MUSEUM Introduction 02 Contents 02 Map 03 g Vågsberget 04 g Anders Svor Museum 05 g Nordfjord Folk Museum 06 g The Eikaas Gallery 07 g Astruptunet 08 g Sunnfjord Museum 09 g Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Modern Art 10 g The Coastal Museum in Sogn og Fjordane 12 g Millstone Park 13 g Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism 14 g Sogn Folk Museum 15 Welcome to a fun and educational experience! g Sogn Fjord Museum 17 g Sogn Art Centre 18 Museums of Sogn og Fjordane comprises You can learn about the way the local a total of 13 different sites, spread across people lived at different points in history, the entire county. At our museums you’ll meet the animals, bake your own bread, learn about the lives of the people in Sogn make your own jewellery, go on guided og Fjordane through history, enjoy works of tours with our talented guides or just Contact information art by well-known local artists, and learn enjoy some peace and quiet at our Address: Gota 16, 6823 Sandane about Norwegian history of tourism at our facilities. Telephone: (+47) 990 94 777 museum in Balestrand. For more information, please visit our Email: [email protected] The museums offer a variety of activities website or contact us directly. We hope Website: misf.no and events for the whole family. you’ll enjoy your visit. 2 | Museums of Sogn og Fjordane E39 Hornindal Måløy 15 Breheimen 15 Olden Sandane E39 Jostedalsbreen Jotunheimen Florø 5 Skei Nasjonalpark Førde 5 55 57 E39 Balestrand Sogndal Hyllestad 55 Lærdal E16 57 13 E39 E16 Flåm Gudvangen 50 Museums of Sogn og Fjordane | 3 Opening hours 23.06 – 20.08 (Thurs-Sun) 12-18 Groups may also arrange guided tours of the Coastal Museum in the off-season. Ticket prices Adults NOK 50 Children (0-18 years) Free The ticket to Vågsberget includes the exhibition and a guided tour of the area. Vågsberget /vaagsberget Vågsberget in the municipality of Vågsøy guided tours of the historic buildings. The (near Måløy), was one of many trading posts main building has an exhibition and a café. and guest houses along the Norwegian coast. The owner of Vågsberget was granted Today, Vågsberget is one of the best preserved trading privileges by the king, including Contact information trading posts in Norway. exclusive trading rights for a wide range of Address: Vågsvåg, 6700 Vågsøy The buildings at the site are from about goods. The local people would often find Telephone: (+47) 982 69 854 1800, but the trading post's history goes all themselves in debt to the merchant, until Email: [email protected] the way back to the 1600s. The Coastal Museum these privileges were revoked in 1814. Website: kyst.museum.no/vaagsberget is open during the summer season, featuring 4 | Museums of Sogn og Fjordane Opening hours 17.06 - 30.06 (Sat-Sun) 09-16 01.06 - 31.07 (Tues-Sun) 09-16 01.08 - 18.08 (Sat-Sun) 09-16 Ticket prices Adults NOK 50 Groups (3+) NOK 35 Children (0-18 years) Free Guided tour NOK 75 Contact information Address: Grodås, 6761 Hornindal Telephone: (+47) 951 05 176 / (+47) 974 21 565 Email: [email protected] Website: sfk.museum.no Anders Svor Museum The Anders Svor Museum is an urban the simple, clean and natural. Svor was a natu- worked as a wood carver at Brødrane Hals attraction in the small village of Hornindal. ral realist, heavily influenced by neo-romanti- piano factory in Christiania, while studying at Renowned sculptor, Anders Svor (1864-1929), cism. The gallery features sculptures in plaster, The Royal School of Art and Design. was born there. He was commissioned for se- clay and bronze. He made his artistic breakthrough in 1891, veral public assignments and many of his works In Hornindal, Anders Svor grew up as a far- winning the gold medal for his sculpture ”Da- are displayed in Oslo and elsewhere. mer’s son, and even as a child he displayed vid” at the International Art Exhibition in Ber- Anders Svor's artworks are characterised by exceptional wood carving skills. At 17, he lin. Museums of Sogn og Fjordane | 5 Opening hours 15.06 - 15.09 (every day) 11-17 Rest of the year (Mon-Fri, Sun) 11-15 Ticket prices Adults NOK 70 Children (7-18 years) NOK 40 Family NOK 200 A guided tour of the open-air museum at 13.00 is included in the ticket price. Group tours must be arranged with the museum in advance. /nordfjordfolkemuseum #nordfjordfolkemuseum Nordfjord Folk Museum Nordfjord Folk Museum is situated in San- furnished. dane. Here, you’ll learn about the local history On the outskirts of Sandane, you’ll find Contact information of the region, with emphasis on the role of Holvikejekta, an old marine vessel built in Address: Gota 16, 6823 Sandane hydropower in daily life. 1881. The 20m long boat is the last remaining Telephone: (+47) 57 88 45 40 The open-air museum features old preserved example