The Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism is a

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located in

Sogndal Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages ...

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

cou nty,

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 ...

. The main aim of the museum is to exhibit the history of

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...

in Norway from the beginning of the boom in the 19th century, and until today. It is a unit of Museums of Sogn og Fjordane.

Current exhibitions (2016)

Tourism and Travel in Norway

A historical exhibition of the phenomenon of tourism in Norway since the 19th century. The exhibition makes frequent use of multi-media platforms to engage the spectator.

The
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in Balestrand

A historical exhibition about the Norwegian and international artists who came to Balestrand for inspiration, and thus contributed to the location's appeal as a tourist destination.

The Norwegian National Tourist Routes

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History of the museum

Founded in 1986 as the Western Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism, the museum has consisted of several historic buildings on Balestrand pier since 1993. These have been the exhibition locales awaiting the opening of a dedicated museum building. Since 29 April 2016, the new building has been open to the public.

References

External links

Museum website
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