Kittilbu Utmarksmuseum
Summer-only outlying-areas museum (utmarksmuseum) and visitor centre for Langsua nasjonalpark in the mountain-farm settlement of Kittilbu, with an exhibition on Stone Age finds, iron production and elk hunting.
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About the museum
The museum lies in the mountain-farm settlement of Kittilbu in Gausdal Vestfjell, surrounded by wetland areas, and is also the visitor centre for Langsua nasjonalpark. After the Storting granted a licence for hydropower development in Dokkfløy in 1985, three years of archaeological excavations followed, which produced new knowledge about how the area was used through the ages.
The exhibition deals with older cultural history, with an emphasis on finds from settlement sites of the Early Stone Age, iron production and elk hunting in the Iron Age and Middle Ages in the Dokkfløy–Langsua area. More than a thousand elk pits bear witness to extensive elk hunting. Iron was extracted from bog iron ore from the Early Iron Age, and today iron is still produced at Kittilbu for research and education.
The museum owns Volden seter (mountain summer farm) from the 1860s, which looks roughly as the dairymaid (budeia) left it around 1940, and it offers mountain summer farm experiences. There is also a culture trail (kultursti) and a nature trail (natursti) with bird hides. The museum is run by Randsfjordmuseet and is a certified eco-tourism business. A new exhibition and expansion are being planned.
Highlights
- Visitor centre for Langsua nasjonalpark
- Exhibition on Stone Age finds, iron production and elk hunting
- Volden seter (mountain summer farm) from the 1860s
- Culture trail and nature trail with bird hides
- Activities for children such as archery and fire-drilling
Permanent exhibition
- Utstillingen på Kittilbu – Older cultural history in Dokkfløy–Langsua, with archaeological finds from the Stone Age, iron production, elk hunting and information about Langsua nasjonalpark.
- Operated by
- Randsfjordmuseet
Admission & discounts
| Adults | NOK 80 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | NOK 60Students and seniors (honnør) |
| Children & teens | NOK 40free up to age 5 · Children under 6 have free admission. |
| Students & apprentices | NOK 60 |
| Families | NOK 195Family ticket for two adults and two children. |
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | NOK 195 · Family ticket for two adults and two children. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Children can shoot with bow and arrow, make fire with a fire-drill and fire steel, and search for animal bones from the Stone Age, as archaeologists do. Nature trail from the forest hut (skogskoia) to the bird hide.
Getting there & parking
The museum lies in Gausdal Vestfjell by Vestfjellvegen.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
The museum café serves coffee, tea, ice cream and chocolate, with organic and fairtrade products. The museum shop sells products made of leather, wood and wool.
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 museum and the culture trail, and guided walks, can be booked by groups. |
