The Herøy Open Air Museum ( no, Herøy bygdesamling) is a museum at the Herøy Parsonage on the island of

Sør-Herøy Sør-Herøy (South Herøy) is an island in the middle of the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. Sør-Herøy is surrounded by the following islands: Nord-Herøy (to the northeast), Tenna (to the south), and Indre Øksningan (to ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county, Norway. The museum is owned by the Herøy Historical Society (''Herøy Historielag'') and the

Norwegian Church Endowment Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

(''Opplysningsvesenets fond, Ovf'') but is operated by the Helgeland Museum. The museum focuses on local cultural history and the history of civil service in the region, and it has a collection numbering over 15,000 items. A collection of historical photographs is part of the museum. In addition to its permanent exhibit, the museum also has rotating exhibits presenting art and cultural history. The museum is located close to

Herøy Church Herøy Church ( no, Herøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fosnavåg, on the island of Bergsøya. It is the church for the Herø ...

, where guided tours are offered.

References

External links

Museum website
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