Location: Tonsberg
Top Things to do in Tonsberg
Things to do in Tonsberg, Eastern Norway: The Best Museums
Tønsberg [²tønsbærj] ( listen) is a municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tønsberg. The municipality has a population of 41,239 and covers an area of 107 square kilometres (41 square miles).
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1. Gallerii
2. Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum
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4.5 based on 50 reviews
Pa Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum midt i Tonsberg sentrum kan du oppleve stor kunst i de faste og midlertidige aktuelle utstillingene som settes opp. Blant annet er Andy Warhols After Munch en viktig del av museets faste utstilling.Apningstider: Se hjemmeside.
3. Tonsberg Maritime Historic Centre
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
Tonsberg's shipping and whaling history. Exhibition of the whaling pioneer Svend Foyn. Shippingcompanies in Vestfold. Ship models. About 400 pictures from the merchant fleet of Tonsberg and the whaling fleet of Vestfold.
4. The Bell Museum
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
The Bell Museum, Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry Norway's only existing bell foundry which was established in 1844, lies 6 km north of Tonsberg centre. Northern Europe's largest manual carillon was manufactured here. Here at Nauen the 4.000 kilo bell for Oslo Town Hall was cast in 1948, and also in 1944 Norway's largest church bell for the Nidaros Cathedral. For groups, guided tours with commentary and slides, and possible casting in the foundry.
5. Slottsfjellsmuseet
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4.0 based on 45 reviews
This museum is dedicated to presenting regional history and has a strong focus on Viking and maritime life. Most notably, the museum includes a rare Viking ship (the Klastad, which was built about A.D. 800) and a massive blue whale skeleton.
6. Vestfold Kunstnersenter
Vestfold Art Centre has regular art exhibitions of high quality and a wide selection of craft and art in its sales department. In addition, those productions to the cultural schoolbag, and is a driving force in the focus on art in public spaces (KORO) in the region.
