Vinjesenteret
National centre for poetry and journalism in Vinje in Telemark, with an exhibition on the writers A.O. Vinje, Aslaug Vaa and Tarjei and Halldis Moren Vesaas.
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About the museum
Vinjesenteret is a national centre for poetry and journalism in Vinje in Telemark and a department of Nynorsk kultursentrum (Nynorsk Cultural Centre). It is based on four local writers: Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Aslaug Vaa, Tarjei Vesaas and Halldis Moren Vesaas.
The exhibition shows how fiction and journalism shape people's lives. It contains excerpts from books and journalism, photographs, quotations and digital installations, a game on source criticism, a children's trail, a children's wall, a reading nook and a book collection. The centre is the first in the Nordic region to present journalism as a subject in its own right, and not just as media use or printing and graphic arts.
The visit also includes Vinjestoga, the childhood home of A.O. Vinje, and Midtbø.
Highlights
- Exhibition on poetry and journalism based on four writers from Vinje
- Source-criticism game and digital installations
- Children's trail, children's wall and reading nook
- Vinjestoga is about 300 metres away
- First centre in the Nordic region to present journalism as a theme in its own right
Permanent exhibition
- Utstilling om dikting og journalistikk – The exhibition shows how fiction and journalism shape people's lives, with excerpts, photographs, quotations, digital installations and a source-criticism game.
- Operated by
- Nynorsk kultursentrum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | NOK 125 |
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| Reduced | NOK 85Members of Mållaget (Language Association), Venelaget Vinje and Venelaget Hauge (friends' associations), and staff and members of the foundation institutions |
| Children & teens | freeChildren and students enter free of charge. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · One person with a companion card has free admission to the exhibitions. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission. |
| Guided tour of Vinjesenteret and Vinjestoga outside the summer season (per person) | NOK 160Guide from Vinjesenteret. |
| Guided tour of Vinjestoga outside the summer season (per person) | NOK 210 |
| Guided tour of Midtbø (per person) | NOK 150 |
Teachers, assistants and nursery staff who accompany a class or group have free admission. Groups must book by telephone on 40 43 52 78. Meals can be ordered on request.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The exhibition is on one level and has been planned with wheelchair users in mind, with seating in all exhibition rooms. The entrance is lit and step-free. Toilets at reception, including an accessible (HC) toilet. Contrast colours and lighting are arranged to make reading easier; some exhibition objects can be touched, and there are listening stations. The films have subtitles. There is no hearing loop, no Braille and no audio guide. Vinjestoga is not accessible by wheelchair.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The exhibition has a children's trail and a children's wall.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Vinjar · 50 m
The Haukeliekspressen (Oslo–Haugesund via Drammen, Notodden and Vinje) stops at Vinjar, about 50 metres from the centre. The local bus between Haukeli and Åmot also stops there.
By car
Parking available
Large car park by the entrance, with a short gravel path from the car park to the entrance. Bicycle parking is available.
The centre lies by the E134 between Åmot and Haukeligrend, about 10 km from Åmot and 30 km from Haukeligrend. Vinjestoga is about 300 metres from the centre.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Shop in the centre.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours can be booked for Vinjesenteret, Vinjestoga and Midtbø, and staff give an introduction to the exhibition. |
