The Romsdal Museum ( no, Romsdalsmuseet) is a museum in the

Romsdal Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named after the val ...

district of

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county,

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. The museum is based in

Molde Municipality Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

, but it has sites all over the region.

History

The museum was founded by Peter Tønder Solemdal (1876-1963) in 1912, and is one of the largest and most extensive

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s in Norway. In addition, the museum has a library and several archives for prints, text, and photographs. In 1928, the museum was opened to the public. In the middle of the field is the old "Isdammen", previously used for ice production. The area also contains a lake, which is very popular with local birds, and a stage that is used during

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, the Molde International Jazz Festival. Several houses are included in a guided tour: Tresfjord Cottage, Holt Cottage, Hammervoll house, and Erik Pålgarden Garden. ''Krona'' is the Romsdal Museum's new museum building. In addition to the art collection and archives of historical photographs, the building houses a permanent exhibition that tells about living conditions in the region through different times.

Departments

*Bud Museum - Ergan Coastal Fort - restored German coastal fort from

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with command centre, cannon positions, sickbay and water reservoir built into the rock. * Old Veøy Church and

Veøy Veøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It initially consisted of all of the present-day Vestnes Municipality, as well as the southern part of Molde M ...

Vicarage - dates to the late 12th century, when the island of

Veøya Veøya (or Veøy) is an island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at a junction of the three main branches of Romsdal Fjord between the island of Sekken and the mainland near the village of Nesjestranda. T ...

was an important trading center. * Museum of Apparel in Isfjorden - ''Oddfred Tokles konfeksjonsfabrikk'', a clothing factory, was in operation from 1938 to 1982, and displays an authentic 1960s environment. It is located in Isfjorden in

Rauma Municipality Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other settlements in Rauma include the villages of Måndalen, Innfjorden, Veblu ...

. * Fishing Museum on the island of Hjertøya - collection of 15 buildings, recreating the maritime culture of a coastal community in the 1700s and 1800s. It is located on the island of Hjertøya in the Molde archipelago in

. It is serviced by

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from the town of

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

. * Open-air museum at the former Reknes farm in Molde - collection of more than 40 buildings (barns, farm houses, stables, workshops, etc.) from the

region, dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. recreated city street shows what most of the city looked like prior to the 1916 fire. The indoor collection reflects regional life and findings from

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times through the

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. * Vicarage in

Nesset Municipality Nesset is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal Peninsula. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers included Rausand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen. ...

- parsonage in

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which was the childhood home of

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and

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. It is the site of Bjørnsonfestivalen, an annual international literature festival that has been held in August since 1992. It was founded by the author

Knut Ødegård Knut Ødegård (born 6 November 1945) is a Norwegian poet. Biography Born in 1945 in Molde, Norway, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967.''(Norwegian)'' http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=7543 Since then he has published mor ...

in connection with the 250-year anniversary Molde. *Løvikremma Farm Museum on Gossen in Aukra Municipality - traditional coastal farm dating from the end of the 19th century, with dwelling houses, barn, traditional raised food store, and peat shed.

Gallery

File:Bud-Ergankystfort-HH-08.JPG, Bud Museum - Ergan Coastal Fort File:Veoey gamle kyrkje.jpg, Medieval Veøy Church File:Konfeksjonsmuseet-Rauma-Norway.jpg, Museum of Apparel in Isfjorden File:Boat dock and fisheries museum of Hjertøya island, Molde.JPG, Fisheries museum on Hjertøya island File:Pond in Romsdal Museum, Molde. 2011-07-06.JPG, Open-air museum in Molde File:Traditional wooden cabin, Romsdal Museum, Molde.JPG, Traditional Norwegian house in Molde

References

External links

Romsdal Museum Official website
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History

Departments

Gallery

See also

References

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