Museums and visitors centres

Museums and visitors centres

The Sognefjord has several activity centres and museums that are quite unique of their kind in Norway. Most of them are closely linked to the very special natural environment of the Sognefjord and will thus increase your understanding and enjoyment of our landscape.


Lærdal

Tele- and Postalmuseum

The Telemuseum is dedicated to the history of the telegraph and telephone services in Lærdal dating back to 1858. The Lærdal exhibition is by "the Maihaugen Folk Museum " in Lillehammer. Souvenir shop. Free entrance.


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Vik

Hove Stone Church

Hove Church is the oldest stone building in the Sogn region and probably one of the oldest in the country. It has been dated to the end of the 12th century....


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Aurland

The Magic White Caves

The Magic White Caves of Gudvangen Welcomes you inside the white mountain of Anorthosit with colours and darkness, silence and music, magic ponds, Grieg, Troll and Vikings. 45-60 Min. Groups by appointment .


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Lærdal

Gjesme Collection

This large neo-classical wooden building was built as a private residence in the 1840s, and has subsequently been used as a pharmacy and telephone exchange Summer Exhibition 2008 -Hans Gjesme - Paintings from Lærdal


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Luster

Breheimsenteret Glacier Center, Jostedal

Breheimsenteret is an information centre for the Jostedal Glacier National Park, where you can journey 20,000 years back in time and learn about the glacier...


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Sogndal

The Norwegian Booktown

200.000 books for sale! The Norwegian Booktown consists of 12 second-hand bookshops, open every day 1 May- 30 September, 10.00-18.00. Some of the bookshops are combined with cafés, arts and crafts or art gallery. Welcom to Fjærland. www.bokbyen.no


Offentlig badeplass

Balestrand

Public beaches

There are several public places in Balestrand where you can go swimming: •Gamleheimsfjøra (about 1.5 kilometres from the centre of the village in the...


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Vik

Kristianhus Båt og Motormuseum

Kristianhus båt- og motormuseum is the life's work of Kristian Otterskred. Since 1976, he has collected around 200 ship motors, most of them norwegian made....


Sogn Fjordmuseum

Sogndal

Sogn Fjord Museum, Kaupanger

Sogn Fjordmuseum is a modern museum with exhibits about our interesting fjord history. The exhibition of boats ranks among the best ones in the country, and...


Statkraft

Luster

Guiding in Jostedal power plant

The power station in Jostedal will be open for tourists from the 20th of June to the 20th of August. We offer guided tours Monday to Friday at 10.00, 12.00 and 14.00. You have to meet at the guide’s office outside the entrance for further information.


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Luster

Munthehuset

The Munthehus is situated along ’the romantic road’ on the south side of the Lustrafjord, the inner part of the Sognefjord. The estate is surrounded by a...


NRM

Balestrand

Norwegian travel museum

The Norwegian travel museum Under construction – expected to open spring 2012. Various exhibitions. Information at the tourist office


Sogn Folkemuseum

Sogndal

The Heiberg Collections/ Sogn Folkemuseum, Kaupanger

Through exhibits, an open-air museum and a traditional farm with live animals, Sogn Folkemuseum shows us how life has been lived along the Sognefjord. The...


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Sogndal

Norwegian Glacier Museum

The Norwegian Glacier centre opened in 1991. Here you can find information about the glaciers and how they form the landscape, the climate and how it effects...


Lærdal

Margaretastova at Filefjell mountain

Margaretastova at Filefjell Mountain is a museum with exhibition dedicated to the history of mountain lodges dating back to the Middle ages. Guided tours. Pre-booking only.


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Aurland

Flåm Panorama

Shows the panoramafilm "Living with the fjord" Daily - all year every half an hour from 11.00 to 19.00. Capasity: 75 comfortable seats.


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Vik

Hopperstad Stave Church

The richly decorated Hopperstad stave church in Vik would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural conservationists, who managed to save it just in...


Hakkespettskogen

Balestrand

The woodpecker's forest

Målsnes is a hamlet nine kilometres (five miles) from the centre of Balestrand in the direction of Høyanger. A narrow seven-kilometre-long road leads up the...


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Aurland

Styvi Farmmuseum

Styvi Farm Museum Farm museum in the heart of Unesco World Heritage Area. Exhibition of tools, information on the proteced area and the historical postal...


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Lærdal

Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre

Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre is located on the banks of the River Lærdalselva - one of Norway's most famous salmon rivers. Visitors are given an insight into...


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Voss

Stalheim Folkemuseum

Stalheim Folk museum Situated at the famous Stalheim Hotel. The Museum reveals the pace of development in rural Norway since the late middle ages, with depictions and artifacts of everyday life on the farm and the manor house.


Sognefjord Akvarium

Balestrand

The Sognefjord Aquarium

All you need to know about the Fjord. Sognefjord Akvarium has an indoor areal that covers 700 m2. Here you can find 24 different aquariums, an exhibition of...


Safthuset

Luster

The Juice House - museum, Sørheim / Luster

In 1909, Kari and Nils H. Lerum started juice-production at Sørheim, between Skjolden and Urnes. They built a small factory, the so called «Safthuset» (the...


Otternes Bygdetun fjordutsikt

Aurland

Otternes Bygdetun

On the hills surrounded by powerful mountains, and with a spectacular view of the fjord, you will find Otternes Farm. The farm consisting of 27 buildings, each...