Hallingdal Museum

Hallingdal Museum in Nesbyen, founded in
1899 as Hallingdal Folkemuseum, was among the first open-air museums in Norway.  The former district-museum is now part of HallingdalMuseum,
a coordinating entity for the six local museums in Hallingdal.

Buildings and
objects have been collected throughout Hallingdal  to represent different time periods.
Staveloftet, a  medieval storehouse from mid
1300s, is the oldest in the collection.   More of the houses have rose painted
decoration and fine wood carvings.

The
collection reflects life in rural Norwegian settlements in the 17th
and 18th Century.

Collections:

Houses andbuildings, 1340 – 1900

Nationalcostumes, rural costumes and clothes, approx. 1800 – 1970

Itemsapprox. 1700 - 1970

Artcollections:

Birgit Hagen, tapestries, embroideries andpaintings.

EilifPeterssen, drawings.

MagneGalaaen, paintings.