of the sail boats that trans- Email: [email protected] buildings and stories about life in Nordfjord from ported goods between Nordfjord and Bergen. Website: nordfjord.museum.no the 1600s onwards. Several of the houses are There is also a gift shop and a café. 6 | Museums of Sogn og Fjordane Opening hours 01.04 - 02.06 (Wed, Sat, Sun) kl. 11-16 03.06 - 15.08 (every day) kl. 11-17 16.08 - 15.10 (Wed, Sat, Sun) kl. 11-16 Ticket prices Adults NOK 50 Children (0-18 years) Free Guided tour NOK 75 Contact information Address: Ålhus, 6847 Jølster Telephone: (+47) 992 02 676 Email: [email protected] Website: sfk.museum.no The Eikaas Gallery The Eikaas Gallery is a modern art gal- for his distinctive portraits and self-portraits, He is represented at ten Norwegian art lery situated at Ålhus in Jølster, by the E39. which often feature surprising and humorous museums, in addition to museums in Copen- Ludvig Eikaas (1920-2010) was an abstract art elements. hagen, New York, Paris and Florence. The pioneer, and his artworks are displayed in mul- Ludvig Eikaas’ style was experimental and Eikaas collection comprises over 850 works tiple museums in Norway and abroad. spontaneous, never settling on one specific created using a variety of techniques. A selection The graphic artist, painter, illustrator, scu- technique or form of expression. He was the from the collection will be exhibited for the lptor and art professor is perhaps best known first sculptor to make use of rigid plastics. 2016 season. Café and beach. Museums of Sogn og Fjordane | 7 Opening hours 20.05 – 15.06 and 16.08 - 17.09 Saturday and Sunday 11-16 Wednesday 17-20 16.06 – 15.08 (every day) 10-17 Ticket prices 1 Ticket/Tour NOK 100 Children (0-18 years) Free Tours outside opening hours: please call (+47) 474 76 581 / (+47) 992 02 676 (Min. price outside opening hours: NOK 400) Contact information Address: Sandal, 6847 Vassenden Telephone: (+47) 992 02 676 Astruptunet Email: [email protected] Website: sfk.museum.no Astruptunet is situated in idyllic surroundings ach, sometimes working on the woodcuts as on the south side of Jølstravatnet. This is the he went along, and sometimes coloring the home of the painter, illustrator and graphic print by hand after printing. farm, as well as in his paintings, we can clearly artist, Nikolai Astrup (1880-1928), one of Nor- After completing his studies, he moved detect his love for the local landscape. way's most acclaimed artists. back home in order to portray the nature and The Astrup collection contains most of Astrup experimented with woodcutting, people of Jølster. Astruptunet is more than just the woodcuts and prints he used, and a making him something of an innovator in grap- the artist’s home, it’s also an important part of number of paintings. Astrup's art was launched hical art techniques. He often varied his appro- his life’s work. In Astrup’s surroundings at the internationally in 2016. 8 | Museums of Sogn og Fjordane Opening hours 01.06 – 30.06 and 16.08 – 31.08 Monday – Friday 10-16 Saturday – Sunday 12-17 01.07 – 15.08 Monday – Friday 10-18 Saturday – Sunday 12-17 01.09 – 31.05 Monday – Friday 10-15 Ticket prices Adults NOK 60 Children (0-18 years) Free /sunnfjordmuseum Sunnfjord Museum #sunnfjordmuseum Driving eastwards along the E39 from Før- The buildings in the museum de, you will find Sunnfjord Museum on the come from all over Sunnfjord, representing banks of Movatnet. This museum of cultural architectural traditions spanning from 1500 to history features collections and exhibitions around 1900. The museum is surrounded by reflecting the daily lives of ordinary people in beautiful nature. There are several walking pat- Contact information Sunnfjord through the years. hs with information boards containing details Address: Movika, 6819 Førde The open-air museum consists of an original about the local nature and cultural history. Telephone: (+47) 57 72 12 20 smallholding and a reconstructed cluster of We offer guided tours for all guests at the Email: [email protected] farm buildings comprising a herb garden, a open-air museum. Gift shop and kiosk. Website: sunnfjord.museum.no mountain farm and a cultivated landscape. Museums of Sogn og Fjordane | 9 Opening hours Open year-round (Tues-Sun) 11-16 Ticket prices excluding guide Adults NOK 50 Children (0-18 years) Free Ticket prices including guide Adults NOK 75 Children (0-18 years) Free Family NOK 170 /sognogfjordanekunstmuseum #sognogfjordanekunstmuseum Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Modern Art Sogn og Fjordane Museum of Modern Art works, including regional and national artworks is situated in Førde town centre, in a building and handicrafts from the 1900s to the present, that won an international award for its with emphasis on the period after 1970.