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Henning A. Hellebust / Musea i Sogn og Fjordane
Experience the Museums Around the Sognefjord This Summer
How about spending your summer indulging in knowledge? The museums in Sogn og Fjordane have put together a "Tour de Museum" with highlights just for you.
Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism
Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism in Balestrand, in collaboration with the University of Bergen, has created an exhibition about a female travel pioneer from the early 1800s, Cathrine Hermine Kølle. Over the course of 30 years, she completed 15 long journeys in Norway and abroad, carrying writing materials, drawing supplies, and a pistol in her luggage
Sogn Fjord Museum
At the Sogn Fjord Museum down by the fjord in Kaupanger, the hosts share the story of the fjord as a lifeline, travel route, and food source for the villages around the Sognefjord in earlier times. Here, you can experience the museum's largest boat: the Skåsheims Boat, built by Ole Andersen Nybø, known as "Old Risen."
The Heiberg Collections – Sogn Folk Museum
A rare cultural landscape awaits you at The Heiberg Collections – Sogn Folk Museum in Kaupanger. Here, you can meet the museum farmer Kjell Krogset with his scythe, carefully harvesting the hay meadows. Join in feeding the farm animals or simply enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
Sogn Kunstsenter
Mad or Brilliant? is the question posed at Sogn Art Center in Lærdal. Ingrid Norum has created an exhibition showcasing over 100 works by the Lærdal painter Hans Gjesme, created during his 16-year involuntary stay at Gaustad Psychiatric Hospital.
Read more here about the various holiday tips from the Museums in Sogn og Fjordane, and purchase a museum pass that you can use at all museums in the region.
