Kategori: Museum

Roald Amundsen´s home Uranienborg

For 20 years, Roald Amundsen lived in his house Uranienborg at Svartskog. When he disappeared in 1928, Uranienborg was left full of stories from the life he had lived and the people around him, including the secrets he had tried to keep to himself.

Roald Amundsen bought the house in 1908, and lived here until he stepped outside for the last time on June 16, 1928. He disappeared a few days later while trying to search for a missing Italian airship expedition.

Amundsen’s polar expeditions were costly and he eventually ran into money problems. In 1924, he went bankrupt, but two of his financial supporters, Herman Gade and Don Pedro Christophersen, bought Uranienborg and let Amundsen stay. After Amundsen’s death, they gave the property to the Norwegian state in 1933, and since 1934 Uranienborg has been a museum.

His home has been kept just as it was when he left for his final expedition. In 1911 Amundsen and his men skied to the South Pole as the first to reach the pole point. 

More information you will find here

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The museum “Isbingen”

Skulerud station was the last stop on the Urskog-Hølandsbanen "Tertitten" between Sørumsand and Skulerud. Skulerud was also a port for boat traffic on the Halden Canal, between Tistedal by Halden and Skulerud. Skulerud station was an important hub.

The museum "Isbingen" with over 100 objects from the timerberfloating period is located right by the guest pier. The museum will be open on Saturdays and Sundays this summer in connection with the summer open cafe in Lokstallen on Skulerud. Visits outside these hours can be arranged. 
Call Arve Dahl, +47 92 82 66 10 for an appointment.

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MiA – Akershus County Museum

Experience the past, present and future in Akershus

MiA – Museene i Akershus – consists of 18 museums totalling 34 unique visitor locations across the whole region.

Our museums convey the rich history and culture of Akershus, ranging from Viking and coastal culture in Follo and Asker, agriculture in Romerike, log driving in the wetlands Nordre Øyeren, to historical buildings and railways.

MiA aims to show the past, but also strives to be a part of the future through contemporary exhibitions, ecological farming, biology and much more.
 

Learn about culture in Akershus through:

Family friendly activities

Local food

Guided tours

Open-air museums

Historical railway tours

Exhibitions, concerts and theatre

 

Opening hours: Our museums have different opening hours. Visit mia.no for further information.

 

Welcome!

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Nes Collections

Stein School is a unique and colourful school adorned by well-known Norwegian artists such as Reidar Aulie, Dagfinn Werenskiold, Henrik Sørensen and many more. In the 1930s, they transformed the school’s interior into an imaginative and colourful frame for teaching.

Headmaster Erling Elverhøy and Ingeborg Refling Hagen were the driving forces behind the works of art, words and poems decorating walls, doors, staircases and other surfaces. The school was in regular use from 1912 to 1972, and goes by the name "The Fairytale School".

Next to Stein School is the "old school" from 1852, which was in use until 1912.

The schooll is onlyt open during the summertime.

Welcome to the café at Stein School

In our lovely and rustic café, which used to be and old barn, we serve homemade cakes and scones, freshly made waffles and brewed coffee, ice cream and other treats.

We also exhibit art in our café building, as well as the opportunity to buy unique pieces of jewellery and quotes from Stein School.

 

Want to know more? https://mia.no/nes

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The Flight Tower Fornebu

It is an exciting area under development hosting different events throughout the year. Here you find Caravelle Restaurant, Papirfly bar, artist workshops and art galleries, concert venue, a library, TV studio, radio studio and approx. 100 performing artists.

Bærum Kunsthall across the yard hosts chaning contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year.

In one of two hangars is Norway's largest TV studio where popular shows are recorded. Stjernekamp, Idol, The Voice and most recently Shall We Dance.

Enjoy a good coffee and a stroll in this creative melting pot.

Labråten, Hulda og Arne Garborgs heim

Labråten was the home of the poet Arne Garborg. He and Hulda Garborg settled there in 1897, and there have been few changes since their time. Labråten was the artist couple's home from 1898 to 1934. The place was also called "Målkroken", because it was, among other things, a gathering place for the "target people". The first sprouts for Det Norske Teateret grew here. Labråten was a meeting place for friends and spiritual friends, a meeting place for thoughts and creation, where impulses from Europe and the rest of the world were communicated and continued.

Guided tours:

Tuesday–Friday  1pm – 2 pm and Sunday 2pm – 3 pm.

Guided tours for groups upon request.

Holmsbu Art Gallery – Henrik Sørensen collection

Experience the magnificent collection of artworks. The Holmsbu painters and Henrik Sørensen's life and work are brought into play in the face of current cultural expressions and the surrounding nature and will promote the value of being right here – in this forest, by this fjord.

