Kløckers hus
City museum in a townhouse (borgerhjem) from 1826 on Tyholmen in Arendal, with furnished rooms from the 19th century, a seamen's home, a country store and the world's largest collection of ship-in-a-bottle models.
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About the museum
Kløckers hus is located on Tyholmen, the old district of Arendal, and shows how a prosperous city-dwelling family lived in the 19th century. The site has been built on since the 1670s, but the house took its present form when Johannes Nicolai de Kløcker became royal customs inspector in Arendal in 1824 and had the Empire-style façade erected in 1826. Older parts of the house date from the 1600s and the 18th century.
The Kløcker family owned the house for four generations, until Stiftelsen Kløckers hus – Arendal bymuseum (Kløckers House Foundation – Arendal City Museum) took it over in 1982 and made it a museum. The building was listed in 1984. On the first floor the rooms are furnished as a wealthy townhouse could have looked in the city's heyday, including furnishings from the Fürst family, and there is also a section with a seamen's home.
On the ground floor there is an old country store with fittings from a closed shop, which also serves as reception and sells traditional sweets (bolsjer). The second floor has a large hall and a collection of ship-in-a-bottle models, regarded as the world's largest and made by Kjell Birkeland. In the stable stands a landau from around 1870.
Highlights
- Townhouse from 1826 on Tyholmen
- The world's largest collection of ship-in-a-bottle models
- Seamen's home and richly furnished rooms from the 19th century
- Old country store with traditional sweets
- Landau from around 1870 in the stable
- Listed building from 1984
Permanent exhibitions
- Borgerhjem og sjømannshjem – Furnished rooms from a prosperous townhouse in the 19th century and a seamen's home.
- Skip på flaske – Collection of ship-in-a-bottle models made by Kjell Birkeland, regarded as the world's largest.
- Landhandelen – Old country store with fittings from a closed shop, which also serves as reception.
- Founded
- 1982
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Kløckers hus – Arendal bymuseum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | NOK 50 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 16 · Children and young people up to and including 16 enter free of charge. |
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 16 |
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Children up to and including 16 enter free of charge.
Getting there & parking
The museum is on Tyholmen in Arendal, at Nedre Tyholmsvei 14.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The old country store on the ground floor sells traditional sweets (bolsjer).
Events & venue rental
The hall on the second floor is used for meetings, events and a music school.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | On the first Saturday of each month bread is baked in the museum's oven. |
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