Offisiell reiseguide for området rundt Oslo
Old manor farm at Romerike dating back to 1728.
The main building has an external gallery.
Interiors from 1700 and 1800 century.
Agriculture and handicraft exhibitions, rose gardens and flower arrangements.
Cafe. You wil also find domestic animals here during the summer
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Here you find small, charming shops and a cafè. And lots of history. There is also three museums here.
A part of the town, full of history and charm
Kongsvinger’s oldest part consists of big offiser’s houses and small soldier houses from the 1700 and 1800. Here are also the distinguished trade houses of the city’s two priviliged village shop keepers. This part of the city grew up from Kongsvinger fortress and down – nearest to the fortress is the 1700- year’s part, and down under is the 1800-year’s part.
A “living” old town with nice stores, a small cafè and markets
In June every year, «Liv i Leiren» is arranged, a market with market stands, food and entertainment, and the first weekend in Advent, there is «Christmas market in The old town “Øvrebyen».
Jonas Lie’s street
This is the childhood street of Erik Werenskiold, who grew up as a son of a commander at the fortress. The female piano player Erika Lie Nissen and her sister Thomasine Lie also grew up here. Thomasine married her cousin Jonas Lie, and they lived the first years in the old town – Øvrebyen. The city therefore has a “real” Jonas Lies street named after the author – the street where he actually lived.
An antiquarian part of Kongsvinger with the fortress and musèes
“Øvrebyen” was protected as antiquarian special area in 1975 to keep the character. This part of the city is a living museum area, «framed» by Kongsvinger fortress, Kongsvinger museum and the Women’s museum.
Order a guided walk in Øvrebyen
If you want to get better aquinted with the history of the old town, make a reservation at Kongsvinger museum.
Nitja Artcenter is an exhibition venue for contemporary art with location in Lillestrøm.
The art center aims to show the latest within installation, video, photography, drawing and painting made by young and upcoming artists.
The gallery displays a various number of exhibitions over two floors, in addition the art center run its own gallery shop and has a readinglounge.
Admission for free.
For more info on exhibitions see https://nitja.no/ or find us on Facebook.
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Handelsstedet Bærums Verk has roughly 50 shops, artisans, workshops, galleries and eateries.
Verksgata, which consists of old houses for labourers from the 18th century, is open seven days a week all year round. Here you can find the artisan workshop of the smith, glass blowers, silversmiths, art galleries, eateries including pizza and pancakes, chocholate shop, delicatessen with local produce and other unique shops. The shopping mall in the old factory hosts a large selection of interior shops and chic clothes for the whole family.
Bærums Verk is a lovely place to visit for a day excursion and shopping. Walk along the river among the sculptures and the wooden houses, enjoy a good meal in one of the restaurants and cafes or visit the artisans in their atelier.
The beautiful sculpture park at Bærums Verk include 28 sculptures made by renowned Norwegian artists – a collection that expands with a new sculpture every year. Open 24/7 to the public.
Handelsstedet Bærums Verk’s opening hours can be found on Facebook and on www.baerumsverk.no
Bærums Verk is siutuated along the pilgrim path and is a gateway for recreational routes in Bærum.
Easy access to Bærums Verk by direct bus 150 from Oslo city centre, or bus 210 from Sandvika. Public transport schedule: ruter.no
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Discover the world-class art – make the trip to Fornebu.
Many millions of NOK have been invested in exquisite outdoors art at Fornebulandet, thanks to architects, builders and the municipality. Norway's old main airport, has become an art destination.
Use the Sunday for an art trip close by. Explore the area as a bicycle safari or on foot and discover selected works of art at Fornebu. The trip is excellent to combine with swimming on the beautiful beaches, a walk in the nature reserve, playing in the playgrounds and school and shopping on Fornebu S or a good meal at the local eateries.
Suggested tour – choose length and time as desired;
The "Imprints" sculpture park by Magne Furuholmen is located outside Aker's new headquarters at Fornebu. The park is the largest collection of sculptural works made by a Norwegian artist since the Vigeland Park and houses 40 large glazed ceramic vases and sculptures. Up close, one can read words and writing blocks that are engraved in the tiles, while at longer distances the expression changes.
Cross the underpass towards the sea by Telenor Arena and walk towards the Telenor building's parking lot. Take a walk across the courtyard. Here is the "Fondation Surgisante" by Buer, 92 striped columns in a grid pattern over the square, but also represents what can not be seen, a continuation of the construction below ground.
The facade on the left shows the so-called "truism", short text-based truths in "Installation for Telenor", which consists of 430 poetic and slogan-like statements. Below the stairs is Franz West's pink sculpture "Drama" a strange shape that has knotted itself.
Continue along the sea towards the Equinor building and you will see Einarsson's sculpture to the right on the grass "Untitled / Big dumb Object" consisting of five billboards standing in a row with prints of various art objects that create curiosity. "Knowing doing the planet" is the big green bullet with a smaller bullet in the middle made by Eliasson. The inner bullet reflects the environment around it, which constantly reflects changes in the environment.
