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Sunnmøre Museum Foundation
The Sunnmøre Museum Foundation ( no, Stiftinga Sunnmøre Museum) is a foundation comprising 12 museums in the Sunnmøre traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The museums in the foundation are: *The Sunnmøre Museum in Borgundgavlen in Ålesund *The Aalesund Museum and Fisheries Museum in Ålesund *The Brudavoll Farm in Ørsta *The Dalsfjord Lighthouse Museum in Dalsfjord in Volda *The Godøy Coastal Museu at Godøy in Giske *The Herøy Coastal Museum in Herøy *The Furniture Museum in Sykkylven *The Sivert Aarflot Museum at Ekset in Volda *The Sykkylven Natural History Museum in Sykkylven *The Volda Open Air Museum in Volda *The Ytste Skotet Farm in the municipality of Stordal *The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum at Gjermundnes in Vestnes Vestnes is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Vestnes is part of the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on the stroke side (rower's right hand side) and two on the bow side (rower's lefthand side). There is no coxswain, but the rudder is controlled by one of the crew, normally with the rudder cable attached to the toe of one of their shoes which can pivot about the ball of the foot, moving the cable left or right. The steersman may row at bow, who has the best vision when looking over their shoulder, or on straighter courses stroke may steer, since they can point the stern of the boat at some landmark at the start of the course. The equivalent boat when it is steered by a coxswain is called a " coxed four". Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section with gradual tapers, causing lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjermundnes
Gjermundnes is a hamlet in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ... on the east side of the mouth of Tresfjorden, Tres Fjord in the municipality of Vestnes. It is also the name of the peninsula where the district is located. The village includes the historic Gjermundnes Farm and an agricultural school, which is the only agricultural school in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county. It is also the location of the Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum. Just before 8:00 pm on February 22, 1756, a landslide with a volume of — the largest known landslide in Norway in historic time — traveled at high speed from a height of on the side of the mountain Tjellafjellet into the Langfjorden, Møre og Romsdal, Langfjorden from Gjermundnes. The slide generated three m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møre Og Romsdal Agricultural Museum
The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum ( no, Landbruksmuseet for Møre og Romsdal) is part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation. It is located in Gjermundnes in the municipality of Vestnes. The museum was originally a large farm (''storgård'', in contrast to a ''småbruk'' 'small farm' or ''husmannsplass'' ' leased farm') and later on an agricultural school. The former Romsdal County (''Romsdalen amt'') purchased the Gjermundnes Farm 1898. A new facility was built in 1908 to meet the special requirements for the newly established agricultural school. That building had become dilapidated by 1972, and it was decided to demolish it when new construction was completed. However, with financial support from the county executive board, the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, and the municipality of Vestnes, the old facility was renovated and converted into an agricultural museum. The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum was officially opened on August 8, 1981 in conjunction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stordal
Stordal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It merged with Norddal municipality to establish the new Fjord municipality in 2020. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Stordal. The historic farm and museum of Ytste Skotet lies along the Storfjorden in the western part of the municipality. Most of the municipality lies on the eastern side of the fjord. Stordal had relatively good agricultural land, and the main source of income is livestock. Stordal has also been home to furniture production and continues with the industry today. At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality is the 306th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Stordal is the 396th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 972. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.7% over the last decade. General information Stordal was establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ytste Skotet
Ytste Skotet is a complete, preserved, historical farm located in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The historic farmyard and museum, which is part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation, is located on the steep shores of the Storfjorden in the Sunnmøre district of the county. The farm is located across the fjord from the village of Dyrkorn. The ''Storfjordens Venner'' association owns ''Ytste Skotet'' and has orchestrated the restoration of the farm. The foundation ''Ytste Skotet'' administers the farm's operation and maintenance, employs workers, and serves as general manager. Name Ytste Skotet is one of three related farms. The other two are ''Me-Skotet'' (''me'' is local dialect for "middle") and ''Inste Skotet'' (''inste'' is local dialect for innermost). The name ''Skotet'' (pronounced Skøt-e where "ø" sounds like the "u" in "curling" and the "e" like the "o" in fjord) signifies a high elevation projecting point of land. Operation The farm is well p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivert Aarflot Museum
The Sivert Aarflot Museum ( no, Sivert Aarflot-museet) is a division of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation in Norway. The museum is named after Sivert Aarflot (1759–1817), who among other things started the first rural printing shop in Norway. The Sivert Aarflot Museum has a permanent exhibition in the museum building at the farm in Ekset in the municipality of Volda, where Sivert Aarflot lived. Among other items, the collection includes printing equipment. References External links Museum homepage {{Coord, 62, 9, 44.54, N, 6, 1, 51.01, E, type:landmark, display=title Museums in Møre og Romsdal Cultural heritage of Norway Volda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sykkylven
Sykkylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in the municipality include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvik. The municipality is the 252nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sykkylven is the 135th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,558. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Sykkylven was established on 1 August 1883 when it was separated from Ørskog Municipality. The initial population was 2,029. On 1 June 1955, the Søvik-Ramstad area of Ørskog Municipality (population: 348) on the southern side of the Storfjorden was transferred to Sykkylven Municipality. Name The municipality is named after the Sykkylvsfjorden ( non, Síkiflir). The first element is ''sík'' which means "small lake" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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{{short description, None A furniture museum is a museum with exhibits relating to the history and art of furniture. This is a list of articles about notable furniture museums. Many other types of museums also host furniture exhibits. List of furniture museums * Antique Furniture & Wooden Sculpture Museum in Milan * Chinese Furniture Museum in Taoyuan * Furniture Manufacturing Eco Museum in Tainan * Furniture Museum in Aure * High Wycombe Chair Making Museum in High Wycombe * IKEA Museum in Älmhult * Imperial Furniture Collection in Vienna * Louis Vouland Museum in Avignon * Wycombe Museum in High Wycombe External links Met Museum on furniture Furniture * Furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herøy, Møre Og Romsdal
Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island. Other population centres in Herøy include the villages of Leikong, Kvalsund, or Moltustranda. The municipality is the 320th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Herøy is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,765. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld (parish) of Herøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867, the western district of Herøy was separated to become the new Sande Municipality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giske
Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres include the villages of Roald (on Vigra island) and Alnes and Leitebakk (both on Godøya island). The municipality is part of the Ålesund Region. The municipality is the 349th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Giske is the 124th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,597. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 17.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information Giske Municipality was established on 1 January 1908 when it was separated from the large municipality of Borgund. The initial population of the new municipality was 1,708 and it included the islands of Valderøya, Godøya, and Giske. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volda
Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and Grodås. The municipality is located about south of the town of Ålesund. The municipality is the 132nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Volda is the 106th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,809. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Volden'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was the same as the parish (prestegjeld) of Volden, including the sub-parishes of Ørsta and Dalsfjord. On 1 August 1883, the sub-parish of Ørsta (population: 2,070) was separated from Volden to form a new municipality of its own. This left V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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