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The gallery showcases the breadth of what is happening in the contemporary art field, presenting a combination of well-established artists, newly established artists, and KunstSkansen's own artists.
Any Open Calls, where we receive applications for consideration, will be announced with a specified application deadline.
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Romerike Historielag’s aim is to take care of and communicate our Romeriksculture.
The Organisation consists of 17 local historical soscieties.
The following soscieties are memebers of the organization; Aurskog, Blaker og Sørum, Eidsvoll, Enebakk, Fet, Gjerdrum, Hurdal, Høland, Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nannestad, Nittedal, Raumnes, Rælingen, Setskog, Skedsmo og Ullensaker. In this historical soscieties you can find lots of knowledge about known and unknown heritage at Romerike. Contact us – we will help you!
Follo Museum is an open-air museum with old buildings from Frogn, Ås, Vestby and Nesodden. The museum has a large collection of artifacts, a café with a museum shop and chickens, rabbits and sheep in the summer. The museum also has premises for rent.
The café is open on weekends in the winter months, as well as during the autumn, Easter and winter holidays. During the summer season, the café is open Tuesday-Sunday. The café serves waffles, cakes, soft drinks, cocoa and coffee. In the museum shop you will find a little bit of local crafts, as well as exciting local history.
Guided tours are offered by appointment all year round. The tour visits several of the museum's historic buildings: the Korsegården train station, the Old Holstad School, the farmhouse at Børsum and the Boys' Home. The audience will see various historical interiors, the development of artifacts and how people in Follo have lived throughout history. Our audio guide is available 24 hours a day.
The museum has a packed annual schedule, keep an eye on the calendar to keep up with what events and experiences they offer.
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Here you will find small buildings from old Sandvika, with galleries, small shops, crafts and cafes. The place has its origins from the former Harreschous Hotel and Løkke Restaurant from 1927. Today, this building is owned and operated by the Bærum Red Cross. In the park is a chess sculpture, created by artist Sverre Hoel. The statue is also equipped with a chess board on which games can be played.
The place is also known for its annual Hjertefred charity event that is held around All Saints’ Day. The park also features the historic Løkke bridge, which is a cast iron bridge from 1829, built by Bærum’s Iron Works. The bridge was for a long time part of Drammensveien, and later Ringeriksveien. The bridge is famous thanks to French painter Claude Monet, who visited Sandvika in the winter of 1895. Løkke bridge and Kolsåstoppen were his favourite subjects during his stay here. Løkke bridge traverses the Sandvikselven at Løkkehaven.
Malmskrivergården features Sandvika’s oldest preserved buildings, from around 1640.
Malmskrivergården is a small farm that belonged to Bærums Verk and constitutes the oldest preserved settlement in Sandvika. The farm was listed in 1979.
Iron production at Bærums Verk started in 1604 under King Christian IV, who wanted to make Denmark-Norway self-sufficient in iron. In the first years, the ironworks used ore found in the local area, but from 1640 the ore came from Southern Norway by sailing ships during the ice-free time of the year. Ore and iron were unloaded and loaded on the beach below Malmskrivergården. The first ore printer was the German Jon Hagedorn. Here he lived and kept track of unloading, storing and transporting the iron ore up to Bærum Ironworks. This was also a small farm with a farmhouse, a brewery house with a baking oven and a combined barn with a barn building.
The barn is made of slag stone from the blast furnace at Bærums Verk. On the wall hangs a stove plate from the 1700s with Anna Krefting's initials on it (Verkseier på Bærums Verk). From Sandvika, the ore was transported via Vøyen or Evje on sleds with wooden wagons. In the 1700s, they began to shoe the runners with iron, which made them more durable.
In 1835, Sandvika had 127 inhabitants in 27 households. Lime and ore transport employed most people.
Source: Bæ rumhistorie.no and Bærum Municipality
There have been mills here since the 17th century, while today's mill was ready in 1909 after the old one burned down. In 1919, the mill was modernized and a separate power station with electricity supply was established. This ensured electricity for the farm under which the mill is located, as well as 20 other subscribers in the neighbourhood.
It is stated that the mill ground 296 tonnes of rye, wheat, barley and oats.
During the Second World War, grain was ground at night without the Germans knowing about it. A watch was then kept around the area to scout for suspicious vehicles.
The mill was in operation until the 1980s. After this, it became part of Ne's collections in the museum, before it passed into private hands again. These now want to display the mill for public viewing again.
The stable, which is connected to the mill, was repaired in 2019, and stands today as it was when it was new, and the horses needed a place to rest.
The Møller house is in original condition, and is used today as a summer residence.
Here you can rent the entire farm for yourself and your guests, or simply book a night or two to experience the tranquility and beauty of this historical place with your partner.
The farm was church property until 1850. In the period 1760 to 1850, the farm was a priest's widow's seat. Husersund was the old crossing point over the Vorma until 1910 when the bridge in Svanfoss came in 1910.
The narrow-gauge railway "Tertitten" came in 1898 to Skulerud, which was the terminus. Skulerud became an important hub between railways, canals and eventually buses.
The railway's traffic base was mainly forestry and agricultural products. Timber was driven to Skulerud and from there floated to Halden. Interconnection with DS Turisten also became a popular tourist attraction such as "The Great Round Trip".
The track was closed in 1960. Long before the railway came to Skulerud, the place was an important junction between road and waterway. Together with agriculture and forestry, Skulerud was an industrial site with rafting, a steam saw, a tannery and a lathe. Work is now underway to re-establish the railway environment at Skulerud. This has been made possible through the National Antiquities' conservation program for technical and industrial heritage. In 2016, part of the railway line at Skulerud was fully renovated. The forge looks the same on the outside as before, but the inside is furnished as a coastal cabin. On the site is the museum "Isbingen" with over 100 objects from the floating period. The timber crane has been restored. There is a service center on site.
On today's Skulerud you can start your journey through the Haldenkanalen. There is a launch ramp, guest jetty, service house, and you can even spend the night at the coastal hut, Smia. There are also plenty of parking spaces here. Here you also have the option to empty the boat's sanitary system. In the "Station area" is Skulerud Grendehus, which can be rented for small and large events.
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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Oscarsborg Fortress is one of the most important historical fortifications in Norway. The Kaholmen Islands has been used for military purposes since 1640’s because of their strategic position in the Drøbak Sound where the Oslofjord is at its narrowest.
The task of the museum is to present the history of the fortress, with emphasis on the incidents of the 9th of April 1940. It also conveys the history of the Coast Artillery and its technical developments. The Coast Artillery was abolished as a self-contained service in 2002.
The exhibitions of the Museum
The various exhibitions show the different stages in the history of the fortress and the Coast Artillery.
The principal exhibitions are located in the eastern part of the main fort.
The old casemates in the outer building contain exhibitions that present the recent history of the coast artillery.
On North Kaholmen the Torpedo battery which gave “Blücher” the deathblows early in the morning on the 9th of April 1940 can be visited.
Guided tours
The Museum offers guided tours throughout the year. The public can choose themed tours last- ing from half an hour to two hours: Standard Tour, “1940”, Torpedo Battery, Older History, Artilleristic,
Mess History, the Defence House/ Commandant House. Tours can be combined but we recommend a total duration of no more than two hours. The admittance to the museum is free, but charges apply for guided tours.
See www.oscarsborgmuseum.no for more details.
Opening hours and contact
The Museum is open every day (except for festival days) from 10 o’clock till 16 o’clock. The Torpedo Battery and the Fire Control Museum is open only in connection with guided tours.
Booking office of the Museum will serve the accomodations for guided tours. The office opening hours are every weekday from 09.30 until 14.30.
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