Halden museum – Fayegården

City museum in the Empire-style house (empiregården) by Busterudparken, telling the story of Halden and its surroundings.

Opening hours unknown Wheelchair accessible Café

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About the museum

Halden museum – Fayegården is located by Busterudparken in the middle of Halden and is the city's museum of local history. The green Empire-style building was erected in 1830 as a residence for the merchant David Faye. Later the house has housed a library, a school, a dentist and a technical department. Today the entrance and the museum café are surrounded by a glass building and large chestnut trees.

The museum opened with historical exhibitions on 8 June 2024 and is run by Østfoldmuseene. Fayegården is owned by Halden kommunale pensjonskasse (the municipal pension fund), and Halden municipality supports the operation by covering the rent of the building. The exhibition "Halden kan: fabrikker & folk" (Halden can: factories & people) honours the entrepreneurs and workers who built a productive industrial town in the 1800s and 1900s, with emphasis on cotton spinning, iron foundries and the shoe and travel goods industry.

The museum also shows a digital exhibition on the Viking ship found at Gjellestad in 2018, developed together with mTabs, and has had exhibitions on individuals from the town's history, among them the fencing master Janken Wiel-Hansen, born in Halden in 1868. The museum shop is next to the café and sells gifts, historical reading material and nostalgic toys. Nearby are a bookshop, a bakery, Vannvogna Konsert og Kunsthall and Skofabrikken with a library and cinema.

Highlights

The exhibition "Halden kan: fabrikker & folk" on industry and working life
Digital exhibition on the Viking ship at Gjellestad
Empire-style building from 1830 in the middle of Halden
Museum café and museum shop
Step-free access and lift

Permanent exhibition

Halden kan: fabrikker & folk – The exhibition honours the entrepreneurs and workers who built a productive town, with emphasis on cotton spinning, iron foundries and the shoe and travel goods industry.

Founded: 2024
Operated by: Østfoldmuseene (Halden museum)

Admission & discounts

Visitors with disabilities	–A companion card is accepted, and the companion receives reduced admission.

Admission to the exhibitions is included in the entrance ticket. With an annual pass from Østfoldmuseene there is free admission to all their museums.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator
Accessible restroom
Accessible parking: no information
Service dogs welcome
Tactile models & exhibits: no information
Sign language tours: no information
Easy-to-read materials: no information
Audio description: no information

The main entrance has step-free access and automatic doors. The reception desk has a low counter for wheelchair users. All the main exhibitions are adapted for people with reduced mobility, and a lift gives access to several floors. Accessible toilets are located near reception and in the museum café. The paths to the entrance and the outdoor seating are paved with stone slabs. The café is wheelchair accessible.

Kids & families

Stroller-friendly
Baby changing facilities

Changing tables are available in selected toilets, and it is possible to warm baby food. In Busterudparken by the museum there are climbing frames for children.

Getting there & parking

By public transit

Parken · 2-min walk

The nearest bus stop is called Parken and is by Busterudparken, about a two-minute walk from the museum.

By car

Parking available · 5-min walk to the entrance

There are parking spaces in Svenskegata and in the car park building (Parkeringshuset) by Skofabrikken.

The museum is about an eight-minute walk from Halden railway station.

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Amenities & dining

Café
Museum shop
Wi-Fi

The museum café serves lunch dishes, coffee, snacks and drinks, and lies behind the chestnut and maple trees in Busterudparken. The museum offers free Wi-Fi. The café can prepare allergy-friendly and specially adapted meals.