ON THE EDGE OF HISTORY

Museums On The Edge

Our museums are open all year round. Aviation history, crafts, rural life, magnificent properties from other eras, and various museums. Visit our museums and experience a journey through time and culture!

Treasures of the past

Travel back in time and experience the pulsing heart of history at the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger! Explore the past through themed exhibits from the Stone Age to the Viking Age, meet people from the past and take a journey through time with the time machine. Cafe and shop are available. Utstein Monastery is Norway’s best-preserved medieval monastery on the island of Klosterøy! Explore the monastery’s 800-year history and learn more about those who once walked in the old stone halls. You can also admire the beautiful architecture and enjoy the tranquil atmosphere in the monastery’s beautiful surroundings.

As Stavanger’s oldest museum, the Stavanger Museum allows you to dive into both natural and cultural history. Learn about birds, animals, and nature both far and near. Play through history at the Norwegian Children’s Museum! In the museum’s interactive play areas, the whole family can experience how previous generations lived and played.

Rural life and farm history

Experience the region’s rich cultural history by visiting our rural and folk museums. Sirdal Fjellmuseum at Kvæven shows the old farming culture in Sirdal and offers guided tours in the summer. Slettebø in Egersund has a rich and extensive collection of stoves, agricultural and craft tools from the 1600s to the 1800s, as well as workshops for various historical crafts. Grødalandstunet in Nærbø is a beautiful seaside farm with houses from the 1700s and 1800s. The farm sheds light on farm life at Jæren in the mid-1800s and early 1900s. Limagarden farm in Ålgård has existed since the 1600s and interprets the cultural history of sheep farming and old-fashioned wool production. Visit and experience Vistnestunet in Randaberg, a traditional Jæren farmyard from the end of the 1800s, complete with a traditional Jæren house, smokehouse, barn, and windmill. Also, say hello to the animals on the farm while you are there! and technology museums that have been instrumental in Norway’s economic progress. These museums provide an immersive experience that will transport you through the region’s fascinating industrial history. The IDDIS Norwegian Printing Museum and Norwegian Canning Museum provide practical insight into how canned food was produced and the people who made the industry great. Learn about the importance of written language and printing for society. These museums share a common industrial history, as it was the need for colourful labels and packaging for the growing canning industry that laid the foundation for a significant graphic industry in Stavanger.

Take me to the sea!

Experience Stavanger’s maritime history up close at the Stavanger Maritime Museum! The wonderful exhibits in this museum are located in some of Stavanger’s best-preserved merchant houses, which give a sense of the rich history of both the city’s and the local maritime industry. Let the little ones dress up and play a dockworker on the quay, a market trader at the market, or a shop assistant in the store. All in the fun activity exhibition “Working at the docks”. Go on a journey of discovery in the sail loft, shipping office, and country store and learn about maritime history, city history, and trade in the Stavanger region over the past 200 years.

Hungry for more? Take the ferry to the idyllic island of Kvitsøy and visit the Kvitsøy Lobster Museum and experience the history of Kvitsøy’s lobster fishing and coastal culture. Explore the exhibits about the fishing industry, and daily life on the island, and see the collection of boats, engines, and tools related to fishing.

Industrial stories through generations

The Stavanger region boasts a wealth of industrial history and is the site of numerous industrial

Viking House Virtual Reality Experience

At the Norwegian Petroleum Museum, you explore the Norwegian oil adventure from the first test drilling in the North Sea to today’s technological innovations. Get engaged through interactive games, play on the oil platform playground, or be fascinated by inspiring films that show how oil has impacted our society and the world.

The Egersund Fayancemuseum displays a large selection of fayence products from the history of the Egersund Fayancemuseum. Thanks to the touch gallery for the blind and visually impaired, the importance of the faience industry as a cornerstone business is made accessible to everyone. At the Flyhistorisk Museum Sola, you can experience Norway’s aviation history from World War II to the present day. With the large

Unique experiences

Dalane Folkemuseum offers historic surroundings and Norwegian cultural heritage. Find activities and trips at dalanefolkemuseum.no

Demanding work...

Retrieving oil and gas from the depth of the Northern sea made Norway one of the richest countries in the world. This puts us under an obligation. Learn more in the exhibition “Climate for Change”

Open for public all days:

1 September–31 May

1 June–31 August

Monday-Saturday/Sunday 10.00–16.00/18.00

Open daily from 10.00–19.00

We are located at Kjeringholmen in the city center of Stavanger - Norway