Aurskog-Høland bygdetun
Open-air museum at Hemnes with historic buildings from all over Aurskog-Høland, showing the village's building traditions over 300 years, and a garden from the 1950s.
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About the museum
Aurskog-Høland bygdetun lies at Bråte in Hemnes and grew out of a private collection of old objects and an older farmhouse. The farmstead opened on 12 September 1964 as a museum for the former municipalities of Søndre Høland, Nordre Høland and Mellom Kinnestad på Setskog. After the municipal merger in 1966 it got its present name, and for more than sixty years it has been an important meeting place in the village.
The farmstead consists of about nineteen buildings from the whole municipality, which together show how building traditions developed over roughly 300 years. Falletstua is the oldest house and the first museum building. Among the other buildings are small cotter's cottages (husmannsstuer), a brewhouse with bread oven, a smithy, a storehouse (stabbur), a stable, a barn (låve) and a cowshed (fjøs). The main house from Mellom Kinnestad på Setskog, the Kinnestad building, is the centre of the farmstead and gives an impression of a manorial household. The Skolestua, a former school from 1857, is used as a meeting place.
At Villa Sandmo, the newest addition to the farmstead, there is a telephone collection that the museum received as a gift from two local savings banks in connection with the 50th anniversary in 2013. Outside the villa a reconstructed housewife's garden (husmorhage) from the 1950s has been laid out. The farmstead is run by MiA – Museene i Akershus on behalf of the municipality, and the association Bygdetunets venner (Friends of the Farmstead) is an important supporter.
Highlights
- About nineteen buildings from all over Aurskog-Høland, from cotter's cottages to the Kinnestad building
- Falletstua, the oldest house and the first museum building
- Telephone collection at Villa Sandmo
- Reconstructed housewife's garden from the 1950s
- Exhibition on the working horse in stable, barn and cowshed
- Outdoor café with waffles and coffee on Sundays in the summer season
Permanent exhibitions
- Bygningene på Aurskog-Høland bygdetun – Historic buildings from all over the municipality showing building traditions over 300 years, from cotter's cottages to the Kinnestad building.
- Telefonsamlingen – Collection of telephones and telephone history from Høland, shown at Villa Sandmo.
- Arbeidshesten – Exhibition on the working horse's role in farm work, shown in the stable, barn and cowshed.
- Founded
- 1964
- Operated by
- MiA – Museene i Akershus
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | NOK 60Guided tour price, children and young people aged 6–17. |
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| Students & apprentices | NOK 60Guided tour price, on presentation of a student card. |
| Families | NOK 300Guided tour price; applies to up to two adults with children (no upper limit on the number of children). |
| Guided tour, adult | NOK 120 |
| Guided tour, children and young people (6–17 years) | NOK 60 |
| Guided tour, student | NOK 60On presentation of a student card. |
| Guided tour, family | NOK 300Up to two adults with children. |
Free admission on regular opening days. Some events have their own ticket prices. An annual pass from MiA gives free admission during regular opening hours to all visitor sites of MiA, Oslo Museum, Østfold Museums, Vestfold Museums and Buskerud Museums.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The gravel paths make it possible to reach the farmstead, the toilet, the café and right up to some of the houses; other houses are only accessible across the grass lawn. Several of the older buildings have steps, high thresholds and narrow doorways, and there is no lift. Companion cards are accepted. Information is available on signs near the gravel paths and on the websites.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | NOK 300 · Guided tour price; applies to up to two adults with children (no upper limit on the number of children). |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Baby changing facilities
The farmstead has large open areas with room for play. Family days and activities for children are held, such as traditional games like gråtass, stilts (stylter) and log-building sets (laftesett). There are changing tables.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Large car parks with easy access to the farmstead via gravel roads.
The farmstead is signposted from Hemnes centre and is registered on Google Maps.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Outdoor café in the summer season with waffles, sausages and coffee on Sundays; ice cream and soft drinks are also sold.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours of the buildings, the garden and current exhibitions can be booked by e-mail and are adapted to both small and large groups. Information signs at the buildings give insight even without a guide. Schools and kindergartens can use the farmstead on their own, and every June all fourth-graders in the municipality get an experience day through Den kulturelle skolesekken (The Cultural School Bag). |