Regular tours, lectures, forest walks, courses, workshops, concerts and author talks are held during the season.

Henrik Sørensen and the "Holmsbu painters" have decorated the colorful church in Holmsbu, also referred to as the artist's church.

Experiences in Holmsbu

Holmsbu – lovely all year round – southern idyll 50 minutes from downtown Oslo

… SOFT BEDS, FRESH FOOD INGREDIENTS, DELICIOUS DISHES, EXCITING GALLERIES, GREAT EXPERIENCES, SMALL EXPERIENCES, AND GREAT, FINE THINGS YOU JUST FIND IN HOLMSBU. ALSO OPEN ON SUNDAYS!

Less than an hour's drive from downtown Oslo, you can walk the Culture Memorial Road, Småtråkk or other tours with captivating storytellers.

The art: Here you will experience the light and the landscape that inspired the artists in the Holmsbukolony, see paintings in the small gallery on the water's edge in Støa or visit the artist Birgit Askestad in Bugtegaten, walk through the eh … magical troll forest to Holmsbu Picture Gallery, which by the way is award-winning and preserved for its special architecture.

Food and coziness: Good food is to be found at Schulestedet in one of Holmsbus's oldest houses in Schulerudgården, with the area's nicest backyard or go to the Privaten Café, Holmsbu Badehotell or the pub Café Juno.

Experiences around Holmsbu center: Take a dip from the rocky mountains at Rødtangen Camping, rent the KOK sauna in the harbor to enjoy the warmth of the sauna followed by a refreshing bath, rent a cabin at Knatvoldstranda Camping, or get a massage and care at Holmsbu Badehotel. The experiences are varied and many. Enjoy an ice cream at the Ravnsborg Gartneri, go on a jungle safari in Holtnesdalen or stone-age memorials on the Rødangen.

In the summer months, Holmsbu is vivid with a rich cultural life. Visit the exceptionally beautifully decorated Holmsbu church, play croquet at Myhrene farm, enjoy a freshly baked pastry while greeting the sweet animals at Sand farm, grab an ice cream at Bryggekkitchenet or secure good organic vegetables for your dinner at Bergsmyrene farm, before walking the coastal path. You get maps at the tourist office in Holmsbu!

Trade: Nice shopping at Bea before finding unique things at Liten in Storgaten and get a cold drink or freshly brewed coffe to go at Holmsbu Handel.

But you can also just sit. And enjoy the tranquility and sight of the white houses, the sea and the boats. And let the hum bum … What we are trying to say is that life is delicious and full of good opportunities in the Holmsbut outlets!

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Magnor Glassworks

Magnor Glassworks is one of Norway's best-known glassworks
The glassworks has existed for over 120 years, and still produces all its products by hand. ​​​​​​Here you can find works by a number of designers and artisans, experience concerts, visit the factory outlet and blow your own glass.

Magnor Glassworks was founded as early as 1896 in the deep border forests on the Norwegian side, Magnor, just 3 km from the Swedish border (and 12 miles from Oslo). The large forests were to provide fuel for the heat-sucking smelting furnaces. Several generations of skilled designers and glass workers have shaped Magnor Glassverk's history. More than 120 years of tradition and experience in handmade glass have come in handy and provided valuable knowledge and experience.

Development does not stand still even as the years pass, but much remains the same when molten sand is magically transformed into sparkling glass.

Tours
The tour starts with history and facts. Then further into glass production to see what we make today, we also follow the glass's cooling and grinding process. There are also options for dining.

Prices:
• Tour approx. 40 min. incl. coffee and waffle, NOK 150 per person
​​• Tour approx. 40 minutes, NOK 100 per person

Discounted items in the Factory outlet
In "Glasshytta" (the glass cabin), you will find Magnor Glasswork's own factory outlet with a large selection of products! Here you will find great gifts for all occasions, tastefully displayed in bright and pleasant premises. In addition to our entire range in crystal, we also produce our own items that are only sold at Magnor.

In the Factory Sale, you can buy our goods with a 30 – 70% discount on the recommended retail price. This discount applies to the assortment that is second sorting or same sort, this means goods that may have small defects such as air bubbles or the like.

Here you can also buy products that cannot be found elsewhere, these are often products where blowers and designers have tested their new ideas.

Aur Prestegård

Heritage site including building with external gallery from 1703. The buildings arranged around a courtyard have architectural qualities and form a harmonic unit. Art exhibitions, summer exhibitions, cultural events, Xmas market, theme days, meetings, courses. Leasing of rooms.
Guided tours/catering by agreement.