Ryfylkemuseet - Fjord Norway

Contact

Address:

Nordenden 14
4230 Sand

Phone:

52 79 29 50

Email:

post@ryfylkemuseet.no

Website:

ryfylkemuseet.no/

See and do

Industrial Workers Museum and Åbøbyen in Sauda (Ryfylkemuseet)

Åbøbyen in Sauda in Ryfylke, is one of the best-preserved residential areas for industrial and office workers built during the establishment of energy-intensive industry in Norway.

Art and museums

Jelsa chruch and The school museum at Jelsa (Ryfylkemuseet)

Jelsa in Suldal is the best-preserved fjordside village in Ryfylke. There has been a church here since the 13th century and commercial activity since the 17th century.

Architecture and heritage

Jonegarden farm at Hustveit (Ryfylkemuseet) in Sauda

Jonegarden in Sauda in Ryfylke, was owned by the same family from the 17th century until 1987. The farm is restored and is now part of a nature conservation area.

Architecture and heritage

Kolbeinstveit - a living museum farm in Suldal (Ryfylkemuseet)

Kolbeinstveit is an old farmstead in Suldal in Ryfylke, with farm animals and friendly hosts.

Architecture and heritage

Kvitsøy hummermuseum (lobster museum)

Idyllic island of Kvitsøy lies far out on the fjord between Haugesund and Stavanger. It is the smallest of Ryfylke's municipalities. The island is home to one of Ryfylkemuseets finest museum sites, Kvitsøy Hummermuseet.

Art and museums

Nesasjøhuset in Sand (Ryfylkemuseet)

The Nesasjøhuset (wharfhouse) at Sand in Ryfylke houses exhibitions, a museumshop, a café and the internactive childerns exhibition "Kvitebjørnen.

Architecture and heritage

Røynevarden croft by Suldalsvatnet (Ryfylkemuseet)

The Røynevarden farmstead is situated high on the moors with a fine view of Suldalsvatnet in Ryfylke.

Architecture and heritage

Vigatunet in Hjelmeland (Ryfylkemuseet)

The historic farm Vigatunet at Hjelmeland is part of the Ryfylke museum. According to written sources, the farm can be traced back to the 14th century.

Architecture and heritage

Waterside Warehouse, Bergevik at Forsand (Ryfylkemuseet)

Bergevik warehouse was in the mid-1800s, and located by Lysefjorden in Ryfylke.

Architecture and heritage