Norsk Skogmuseum

About the museum

The idea of a forestry museum was first raised at the jubilee exhibition at Frogner in 1914 and gained momentum after a major forestry exhibition at Glomdalsmuseet in 1953. In 1954 the founders agreed to set up the museum. Elverum municipality made the island of Prestøya in the Glomma available, and the forestry sector paid for a suspension bridge to it.

The first directors, the archaeologists Arne Skjølsvold and Anne Stine Ingstad, built up an open-air museum with huts and installations from forestry, hunting and fishing. The large, fireproof museum building, designed by Terje Torstensen, was completed in 1970. The aquarium opened in 1979, and the building was extended in 1991.

The museum was merged with Klevfos Industrimuseum in 2003 and has been part of Anno museum since 2014. It has national responsibility for hunting, trapping, angling, forestry, the forest industry, natural resource management and outdoor life, and it also manages Sørlistøa fløtermuseum (log-driving museum) by Osensjøen.

Highlights

• Det fantastiske treet (The Fantastic Tree) – exhibition on how trees grow
• The Aquarium, one of Norway’s largest freshwater aquariums with around 40 fish species
• TRÅKK (Trail) in diverse nature, on how people have lived off nature
• Tid for skog (Time for Forest), on the development of forestry from manpower to machine power
• Open-air museum on Prestøya

Permanent exhibitions

• Det fantastiske treet – Exhibition on how trees grow and how photosynthesis sustains life.
• TRÅKK i mangfoldig natur – Exhibition on how people in Norway have lived off nature.
• Akvariet – One of Norway’s largest freshwater aquariums, with around 40 fish species divided among ten habitats.

Founded

1954

Operated by

Anno museum

Admission & discounts

The ticket is valid for both Glomdalsmuseet and Norsk skogmuseum and gives 50% off on one additional day at other Anno museums. Membership of Anno gives free admission to all Anno museums. Tickets can be bought online.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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

Step-free access, a lift between the floors and wide paths outdoors. Wheelchairs, rollators and pushchairs can be borrowed in limited numbers.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Playground / play area

Play room on the ground floor (1. etasje). The museum also has the Naturskolen (nature school).

Getting there & parking

Footbridge to Glomdalsmuseet. Tourist information in the museum, Monday–Friday 09:00–15:30.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check

The restaurant Forstmann is in the museum building; you may bring your own food. Museum shop and kiosk with snacks, ice cream and drinks at reception. Toilets on all floors and a cloakroom in the basement.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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