Romsdal Museum

History

Departments

• Bud Museum - Ergan Coastal Fort - restored German coastal fort from World War II with command centre, cannon positions, sickbay and water reservoir built into the rock.
• Old Veøy Church and Veøy Vicarage - dates to the late 12th century, when the island of Veøya was an important trading center.
• Museum of Apparel in Isfjorden - Oddfred Tokles konfeksjonsfabrikk, a clothing factory, was in operation from 1938 to 1982, and displays an authentic 1960s environment. It is located in Isfjorden in Rauma Municipality.
• Fishing Museum on the island of Hjertøya - collection of 15 buildings, recreating the maritime culture of a coastal community in the 1700s and 1800s. It is located on the island of Hjertøya in the Molde archipelago in Molde Municipality. It is serviced by water taxi from the town of Molde.
• Open-air museum at the former Reknes farm in Molde - collection of more than 40 buildings from the Romsdal region, dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. recreated city street shows what most of the city looked like prior to the 1916 fire. The indoor collection reflects regional life and findings from Mesolithic times through the German occupation in World War II.
• Vicarage in Nesset Municipality - parsonage in Eidsvåg which was the childhood home of national poet and Nobel laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. It is the site of Bjørnsonfestivalen, an annual international literature festival that has been held in August since 1992. It was founded by the author Knut Ødegård in connection with the 250-year anniversary Molde.
• Løvikremma Farm Museum on Gossen in Aukra Municipality - traditional coastal farm dating from the end of the 19th century, with dwelling houses, barn, traditional raised food store, and peat shed.

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