Kvinnemuseet

About the museum

Kvinnemuseet opened in 1995 in Kongsvinger and is housed in the Swiss-style villa “Rolighed” in Løkkegata. The house was completed in 1857 as a manor house and is said to have had “seven lives” before it became a women’s museum. The museum is part of Anno museum and works together with the other museums in the Anno Kongsvinger region: Eidskog museum, Kongsvinger museum and Odalstunet.

The museum tells history from a women’s perspective through four permanent exhibitions and a changing temporary exhibition. “Din Dagny” is about the bohemian Dagny Juel, a pianist and writer from Kongsvinger, and “I all offentlighet” looks at how the division between the private and the public sphere affected women’s lives. “Lek for livet” explores childhood and youth, boys and girls, then and now, and “Hysj! Fortellinger om abort og seksualitet” aims to break taboos and provide more knowledge about a subject that concerns many people.

Kvinnemuseet also has a library, a museum shop and Café Dagny, and is part of an international network of women’s museums, IAWM. The ticket also gives admission to Kongsvinger museum.

Highlights

• The Swiss-style villa “Rolighed” from 1857
• The exhibition “Din Dagny” about the bohemian Dagny Juel
• “Hysj! Fortellinger om abort og seksualitet”
• “Lek for livet” on childhood, gender and play, then and now
• Café Dagny in the house and a museum shop

Permanent exhibitions

• Din Dagny – Exhibition about the bohemian Dagny Juel (1867–1901), pianist and writer from Kongsvinger.
• I all offentlighet – About the division between the private and the public sphere and women’s place in public life in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Lek for livet – Exhibition about childhood and youth, boys and girls, then and now.
• Hysj! Fortellinger om abort og seksualitet – Exhibition that aims to break taboos and provide more knowledge about abortion and sexuality.

Founded

1995

Operated by

Anno museum AS

Admission & discounts

The ticket also applies to Kongsvinger museum. Admission is included in the Anno annual pass. All municipal and county schools from Year 1 to VG3 get free admission and programmes; higher education, adult and language education get reduced admission and free programmes.

Accessibility

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

The whole ground floor is accessible for wheelchair users, including Café Dagny, the exhibition “Lek for livet”, the library, the museum shop, reception and toilets. The upper floor, with the exhibitions “Din Dagny”, “I all offentlighet” and “Harvest”, is reached by a platform lift, which as of 26 June 2026 is temporarily closed. There are only stairs down to the basement. For fire safety reasons, people with reduced mobility must be able to get down the stairs in an evacuation.

Kids & families

Children have free admission, and the exhibition “Lek for livet” is about childhood and youth, boys and girls.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in Løkkegata in Kongsvinger town centre; a map with directions and public transport routes is available on the museum’s website.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Dagny has the same opening hours as the museum and serves cakes, ice cream, coffee and apple juice. The Swiss-style veranda and a living room with photographs from the Juel family are part of the café. Museum shop and library on the ground floor.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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