Norsk Radio- og Fjernsynsmuseum

About the museum

The museum is in Sjøbygda in Selbu and was built up by the couple Anne Helene and Jan Erik Steen. It began with a large collection of radios that became too big for the family’s home in Trondheim. In 2005 they bought the farm Eggen Østre by Selbusjøen, and the radio museum opened there in 2006. The television museum came in 2015, and the complex has since grown with several more buildings.

The radio museum shows Norwegian radio history from 1890 to 1980 with period images, music and radio programmes. It places particular emphasis on the major Norwegian manufacturers Tandberg, Radionette, Salve and Edda Radiofabrikk, and the Edda factory in Trondheim is especially well documented. The television museum has equipment from the early years of television, and together with Teknisk Museum it has taken over much of NRK’s historical equipment. A new studio of the same size as NRK’s first television studio opened in 2021.

Outside the museum stands a true copy of the world’s largest radio, the Radionette Symfoni 3D, which plays music. During the season there is a café in the museum, and theme evenings and concerts are arranged.

Highlights

• Norwegian radio history from 1890 to 1980
• Television museum with historical equipment from NRK and a full-size studio
• Collection from Edda Radiofabrikk in Trondheim
• Copy of the world’s largest radio, Radionette Symfoni 3D, outside the museum
• Café and concerts during the season

Permanent exhibitions

• Radiomuseet – Norwegian radio history from 1890 to 1980, with receivers from Tandberg, Radionette, Salve and Edda Radiofabrikk, period images, music and radio programmes.
• Fjernsynsmuseet – The history and technology of television from 1928 to today, with historical equipment from NRK and a studio showing how television technology worked between 1960 and 2000.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Anne Helene og Jan Erik Steen (privat)

Admission & discounts

The price of NOK 110 covers a guided tour of the radio museum or of the television museum (2025 season).

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant

Café and restaurant in the museum with coffee, soft drinks and cakes, and dinner for larger parties. The café has a licence to serve alcohol and is open Saturday and Sunday 13:00–17:00.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 120 guests.

The café suits parties of up to 120 people. There is no separate stage, but evenings with orchestras and artists can be arranged.

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