Brevik Bymuseum

About the museum

Brevik Bymuseum is housed in the old town hall on the island of Øya in Brevik, known as Cochegården. The building dates from the second half of the 1700s and was protected by Riksantikvaren in 1923. The museum tells the history of Brevik from the 1500s and shows the architecture and trading history that have shaped the town.

Three rooms have been restored with period-appropriate interiors. The building also holds an old post office, a trading booth (handelsbod) and a pharmacy, as well as a separate exhibition about the war and the occupation in Grenland. Another exhibition is devoted to the naval hero Cort Adeler.

Brevik Bymuseum was for a period part of the Telemark Museum foundation, but it was taken out of the consolidation with the other museums in Porsgrunn from 1 January 2020. Today the museum is owned by Stiftelsen Porsgrunnsmuseene, and Brevik historielag handles the summer openings and guided tours.

Highlights

• Brevik's old town hall from 1761, protected in 1923
• Reconstructed post office, trading booth and pharmacy
• Three rooms restored with period interiors
• Exhibition on the occupation period in Grenland
• Exhibition on the naval hero Cort Adeler

Permanent exhibitions

• Breviks byhistorie – Three rooms with period interiors, a reconstructed post office, trading booth and pharmacy.
• Okkupasjonstiden i Grenland – Separate exhibition on the Second World War in Grenland.

Operated by

Stiftelsen Porsgrunnsmuseene

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Admission is paid by Vipps (mobile payment; search for Brevik Historielag) or in cash.

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