, you will also quickly know what is happening with us.

For the little ones, feel free to follow the kid's culture house on Facebook.

You can fin d a list of cultural programmes for Asker municipality in the cultural calendar at http://askerkulturhus.no/program/

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Prøysenhuset – A Place of Storytelling and Culture

Welcome to Prøysenhuset – A Place of Storytelling and Culture

This summer, step into the world of Alf Prøysen, one of Norway’s most beloved cultural figures. Prøysenhuset, the Prøysen Museum, invites visitors of all ages to experience his enchanting stories, music, and legacy in a setting filled with warmth and nostalgia. Whether you're traveling with family, your partner, or exploring on your own, there’s something exciting waiting for you.

Alf Prøysen
Alf Prøysen (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He was born in Ringsaker and is known for his series of books featuring Mrs.Pepperpot. The house where he was born and raised and its surroundings have now become the Prøysen museum, 'Prøysenhuset'

Experience the Prøysen Museum
The Prøysen Museum is a national cultural centre built to remember, honour, and spread knowledge of Alf Prøysen's work. Through a guided tour of the Prøysen Cottage and the exhibition "Livets runde", visitors get an insight into Alf Prøysen's upbringing, life, and work. There are events throughout the year, but there are two main seasons during which the Prøysen Museum is particularly busy. "Christmas at Prøysen” and “Summer at Prøysen” offer a tight-packed program with experiences and together-time through activities, theatre performances, and concerts all generations can enjoy.
– See upcoming events at the Prøysen Museum

The experiences are lined up all year round, with two main seasons where Prøysenhuset really comes to life: "Christmas in Prøysen" and "Summer in Prøysen". These seasons offer theater performances, concerts and interactive activities that create great moments for the whole family.

In addition to the main seasons, Prøysenhuset offers a number of cultural experiences throughout the year. The weekend program includes presentations, storytelling and musical performances in Café Julie, where you can also enjoy homemade food in pleasant surroundings. Families with children can explore activity rooms, play in Mikkelikskiskogen and participate in "Bolla's picture hunt". For companies and groups, tailor-made programs are offered, including guided tours, storytelling and specially adapted catering in Café Julie.

See the full program here

Opening hours
Monday – Wednesday: Open on request for groups
Thursday – Friday: 10:00 – 16:00
Saturday – Sunday: 12:00 – 17:00

Kafé Julie
Welcome to Kafé Julie! Named after Alf's mother, the café offers good, homemade food made from scratch. Here you can enjoy generous portions at pleasant prices, whether you want a delicious lunch or just a cup of coffee with freshly baked cake. Singing with the food is not uncommon! The café follows the house's opening hours, and for groups and events, serving and catering are offered on request.
Read more about the offer at Kafé Julie here

Other events in Prøysen
Prøysenhuset organizes a number of family and cultural events throughout the year.
Follow Prøysenhuset on Facebook to stay up to date with what's happening and read more at proysenhuset.no

Learn about Alf Prøysen
The exhibition "The Circle of Life"
Our knowledge of Alf Prøysen is constantly evolving. His writings are constantly gaining new depth and interpretations, which in turn open doors in step with the times we live in. In the digitized exhibition "The Circle of Life" you can immerse yourself in Prøysen, and discover the relevance and genius of his word art.

Visit Prøysenstua
Get to know the person and author Alf Prøysen. Our facilitators will take you on a storytelling session in Prøysenstua, where Alf Prøysen grew up. Here you will hear about his childhood and upbringing on the Prøysen farmstead. The storytelling session also includes singing or reading a stub.

Whether you want to learn more about Prøysen's life and work, enjoy a concert or let your children explore the adventurous surroundings, Prøysenhuset is a destination that offers memorable experiences all year round.
Tickets are purchased at Prøysenhuset upon arrival.

Prices
Adult: 155 kr
Child: 80 kr
Student: 115 kr
Honorary: 115 kr
Family: 350 kr

For groups of more than 10 people, separate prices apply. Café Julie and the shop can be visited without an entrance ticket. Separate ticket prices apply during the events "Summer in Prøysen" and "Christmas in Prøysen".

The Oscarsborg Opera

Welcome to an Opera you never forget!

Foundation Oscarsborg Opera is a non-profit organization that produces opera productions of the highest class in the courtyard of the fortress of Oscarsborg. In historic surroundings, the Foundation has produced great works as Aida, La Boema, Tosca, Rigoletto Carmen mf.

Besides performance offered noon rentals, boat transport from Oslo, accommodation and dining before the show and during the show.

The Opera for 2023

Oscarsborg Opera is celebrating its 25th anniversary by commissioning "Kommandanten", a specially written opera about the events of 9 April 1940 and about leadership. The composer is Trygve Brøske and the lyricist is Marianne Meløy, and the premiere is 16 August. "Kommandanten" consists of a walking part and an opera part, and the audience can expect a unique, exciting and atmospheric experience in the historical surroundings.

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Vegalangs

Vegalangs in Nes is suggestion to the public to get to know better what is happening in our nice municipiality of Nes and Vegalangs is divided into three.

Vegalangs Gardimellom are experiences that extend all over Nes, which can offer you experiences on the various farms around our beautiful area and are in mid-June.

Vegalangs i Vormadalen takes place over a week at the end of July – beginning of August and is an open cultural event that will give the public an experience of what is special about Vormadalen. In Vormadalen, a number of large, two-storey main buildings from the 18th-19th centuries have been preserved, most of them on well-preserved at farms in beautiful agricultural landscapes. Few places have as many large central chamber buildings as here, in many varieties and designs.

Especially with Vormadalen is the river landscape with its ravines, which are a nature type that is distinctive even on an international scale. To bring out the distinctive character, the project will let the river, old buildings, historical events and the ravine landscape be the setting for the event

Vegalangs Opaker is in August at Opaker, some of the things that can be experienced are plays at the museum, open farms at Teppa and lots of other exciting things.

The program changes from year to year – and this is updated in our What´s on calendar.

Some of what can be experienced "vegalangs" are events with information about homesteads with games, food and drink events such as afternoon tea, concerts with pizza and beer, courses, open farm sales and guided tours in ravines and in the forest. In addition, many farm experiences around in different places in Nes,

The programs change from year to year – the same applies to dates and you will find an updated program on our website which is under construction.

Welcome!

BAKgården

BAKgården is open to everyone, and has free events during the day – every weekend from May to August. BAKgården's audience is diverse – here people meet across generations, gender and social status. In this sense, BAKgården is an important meeting place and a central element in the development of the place in Sandvika.

BAKgården is run by Bærum municipality