Top Things to do in Møre og Romsdal
The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway
The most northerly of the Western Fjord counties, More og Romsdal is a land of rich and rugged terrain, including steep mountains, rolling valleys, many islands, some of the country’s longest waterfalls and, of course, the deep fjords that make the area so famous. Geirangerfjord, one of Norway’s most visited fjords, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the spectacular Brudesløret (Bride’s Veil) and De Syv Søstrene (The Seven Sisters) waterfalls. Picturesque Alesund is the county capital.
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1. Heroy Coastal Museum
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
The museum is situated at Heroy Gard, a former trading community and parsonage. Come and explore the trading community the way it looked in the 16-17th century, with its buildings, interior, fishing equipment and boats. See traces of a medieval church.
2. Fire Museum
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Fire brigade museum/museum collection of public works. A good collection of old fire-fighting equipment, including five fire engines. Its most-prized exhibits are an original Leyland 1925, an AA Ford from 1932. Located in Kristiansund Fire Station and is only open by request.
3. Ishavsmuseet Aarvak
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
Polarmuseum with focus on sealhunting and winterhunting, but also about Spitsbergen and other polar expedition.
4. Norsk Myrmuseum
5. Gamle Kvernes bygdemuseum
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Old Kvernes Rural Museum. Nextdoor to Kvernes Stave Church. Open-air museum. Maritime section with boathouses, fishermen’s cabins, boats and fishing equipment.
6. Romsdal Museum
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4.5 based on 105 reviews
Reviewed By 867hegek
Guided tour of old houses with stories and a treassure hunt for kids with a little price at the end. Nice premesis in the sun and extra fun on open days with people «working» there in time period clothes.
7. Tingvoll Museum
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
Tingvoll Museum is a 19th century farm with a magnificent view to three mountain ranges. The museum consists of nine well-equipped buildings, including schoolroom, shop, gate saw, mill and smithy. Every Thursday at 12.00 during summer there are activities for visitors to study and participate. For example: Baking your own traditional bread, go to school, cut the gras and dry it for winterstorage, or study weapons and tools and try cooking as during the Stone age. Every weekday there are guided tours at 12.00 and 14.00. Groups may book packages consisting of entertainment, traditional food, activites or small surprises. The special premises in the barn can accomodate approx. 40 persons.
8. Dalsfjord Museum of Lighthouses
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
The museum tells the stories of those who helped to build the lighthouses, lights, and ports along the Norwegian coast. Dalsfjord lighthouse museum was founded in 1993 and consists of a large collection of technical equipment and tools that have been replaced by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The museum also houses a lighthouse from 1900 century. The lighthouse was set up in 1982 as a memorial to those who built the lighthouse
9. Astronomisenteret Kometland
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
10. Sunnmoere Museum
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4.5 based on 202 reviews
Visit the open-air museum with its vast collection of old houses. Enjoy a stroll between the picturesque houses and the indoor exhibitions, and get an insight into the cultural and architectural history of Sunnmore. Sunnmore Museum is a beautiful open air museum with 55 old and distinct houses. While walking in between these houses you feel as if you are put back in time, and you will see how people lived in earlier times. On Wednesdays during summer, there are a lot of activities going on at the museum. In the main building the fascinating exhibitions on archaeology and culture in the Sunnmore region will provide you with a unique insight into the life of the people who have inhabited this area for several thousand years. Take a look at the museum's vast boat collection too, including replicas of Viking ships. The beautiful area surrounding the museum is also excellent for walks.
Reviewed By FroekenPetrell - Bergen, Norway
This is a must for all tourists that are tired of the Art Noveu City and just want a walk in the forest, see old boat and house building techniques.. relax and feed the horses, birds and just enjoy the tranquility far from the buzzing city center. The museum has it all: A woodboat marina with modern boats, Viking boats and vast boat collection Houses and buildings from the middle ages to the early 20th century the museum also has a walk threw.. storie show from the stone agne up to recent times The 50acres with forest and the old houses is just perfect to take a stroll around, and there is also a beautiful stone church up the hill and a small farm with a colletion of birds, horses, donkeys and rabbits: Perfect for the young ones. If you still have time you can even move down to the historical place where they show you traces from the medieval times going to the medieval museum to see the excavations and the traces of old churches and port facilities. It´s just a fantastic place to be with the beautiful Sunnmørs Alps in the background and the lovely lake with all the old houses. Buy the norwegian traditional svele or waffels, see if you can orrow a woodboat with the family and row around in the mini lake and see the horses rund on the hills by the church.
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