Museums & History

Norway’s history is preserved through diverse sites ranging from the 12th-century Borgund Stave Church to the modern, Sverre Fehn-designed Norwegian Glacier Museum. This collection spans medieval Cistercian ruins on Hovedøya and the specialized Bergen Leprosy Museum, once the world’s center for leprosy research. Further north, the Museum of Reconstruction in Hammerfest documents the post-WWII rebuilding of the region, while Mølstertunet in Voss showcases traditional farmstead architecture through its preserved cluster of historical wooden buildings.

Borgund Stave Church

Borgund Stave Church is a former parish church initially of the Catholic Church and later the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in…

The Norwegian Glacier Museum

The Norwegian Glacier Museum is a museum in Fjærland, Vestland county, Norway.The building was designed by architect Sverre Fehn.

Bergen Leprosy Museum

Bergen was considered the "leprosy capital" of the world in the late 19th century.

Hovedøya Abbey

Hovedøya Abbey was a medieval era Cistercian monastery on the island of Hovedøya in Oslofjord outside of Oslo, Norway.

Museum of Reconstruction

The Museum of Reconstruction for Finnmark and North Troms is a museum in the town of Hammerfest, Norway.

Mølstertunet

An open-air museum in Voss featuring a well-preserved 'klyngetun,' or cluster farmstead. The site consists of 16 historical buildings from two separate farms, providing insight into western Norwegian rural architecture and social organization dating back to the 17th century.