The Heiberg Collections/ Sogn Folkemuseum, Kaupanger

Opening Times

Season (1 June 2018 - 31 Aug 2018)
Day	Times
Monday - Sunday	10:00	- 17:00

Season (1 Sept 2018 - 30 Sept 2018)
Day	Times
Monday - Sunday	10:00	- 15:00

About

Through exhibits, an open-air museum and a traditional farm with live animals, Sogn Folkemuseum shows us how life has been lived along the Sognefjord.
The Heiberg Collections - Sogn Folk Museum at Kaupanger shows how people lived from the Middle Ages up to our own time. The open-air museum, with more than 30 buildings, ranges from medieval buildings to modern industrially produced houses from the end of the 1980s. There is also a traditional farm with live animals.

One of the oldest and largest folk museums in Norway, with comprehensive exhibitions. Guided tours and activities every day in the main season. Cafeteria with homemade local food and a souvenir shop.

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650KarinB
Oslo, Norway
Trip type:
Couples
Traditional buildings beautifully set
Wednesday, 27th June 2018
This museum has both a huge outdoor as well as indoor exebition. The buildings from different parts and time periods in Sogn are set in the park area so that you can imagine their origins. There are... Read full review
Mary P
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Trip type:
Couples
You have seen the turf covered houses dotted over the mountainside, this is the chance to see inside!
Thursday, 24th May 2018
Part of a 3 stop tour taking in the boat museum and Stave church, this enabled the visitor to actually see in side some of the turf covered farm buildings and learn about the hard life the Norwegians... Read full review
Keith K
Trip type:
Couples
Great for Groups
Thursday, 3rd May 2018
You need the tour around the outside houses to bring this place to life. Allow at least an hour for outside and another for inside - very interesting insight into historic Norway lifestyles. Read full review

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