Odalstunet
Local museum for Nord-Odal and Sør-Odal at Skarnes, with a farmyard, a cotter's farm (husmannsplass), a smithy, a kjone (traditional farm building) and a grain store from the 1700s.
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About the museum
Odalstunet is a local museum for Nord-Odal and Sør-Odal. Older houses from different parts of the two rural districts have been gathered here, and some of them are very old, dating from the middle of the 1700s. The first thing you encounter is a large farmyard with the main buildings that belonged to a big farm. Further into the site are the cotter's farm (husmannsplass) and two buildings that had important roles in the old farming society: the smithy and the kjone. The grain store that once stood at Strøm church has also been moved here.
The museum was run by an association founded in 1948, and all the buildings, tools and equipment were donated. Today Odalstunet is run by Anno museum in cooperation with the board of Odalstunet. The museum also includes Skålbergsætra (a mountain summer farm, seter) and Sagstua school museum, which have their own opening hours.
Highlights
- Large farmyard with buildings from farms across Odalen
- Cotter's farm (husmannsplass) in the forest
- Smithy from around 1750
- Kjone, one of the northernmost kjones in Eastern Norway
- Grain store from the 1700s that once stood at Strøm church
Permanent exhibition
- Bygningene på Odalstunet – Large farmyard, cotter's farm, smithy, kjone and grain store showing farming society in Odalen from the 1700s onwards.
- Founded
- 1948
- Operated by
- Anno museum (i samarbeid med Odalstunets styre)
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
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 outdoor area is flat with lawns, and a gravel road from the farmyard to the cotter's farm in the forest is accessible by wheelchair. There is an outdoor toilet that is accessible to visitors.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free, signposted car park on the opposite side of Tunvegen.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
During events, food is sold outdoors and in the krambua (shop booth). A total ban on barbecues and open fires applies across the whole museum area.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Skålbergsætra lies in the forest and can be reached by car via Østmosætervegen (toll) or on foot along the old, marked seter road from Krokmyra, a walk of 1–1.5 hours. Coffee and waffles are sold there Friday to Sunday during the seter season, and seter products from the place are also sold. |
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