Sandtorg Bygdetun

About the museum

Sandtorg Bygdetun lies behind the church in Sørvik and is regarded as one of Sør-Troms Museum's most complete rural heritage farmsteads. It was founded on 3 June 1959 by Bendiks Heide, Oskar Sørvik and Dagfinn Magnussen. Harstad municipality owns the site, and Sør-Troms Museum runs it. Magnar Stenhaug led the museum from 1984 to 2018.

The main building is Ursinstua from around 1789, where household utensils, furniture, textiles and clothing show the everyday life of fisher-farmers in Northern Norway in the 1800s and 1900s. In the farmyard there are also two barns, a sheepfold, a stable, a smithy and Harstad's oldest prison from 1820. The collection includes many tools, and a shoemaker's workshop has also been set up.

Highlights

• Ursinstua from around 1789
• Harstad's oldest prison from 1820
• Smithy, barns and sheepfold
• Shoemaker's workshop and collection of tools

Permanent exhibition

• Bygdetunet – Old farm buildings with household goods, textiles, clothing and tools that show the life of fisher-farmers in the north.

Founded

1959

Operated by

Sør-Troms Museum (eies av Harstad kommune)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The farmstead is in Sørvik, behind Sandtorg church and close to the main road.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available

No toilet or refreshments on site.

Events & venue rental

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