Things to do in Western Norway, Norway: The Best Art Museums

KODE is one of Scandinavia's largest museums for art and music. It has a unique combination of art museums and composers' homes, of visual art, historical objects, concerts and parklands. KODE stewards almost 50,000 objects that can be experienced in four museum buildings in Bergen city centre, KODE 1-4, and in the homes of the composers Ole Bull, Harald Saeverud and Edvard Grieg. Welcome to KODE!

Moelstertunet is a picturesque farmstead, with sixteen buildings surrounding an open farmyard. All of the buildings are still standing right where they were when the last family moved out in 1927. Walking through the farmstead will give you a unique insight in building traditions and living conditions in older times. The oldest building on the farmstead, an open-hearth log house, dates from the early 1500s. In the nearby exhibition hall a comprehensive exhibition will tell you more about how people lived and worked in Voss in older times. The museum also displays temporary exhibitions throughout the year. Voss folkemuseum has a huge collection of artifacts, folk art, tools and other objects. There is also a big archive, a small library, and one of the biggest museum collection of photos in Hordaland. From Moelster you have a wonderful view of Vossevangen and the Vangsvatnet lake. At the entrance you will also find a small cafe With a great view and a Museum shop. May 18th - August 31st: open daily 10-17 September 1st - May 16th: Mondays-Fridays 10-15 Sundays 12-15

A museum dedicated to the printing process, with demonstrations of old printing technics and guided tours. Activities for children. Sale of coffee in Café Gutenberg. Open every Sunday 11 am - 16 pm.

Temporary exhibitions and concerts throughout the year. James Turrell's light installation Hardanger Skyspace. Ingebrigt Vik Museum is a collection of works by one of Norway's finest sculptors. You may see films about Vik, writer Olav H. Hauge and composer Geirr Tveitt on request. Café with home made cakes, light lunch, coffe etc. Sculpture park, museum shop and children's corner. Lovely view of the Hardangerfjord and Folgefonna glacier.

Dalane Folkemuseum is a regional museum for Dalane, the southernmost part of the county Rogaland, encompassing the municipalities Bjerkreim, Lund, Sokndal and Eigersund. The museum is located in idyllic surroundings just outside Egersund. Bulit around 1850, it was originally the location of district judge Christian Feyer’s country estate. The area later housed a German military encampment during World War 2. The beautiful garden, the buildings and the larch forest make out the museum’s framework. The exhibitions give an insight into everyday life in Dalane during the 1800s and early 1900s. Thematic exhibitions focus on agriculture, traditional handicrafts and World War 2. With its large variety, the museum offers something to suit the taste of every visitor. Guided tours continuously during the day. Open daily from the middle of June until middle of August, at other times upon appointment. The garden is suitable for picnics.

The Hardanger Folk Museum (founded in 1911). The main museum with its exhibition and administration building is at Utne, 200 metres from the ferry landing. Changing art and cultural history exhibitions throughout the year. Permanent exhibitions: Folk costumes and accessories and Folk Music. In the open-air museum we have reconstructed a traditional cluster farm in which the oldest building is a medieval log house with a central open fire. The museum also has an old general store, cotter's cottage and wooden ski factory. The boathouse by the sea houses several traditional Hardanger boats. There is a museum shop where you can buy arts and crafts, books/ booklets, local history items and folk music. The museum is located by a fruit orchard. The Hardanger Folk Museum has branches with open-air museums and collections at Bu near Brimnes and Skredhaugen near Lofthus. School and guide service.

The Anders Svor Museum is an urban attraction in the small village of Hornindal. Renowned sculptor, Anders Svor (1864-1929), was born there. He was commissioned for several public assignments and many of his works are displayed in Oslo and elsewhere. Anders Svor's artworks are characterised by Anders Svor Museum the simple, clean and natural.