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Telemark Museum

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Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Telemark Museum
Phone:
+47 35 54 45 00

Address:
u00D8vregate 41, 3715 Skien, Norway

The Telemark Museum is located in Kleiva in the older part of Skien, Norway. Telemark Museum is a consolidated museum which included a number of museums in within the Telemark area. It was founded in 1909 from a base at the Søndre Brekke farm. Telemark Museum is located within walking distance of downtown Skien. The farm is surrounded by Brekkeparken, a 36-acre park. The main attraction, aside from seasonal exhibits in the main halls of the farm house, is the outdoor museum. Several older houses and farms from Telemark county have been moved from their original location and rebuilt on site in the park. Telemark Museum, the current name since 1998, was previously organized under the name of the County Museum of Telemark and Grenland. It includes the Henrik Ibsen Museum including the playwright's childhood home, Venstøp, Porsgrunn City Museum , Maritime Museum Porsgrunn , Jønnevald Bus Factory Museum , Ulefos Manor , plus Bamble Coastal Museum, Bø Museum and Brevik City Museum. Søndre Brekke Manor is the principal attraction, with the main building from the 18th century located within the park. The building received its final form from the owner cabinet minister, Nils Aall . The English style landscape park was established 1815. The spacious wings contain a number of special collections. In 1911, three peasant huts were moved to Brekkeparken. It has since developed into a large open-air museum with buildings from the Middle Ages until the 19th century, some with rose-painted interiors. Additional building were added in 1934 and 1958. The latter has fine examples of folk art from Telemark.The indoor museum has a special permanent collection of folk art from all over Telemark. Recently, the museum hosted an exhibit on the life of Vidkun Quisling, generating a lot of publicity. The park also has a restaurant and outdoor cafe with a view of the river and downtown Skien.
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