Horg Bygdatun

About the museum

Horg Bygdatun lies at the farm Fossbakken just east of Gaulfossen and the E6 in Melhus. Melhus municipality bought the farm in 1984, and the site lies within what was once Horg parish and municipality (sogn og kommune). For that reason the old name was used for the open-air museum that was to be built up around the old-fashioned farm.

There has been settlement at Fossbakken since the second half of the 1600s, when a cotter's family settled here. At the end of the 1700s the farm Oppistu Foss was divided, and one of the farmers moved his half of the buildings to what is today the farmstead. The oldest houses on the farmstead date from this time.

When the open-air museum was established, a museum society (museumslag) was formed and a daily manager was employed. The museum society has ensured that worth-preserving buildings nearby have been moved to the museum grounds, and several of the houses have permanent exhibitions. East of the farmstead a nature and cultural trail runs through a landscape with geological, archaeological and historical sites, including six rock-carving fields (bergkunstfelt) at Foss.

Highlights

• Farmstead at Fossbakken by Gaulfossen
• Permanent exhibitions in several of the houses
• Nature and cultural trail with rock-carving fields
• Café and exhibitions in Vognbua in summer
• The community hall Svestuggu

Permanent exhibition

• Faste utstillinger i husene på tunet – Several of the buildings have permanent exhibitions, and exhibitions are shown in Vognbua in summer.

Operated by

Melhus kommune og Horg Bygdatun museumslag

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café

Café in Vognbua in summer.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

The community hall Svestuggu can be rented for private gatherings in the period May–October, depending on weather and road conditions. The rent costs NOK 2,500 per day (Monday–Friday) and NOK 6,500 for the whole weekend (Friday–Sunday), including cleaning. Associations and organisations can use the premises as far as capacity allows.

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