Tag Archives: history

Preus Museum

Preus museum is the national museum of photography in Norway, and the only Norwegian museum to focus on the Norwegian an International history of photography through litterature, images and technical objects. I love photography. I love the fact that you can capture a moment and keep it forever. I also love the creative side of […]

Frilandsmuseet in Lyngby

Frilandsmuseet in Lyngby is a part of The National Museum of Denmark. Lyngby is north of Copenhagen (10 minutes by car), and here you’ll find one of the oldest and largest open air museums in the world. The Museum contains over 50 farms, houses, smallholdings and mills from all over Denmark (and some Germany, the old […]

The Old Town in Århus

The Old Town or Den Gamle By, as it’s called in danish, you’ll find in Århus, Denmark. It’s an open-air museum, located in the towns botanical gardens. The museum opened in 1914 and was the first of it’s kind (not only in Denmark, but in the world). «The Old Town premiered for an audience in 1914 under […]

Ekebergparken

«Ekebergparken is a sculpture and national Heritage park for the people of Oslo and visitors looking for a unique experience.»   The history of Ekeberg Ekeberg (in Oslo) dates back all the way to year 8400 b.c. Petroglyphs dated back to 4500 b.c. are also found at Ekeberg.  The Ekeberg area has a number of burial sites from different eras. Some […]

Adalsborgen

The county of Vestfold (south of Oslo) has a long history with vikings. During the viking age (the period from 793 AD to 1066 AD) in Vestfold cities were established and a new civilisation grew strong and stronger. The viking history isn’t just a brutal one, with raids and Conquest as one usually thinks of. They were also great explorers and traders. West […]

Køge

In the city Køge you are surrounded by old, well preserved houses. Since 1966 Køge has followed a special plan for the preservation of the old buildings, whether privately owned or public. This is why the city is visited every year by many groups who are told the town history while studying the beautiful well […]

Kaupang

In Viksfjorden, right outside Larvik, you’ll find Kaupangkilen. Kaupang is considered to be the first town in Norway, and about 800 A.D. the city had  approximately 500 inhabitants. Kaupang is also known by the name Skiringssal. After the year 950 A.D. the city slowly disappeared and during the medieval times there wasn’t a town here anymore. Why it disappeared is unknown […]