The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Trøndelag, Central Norway

Orkdal Museum is a collection of old buildings (13 in total) and objects (over 4100) to document and communicate what life was like on a farm and a smallholding in Orkdal in the 1800s. The museum is located on the farm Oppstuggu Berbu, who was crown land in 1626. According to the old leather letter of the farm was in operation as early as the mid 1300's. The farm was in the family Berbus ownership from 1862 to 1984. On the threshing barn, which is the oldest building on the farm (about 1750), is approx. 60 horse figures carved with a knife in some of the logs. Later it came to several buildings, houses of Svorkasgarden from ca. In 1730, cottage Palstad, consisting of dwelling house, storehouse and barn. Sivertsen farm (from ca. 1870) was originally the dye, but is now used to the administration building for the museum. Sivertsen farm is furnished with kitchen and meeting facilities so it can be used for smaller companies. Otherwise, the barn is used for weddings, concerts and other cultural events. The museum is organized as a foundation, which the municipality has a representative on the board.

Kurasfossen 1 power station near Glamos was built in 1896 to provide electricity to the copper mines – the Storwartz, King’s mine and Muggruva. When the Roros Copperworks had to restructure its debts in 1936, it was taken over by the Roros electricity works. The first facility in Norway to provide high voltage power to end-users, the museum now houses old turbines, magnetising dynamos, marble control panels and other antique electrical equipment.

Ringve Music Museum is a specialized museum dedicated to music and musical instruments. All year musical guides take you through music history with live demonstrations of historical instruments. Ringve is a country estate with buildings from four different centuries surrounded by Ringve Botanical Gardens.

Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum was established in 1893, inspired by the world exhibitons and Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The collection consist of national and international decorative arts and design. This includes Japanese Craft, Scandinavian design classics and contemporary Norwegian design and Crafts. Here you can find the worlds largest collection of Hannah Ryggens textiles and interiors designed for the museum by Henry van de Velde and Finn Juhl.

The museum presents the history of Jews in Trondheim, their daily life, religious ceremonies and culture.

Museum that shows the history of the deaf people in Norway.

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Orkla Industrial Museum is situated in Lokken center, here you will find exhibits of mining operations and Thamshavnbanen. Through models, posters, videos and photos can study the history. The train exhibition is one of the oldest material exhibited, including the world's oldest AC-powered locomotive, the train's railway locomotive No. 2, and the lavish King Car, Christian Thams' private motor lounge car. In the department which deals with mining operations are artifacts from 333 years of mining shown up, and an exhibition showing the activities of today's Orkla group. There is also a photo exhibition showing the development of Lokken early in 1900 - number. The Information Centre you will find the museum's management and Meldal Tourist Office.