Culture

Jugendstilsenteret is located in the old Swan Pharmacy from 1907 and is both a museum and a national centre of Art Nouveau.

Agatunet is traditional Norwegian village center near Aga in Ullensvang by the Sørfjorden. The oldest building is the Lagmannsstova from 1220. At Agatunet you can book guided tours and see art and cultural-historical exhibitions. It is owned by a fou...

Experience the fascinating history of the Sunnmøre region at the Medieval Age Museum in Borgundkaupangen.

Discover the childhood home of the famous Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1903.

Bergenhus Fortress is one of Norway's oldest and best preserved fortifications. The Fortress has a long history as a royal seat, episcopal see and military seat of power.

Egersund Fayancemuseum conveys the history of Egersunds Fayancefabrik (1847-1979). The factory made a variety of products from clay, such as cups and vessels, vases, and ornaments. If you and your family want to make something out of clay, you can bo...

Håkon's Hall was built between 1247 and 1261 by Håkon Håkonsson. It was the largest of the royal residency in the 13th-century when Bergen was the political centre of Norway.

Programme about local traditions, pasture farming and goat cheese production. Music, guiding, demonstrations.

At Sirdal Mountain Museum a collection of buildings and artefacts from Sirdal is presented, where the oldest building is from the 1770s. 

The exhibition "Stones of Bømlo" (Steinriket Bømlo) is found in Moster Amfi.

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.

The Flåm Railway & Documentation Centre gives you an insight in the building of the Flåm Railway, its exiting history, and its technological development. 

Stavanger, the Norwegian street art capital of Norway! Paul Harfleet is a London-based artist, writer and designer who has been planting pansies, a garden flower that shares its name with a homophobic slur, at sites of homophobic abuse for 15 years.

The Veveriet was built to house weaving looms, that were driven by power from the river next to it. It is an important building in the town's textile heritage. Today the building is a cultural centre, housing the town's library, and culture facilitie...

Learn about the history of the dramatic resistance fighting in the Matrefjella mountains outside Bergen, where the last World War II battles in Europe took place.

A croft on Husøya (Ona) from 1793. Visit Steffågarden and experience coastal cultural history from the outermost islands of Romsdal.

Did you know that the Statue of Liberty in New York is made of copper from Visnes, or that Visnes was the first to introduce the telephone in Norway? Visit the Visnes Mining Museum and learn more about the exciting history.

The Hardanger Folklore Museum is part of the Hardanger and Voss Museum and is located in Utne. In the main building you will find Hardanger embroidery, traditional costumes, and folk music exhibitions. An open-air museum with several historical build...

Stavanger, the Norwegian street art capital of Norway! Dolk is a Norwegian street artist best known for his stencil works.

The Barony in Rosendal the only one of its kind in Norway and a major attraction in Western Norway.