Sverresborg & Trøndelag Folk Museum

Museum of cultural history, with open-air areas and indoor exhibitions. The museum is in a scenic natural setting, and from the ruins of King Sverres medieval castle there is an impressive view over the city and the fjord. The open-air museum will show you how people in Trondheim have lived over the centuries.

The large main exhibition "Livsbilder" - "Images of Life" - opens in the new public building in June. It will spirit you into Trøndelags colourful and exciting past, reflecting childhood, youth, adulthood and age in the region during the past century. In the auditorium, you can see a multimedia presentation with magnificent aerial pictures depicting the culture, landscape and industry of Trøndelag.

The museum has more than 60 buildings from Trondheim and the Trøndelag region. In the urban history section, the market square is enclosed by 18th- and 19th-century buildings from the centre of Trondheim. They include a dentists surgery, a post office, and a shop selling groceries and dairy products, where you can buy sweets. Another feature of "Gammelbyen" - "the Old Town" - is the Sverresborg Ski Museum, which tells the story of skiing as a competitive sport and a practical means of transport in Trøndelag.

The rural section shows the development in Trøndelag building styles from the fjord to the mountains, and how people lived in the 18th and 19th centuries in the different country areas. The Haltdalen stave church from 1170 is one of the museums main attractions, in addition to Vikastua, the beautifully ornamented banquet house from Oppdal.

Places to eat at Sverresborg:

Café Bagle- a modern café offering tempting cakes and lunch dishes.

The Tavern, from 1739- serves traditional Norwegian fare in an atmospheric milieu.

The new museum shop is open at the same time as the museum.

Some of the activities demonstrated at the museum are: handwork techniques, horse and carriage rides, childrens activities, St. Hans (midsummer) celebration, theatre performances, and more.

Credits

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Photographers:
Aune Forlag (publishers): Ole P. Rørvik, Åge Hojem, Jørn Adde, Pio Larsen, Thor Melhuus, Fred Monclair, Ole P. Rørvik, Foto Schrøder, Vadim Makarov and Arne Aasheim.

Aune Forlag has provided illustrations.

Kunnskapsforlaget (publishers) and Terje Bratberg have provided extracts from Trondheim Byleksikon (Trondheim Encyclopedia).

The Trondheim Tourist Board & Convention Bureau has provided tourist information.

Trondheim Public Library and the Municipality of Trondheim Information Service have provided text and pictures respectively.

Trondheim Tourist Information

Sverresborg Museum