10 Specialty Museums in Nord-Trøndelag That You Shouldn't Miss

Norveg - part of the Coast Museum in Nord-Trondelag Welcome to a different and engaging cultural experience, a center of culture and coastal industry. Norveg presents the emergence of Norwegian fishing communities, fishermen technology and biological basis from prehistoric times to the present day. Norveg located in a vibrant port area, framed by the beautiful surroundings, where you can enjoy views over the sea and observe the ships and coastal activities through Nærøysundet. We also have tourist information, museum shop and conference room as well as cafe and restaurant in the same building. The building has a distinctive architecture, designed as a sailing ship - a great photo subject.

Grande Country Store Museum - a reminder of days of old. The Museum lies in Leksvik center. Autentic country store and dwelling with original inventory.

An Open Air Museum offering a variety of exhibits with the Old Vaernes Vicarage as a focal point. This restored wooden building from 1820 provide an good presentation of old building methods. Inside exhibitions show furniture form different periods of the last 300 years. In the Museum Barn it is possible to study local artefacts, temporary exhibits and handicraft. The 200 year old Vicarage Garden is well worth a visit. We also give information about Rock Carvings and other sights in Stjordal. Open cafe in the summerseason.

The building from 1921 was originally a school home for “difficult” boys. During World War 2 the nazis seized the property as a prison camp. The SS Strafgefangenenlager Falstad was the only camp in Norway directly under SS commando. More than 4.200 people from 15 nations were imprisonated here during the war, and around 200 were executed in the Falstad forest close by. Today Falstad is a war memorial, a human rights centre and a education and research centre. There are several exhibitions open for the audience, and we also offer hotel and conference service.

Traces of lives lived People have lived their lifes at Egge for thousands of years, and on the Egge Museum premises we can see numerous traces of these lives. Burial mounds and rock formations from various eras are prominent in the landscape, and in their own way these features silently tell the story of those that came before us. When you visit Egge museum, the stories come alive, and you are taken back to the Iron Age, to the Egge chieftain residence, to the cotter’s home, to the Steinkjer city of old, or whatever point in history you could imagine. Here you can also rest your back against an old log wall, have a cup of coffee, and take a journey through your own history. Whatever your motivation: Welcome! We will take good care of you! The chieftains’ seat at Egge Atop Eggevammen, with a view of the fjord, lies Eggetunet – where some of the most powerful chieftains of the Viking Era resided. Trond Haka, Olve and Kalv Arnesson are familiar names from the Viking sagas, and Kalv was among those leading the peasant army facing Olav Haraldsson at the Battle of Stikestad in 1030. Many will also be familiar with Sigrid. As the wife of Olve, and later Kalv Arnesson, she spent many years as the mistress of the house at Egge. The Egge Viking Festival It is in this very historic site at Eggetunet that the Viking Festival at Egge takes place every second year, the second weekend of July. This is a colourful festival with experiences and events for the entire family. Events include a historical marked, battle scenes, jugglers, music, an evening feast, a play and activity area for children called Leikarvollen, and the family theatre Silkeskjegg, Silk Beard. The next Egge Viking Festival is held 7.-9. of July 2017. Open- air museum In the courtyard at the open- air museum, you’ll meet the maid or the farm hand. They can tell you many stories of the houses here, and life on a Trønder farm towards the end of 19th century. Children and adults alike can hear the story of why there are small chips of wood inserted in the walls of the pillared store house, and afterwards you can go over and pet the sheep or some of the other animals on the museum grounds. After jumping in the hay for a while, maybe you’ll fancy some freshly- made waffels? Agricultural Museum Egge Museum has the largest collection of agricultural artefacts north of Dovre, and in the exhibition hall you can see agricultural machinery from several stages in history. Here, you can also take a look at the Vivinius, one of the first cars to arrive in our region. This car once belonged to Otto Schultz of Egge Estate. The old bus is also parked here, and sometimes takes passengers on a tour of the premises. Steinkjer – portraits of a city In the exhibition hall of the open-air museum, you’ll find the exhibition “Steinkjer – portraits of a City”. Here you can see pictures and artefacts from the Steinkjer of days gone by, and walk down a shopping street as it may have appeared in Steinkjer in the time between World Wars I and II. The shop maiden has sweet candy for sale at the grocer’s, and she knows all sorts of things about the people around town. For example, if you are curious about the outcome of Apothecary Nannestad’s project to build an apartment for his chickens, she is the person to ask! At the Little General Store the children are in charge. Here, you’ll find large paper money and shelves filled with old tins and boxes, and a small wood- burning stove to prepare coffee for thirsty customers. Put on an apron and let the trading begin! Living history at Egge! At the outdoor museum, among old houses from the 19th century, horses, pigs and sheep are waiting to be cuddled with. Every Sunday, there is a living museum with traditional activities. Great recreational area, in the Woods and among ancient graves and at Egge Farm. Opening hours 2017: 18. juny-13. august 10-16 every day. Admission: Aults 70,- Children free. (Special arrangements have other prices)

The museum is situated 6 km east of Grong city. The collection consists of a local collection of old houses. The museum is located in a large red house called Bergsmolana from 1833, and shows how an old main building on a farm in Trondelag used to look in the 19th century. The items collection mostly consists of furnishes, house equipments and tools. The museum has also set up an old baking house to show the guests old food and handcraft traditions. Open every saturday from 30.06.07 to 18.08.07 between 11 and 15 Free entrance

Find tranquillity in the heritage environment at Namdalsmuseet. ”Goat café” serving freshly made waffles every Sunday. Namdalsmuseet comprises 11 units with a total of 23 buildings. Discover the 18th century compound, the boat house with the traditional boat Namdalsfemboringen, the cottages Skogstuene, the cotter’s farm Husmannsplassen, the Sami camp, Hallvardmotunet, the German barracks Tyskerbrakka with the old shop, the old school Skolehuset, the road authority’s old smithy and the hospital museum Sykehusmuseet (Norway’s only hospital museum located on the site of a heritage museum). At the cotter’s farm you can get into close contact with a goat every Sunday. The summer exhibition ”The Radio House on the Broadcasting Site” is in the broadcasting house Kringkastingshuset. In August there is a heritage market with stalls, animals and activities for the children. Daily guided tours.

Koppera Industry-museum presents Merakers long history linked to industry and mining. The museum is housed in a disused power station from 1915 with beautiful natural surroundings. The focus is on Koppera smelters and Koppera that industrial community.