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Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum

Bergenhus Festning
5003 Bergen
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  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum
  • Haakon's Hall - Bergen City Museum

Opening Times

Season (4 Jan 2021 - 31 Mar 2021)
DayTimes
Monday - Friday11:00 - 14:00
Saturday - Sunday12:00 - 15:00

* Closed on the following dates:

February: 11 and 24 - 28.
March: 17, and 26.
April: 11, 21 and 29.
May: 8, 26 May to - 8 June (Festival)
June: 9, 15-19.

About

Håkon’s Hall is 750 years old and was built by King Håkon Håkonsson as a royal residence and banqueting hall. When his son Magnus Håkonsson Lagabøte married the Danish princess Ingeborg in 1261, 2000 guests were invited. At that time Bergen was Norway’s largest and most important town, and Håkon’s Hall was the site of major national events, such as the drawing up of Norway’s first complete set of laws.

As a national cultural monument, Håkon’s Hall is still used both for royal dinners and other official occasions. The history of Bergenhus Fortress is long and eventful.  In late summer we invite you to Festningsdagene, where you can play and learn much about Bergenhus Fortress since medieval times.

Brief introduction every hour. During the weekends 22 - 23 August and 5 - 6 September you can meet Queen Isabella.

Advance bookings for groups only outside ordinary opening hours:
E-mail: booking@bymuseet.no
Emails are only answered during office hours Monday – Friday. 25% group discount for 10 people or more. Additional costs for guide.

It is free to enter the Bergenhus Festning historic area. Recommended for walking and recreation.

Due to Covid-19 we take precautions and measurements according to the laws and regulations applying. We are up-to-date on current infection control measures.
To give the audience a safe and good experience, we have limited the number of visitors in the museum, a minimum of 1 meter distance.
Disinfectant is offered. You will find more information on arrival at the museum.

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    • sianjones284
      London, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Friends getaway
      Worth walking to see
      4 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 19th July 2020
      The Hall is a little bit outside of the centre of Bergen but is very easy to find - just keep walking past Bryggen along the harbour for about 5 - 10 minutes until you see it on your right. It's an... Read full review
    • booije
      Moss, Norway
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Good for people who read up on the historic background
      3 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 2nd August 2020
      Nice place for people who read up on the history of the place, what has happened there, but if you are not interested in history it is not worth it. Lower levels not interesting, just filled with... Read full review
    • Kato122
      Cambridge, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Lovely grand hall
      5 of 5 stars
      Saturday, 22nd August 2020
      Striking grand hall and lower chambers, with rugs and modern tapestries. Worth a visit. There is a guided pre-visit talk but we chose not to attend this. Clearly a music venue too. Read full review
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    Under 18 yearsFree
    AdultsNOK120.00 admission
    StudentNOK60.00 admission

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