Anno Museum (formerly ''Hedmarks fylkesmuseum'') in

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is a regional museum for the municipalities of

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(which now includes Vang),

Løten Løten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. Other villages in the municipality include Ådalsbruk, He ...

, and

Ringsaker is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the v ...

in central eastern

. It includes the medieval

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mentioned in

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's literary magnum opus ''

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''. The cathedral ruins are secured under a glass shelter designed by Lund & Slaatto Architects and completed in 1998. The museum also consists of the cathedral gardens, folk museum and active

herb garden The traditional kitchen garden, vegetable garden, also known as a potager (from the French ) or in Scotland a kailyaird, is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden – the ornamental plants and lawn areas. It is used for grow ...

featuring plants used during the Middle Ages. Additionally the museum houses one of the largest photography collections in Norway, covering the entire region of

Hedemarken Hedmarken (, ; known as ''Hedemarken'' until 2003) is a traditional district in Innlandet county in Eastern Norway. Hedmarken consists of the municipalities Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker. In the past, it also contained the municipalitie ...

since photography was first introduced. Storhamarlaaven

Museum attractions

There are several noteworthy aspects to the museum: * Its medieval section includes the ruins of a cathedral as well as remnants of a bishop's priory. The cathedral was originally constructed of locally quarried limestone in

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, although later additions were of

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. The distinctive arches in the cathedral ruins are covered by a steel and glass structure designed by Lund & Slaatto and undertaken by the Norwegian government. *The cathedral was never deconsecrated, and remains under the religious authority of the

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- weddings can only be performed there with the permission of the church. * Its

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museum provides a good sense of how people in the region lived from about the 16th century until the early 20th century. It includes buildings and courtyards collected from across the Hedemarken region, many of which have been restored to their original appearance. Among other noteworthy buildings, the collection includes one of the finest 19th century residential homes from the area. * It is an active archeological site, and visitors can see the state of the dig at any given time. Most of the medieval town is as yet unexcavated, and visitors can visit the site in a field outside the confines of the museum. * It is located in a beautiful recreational area along Lake

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. The recreational area is open to the public and includes a swimming area, gravel walkways, grass lawns, and a long shoreline. * Storhamarlåven was designed by architect

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(1924–2009) in concrete, wood and glass to contrast with the stone of the medieval ruins. It was originally a barn built beside the ruins in the 17th century for the farm Storhamar. The architect sought to both highlight the original medieval structure and the more recent farm building. Its design won the

Betongtavlen Betongtavlen ("The Concrete Tablet") is a Norwegian architecture and civil engineering award issued by the National Associations of Norwegian Architects and the Norwegian Concrete Association. The award is issues to a structure "where concrete is ...

architectural award in 1976. Ramps provide the means to view the museum from above.

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External links

Anno Museum official website
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