Sigrid Undsets Bjerkebæk - Lillehammer, Norway
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N 61° 07.380 E 010° 28.176
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Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset lived in Bjerkebæk. The house is now converted into a museum.
Waymark Code: WM157QT
Location: Innlandet, Norway
Date Posted: 11/02/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) lived in Bjerkebæk from 1919 to 1949. She awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1928. The house is now converted as a museum.
Bjergebæk was opened as a museum in 2007 and recreated as it looked in the 1930s.
In the museum you can see a writer's home and how Sigrid Undset had arranged herself. All furniture and paintings can be seen in the living rooms, bedrooms and study. The collections consist of 5,000 objects and photographs. Sigrid Undset's book collection of over 10,000 books is also in the museum.



Source: (visit link)
Theme:
A writers home. Furniture and items from 1930.


Street Address:
Sigrid Undsets veg 16E, 2615 Lillehammer


Hours of Operation:
May 28 - June 17 at 11:00 - 16:00 (every day) June 18 - August 14 at 10.00 - 17.00 (every day) August 15 - August 31 at 11:00 - 16:00 (every day) Saturday and Sunday in September: Kl. 11.00 - 16.00


Cost: 135.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Small

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

Food Court: Not Listed

Gift Shop: Not Listed

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