Well worth a detour to Equinor's entrance under the two protrusions is the photo and video installation "The Shimmering Solution – The Tender Pixel Storm" by Rist. In the 1,200 m2 colorful work, nature, animals and people are constantly intertwined in both abstract and realistic image sequences.
On the short side of the old terminal building towards the roundabout stands "Monkey's Fist (Apeneve)", a 12 meter high monumental bronze knot. It was sailors who developed the rope art to which this gives associations.
In addition, there is a lot of great art indoors in the various office buildings, such as decoration in the restaurants and in the old Terminal building where you can find the beautiful wall decorations in the lobby of Kai Fjell in the current Technopolis building.
In the middle of the roundabout stands "Throw" by Kåre Groven, which shows the outline of a man holding a paper plane. The thrower has become a symbol, giving strong memories from the time Fornebu Airport was here.
There are also many other fine art experiences at Fornebu and Storøya if you want a longer trip, move towards Nansenparken, a varied recreation area for everyone living and visiting Fornebu. A network of walking and cycling paths and trails link the different parts of Fornebulandet together and provide opportunities for different activities. Under the bridges near the floating tower are "sound-art installations".
At Storøya school there are great play areas and here is the sculpture "Solknippe" by T.Nordström & A.Oskarsson which looks like many pencils together.
Start your trip outside Aker's new headquarters vis-a-vis Norwegian's "diamond building". The bus stops right outside and takes only 15 minutes from downtown Oslo.
Have a wonderful day.
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The world's only lutefisk museum is located in Drøbak, in the charming street Kroketønna.
The main purpose of the Norwegian Lutefisk Museum is to tell about how the lutefisk lives from birth to glowing plate and how the lover comes into the picture. It is also to be a gathering place for passionate "lutefisk" lovers and a place where depressed lovers can seek solace in the worst summer crunch, when the lutefisk is as far gone as it can be.
The museum is also a gathering place for Drøbak's own lutefisk lovers on the biggest day of the year, namely "Lutefisk Day". The museum is co-located with Drøbak boat association's maritime museum, and is located on the second floor of the building.
The museum is open in summer and self-service from mid-May to September.
In the run-up to Christmas, it is possible to book private guided tours before trudging up the "Lutefisk Avenue" and enjoying the traditional norwegian christmas food lutefisk at, for example, the traditional restaurant Kumlegaarden.
Contact lutefish lover Jan-Kåre Øien for tours.
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Peder Balke Farm Gallery
Saturday open gallery – see the beautiful wallpaintings and the reproductions.
At Østre Rognstad, you will find ten well-preserved wall paintings, signed by Peder Balke – one of the 19th century's most famous landscape painters in Norway. The paintings, which were painted in 1833, can be found in one of the fine rooms in the almost four-hundred-year-old main building at Østre Rognstad. You can now experience the paintings – and if you wish, buy a reproduction of a painting on canvas. One of the country's best photographers has been given the honorable task of taking the pictures. The pictures are further reproduced on high-quality canvas, mounted on aluminum frames.
Groups:
If you want a group booking outside opening hours, contact Hans Christian Gjestvang: 900 64 200
The SAS Museum, officially opened in 2003. The majority of the staff is SAS pensioners.
In the museum you can follow the history of SAS since its start in 1946. The consortium was the first of its kind in the world of aviation. The exhibits comprise models of all SAS-owned aircrafts. One section of the museum includes a complete collection of SAS uniforms. In the library you can find more than 700 volumes of aviation literature, complete magazines and much more. The museum has a comprehensive archive containing documents, manuals and printed material available for study and research purposes.
The opening hours for the museum is usual Tuesdag from 10-15 and Sunday from 12-16 – but please chech the website for updates
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"Kvinnemuseet" (The Women's Museum) will give the women history back
A few generations ago, women preferred not to take part in life outside the home. This has made women hardly visible in history books and in Norwegian museums.
The museum's collections consist of objects, books, photos and archive material. The museum has a well-stocked library that can be used by the public during the museum's opening hours. The museum's magazines contain a large collection of objects. Much is registered and available at Digitalt museum, and some selected objects can be seen in our permanent museum exhibitions "Play for life", "In all public" and "Din Dagny".
The Women's Museum also has some archival material and has recently begun cautiously registering this in the archive registration program Asta.
Exhibitions and events at the Women's Museum
Here you can experience three floors of information about women's lives and work – both nationally and internationally. In addition, the museum offers a number of events both at the museum and in the surrounding area. Entry ticket to the Women's Museum also gives free entry to the Kongsvinger Museum. (Does not apply to events)
Opening hours
Winter and spring season 1 February – 18 May: Saturday and Sunday 12-16.
Summer season 20 May – 31 August: Tuesday to Sunday 11-17.
Autumn season 6 September – 30 November: Saturday and Sunday 12-16.
Open for school classes and groups by advance booking all year round.
Open all year round for groups
The Women's Museum closes for a few months in the winter, but is available to groups all year round on request. School classes can visit the museum for free both during and outside the museum's normal opening hours.
Kindly get in touch to arrange group tours.
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