Top 9 Museums in Roros, Central Norway

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.

The Roros Museum is an independent foundation dedicated to care for and develop historical cultural values in the Roros district. We have a special responsibility for Roros World Heritage, southern Sami historical culture, mining history, the preservation of buildings and information about Femundsmarka National Park. The Roros Museum has four sites to visit, all of which are open to the public: "Smetlhytta" (The Smeltery), "Olavsgruva" (Olav's Mine), "Doktortjonna" (Femundsmarka National Park Centre and outdoor recreation area) and "Sleggveien" (Slag Street).

The gallery-shop presents a wide range of my work, both functional ceramics and sculptures. Each piece is unique. Come to the gallery and choose what you like best!

On 8 January 1886 the Fjell-Ljom newspaper published its first issue. Many young writers were able to try their hand here through the years. Fjell-Ljom was based in the house beside Hyttelva river for 88 years, which is now a newspaper museum. It was opened in 1986 thanks to extensive voluntary work, and contains a unique piece of cultural history in the only complete, old-fashioned newspaper press in Scandinavia

Johan Falkberget himself worked in the northern mines from an early age until he was 26. After 14 years in Oslo, he returned home to Rugeldalen in 1922 where he built and worked Ratvolden farm until his death in 1967. The farm lies 600 m from Falkberget?s birthplace by the Rugelsjoen lake. The old farmhouse at Ratvolden is now a museum. The Falkberget-Ringen literary society is responsible for guided tours of Ratvolden that give an insight into Falkberget?s life and oeuvre as well as into the nature and culture his books cover. There is a marked turn-off to Ratvolden from Route 30, about 20 km from the centre of Roros in the direction of Trondheim. The area is always open for walkers. From the car park at Ratvolden there are several marked paths that take you into ?Falkberget?s realm? ? the northern mines. In the summer, special guided walks are arranged, presented in a separate programme and available from the Roros Tourist Office, the Ratvolden Museum. At the entrance to the museum area there is a small café called Litjklettstuggu that sells books, art and gift items associated with Johan Falkberget.

Thomasgaarden Gallery and Coffee bar. 40 varieties of Italian coffee. Home-made cakes, waffles and lunch. Wireless Internet.

The gallery - a symbiosis of old and new, glass and timber - strives to maintain a national standard regarding quality. Figurative and abstract art - modernist and classic paintings as well as high-grade local art. Examples of artists: H. Bleken, H. Gullvag, Kai Fjell, Rolf Juell Gleditch, Jacob Weidemann.

Gallery and café at Hiort-Engan, Galaen. Exhibitions Hiort Engan: One of the most colourful historical figures of Roros was Peder Hiort (1715-1789), director of the Copperworks, church builder, theologian and historian. At his country retreat at Engan by the Glama river he planted a baroque garden, the remains of which can still be enjoyed by visitors. It has tree-lined roads and paths, arbours, fountains and sculptures, all in carefully arranged symmetry. Also worth a visit is the restored Hiort-church from 1765.