Old Bergen Museum - Bymuseet i Bergen

In Old Bergen, the whole family can experience life in the "old days". Here you can stroll and look in the houses, feed the birds, climb the trees and, not least, visit the Civil Servant´s family in 1826 and the Merchant's family in 1886. On the square, short plays are played throughout the day, and in between it all the children can join in the fun and games.

Tickets, ice cream, coffee, soft drinks, old fashioned toys and more are sold in the museum shop.

And not least, we look forward to welcoming you to our café on the square offering traditional cinnamon buns!

Weekly Children's Activity: Weekdays from 11:30 to 12:30

WEEK 33  When the Bell Rang, We Ran! Join a school lesson with Miss Frantzen in 1886.
WEEK 27  "Inn til vegge" Games: Singing games from Grandma's childhood.
WEEK 28  Carpentry Workshop: Make your own toy.
WEEK 29  Sewing Workshop: Sew something beautiful!
WEEK 30  “Elle Melle” Games: Fun and games from Great-Grandma’s time.
WEEK 31  Carpentry Workshop: Make your own toy!
WEEK 32  Morse Code: Old-fashioned telephones and secret messages.
WEEK 33  When the Bell Rang, We Ran! Join a school lesson with Miss Frantzen in 1886.

Join perhaps the world's smallest cruise?

Enjoy a small cruise with the boat Beffen to and from Old Bergen Museum this summer! 1. June to 31. August.
Every day throughout the summer, the charming little Beffen ferry departs from Vågen/Rundetårn to the Old Bergen Museum.
Departure from Vågen/Rundetårn daily at 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 (ends at the Norwegian Fishery Museum)
Departure from Old Bergen Museum daily from 11:20, 12:50, 14:20 and 15:50

You can buy a ticket for the trip on board. Show the ticket at the reception at Old Bergen Museum to receive a 20% discount on the entrance fee. A 20% discount is also offered at the Bergen Aquarium, the Norwegian Fisheries Museum, and the Storeblå Aquaculture Visitor Centre.

Adults NOK 120. Children NOK 60.

Old Bergen becomes a museum

The museum was opened in 1949 and is built around the summer house "Elsesro" which shipbuilder Rasmus Rolfsen built for his wife Elsebe. The property was owned by the Rolfsen family from 1784 to 1903. Here, the family built a shipyard and a summerhouse, and later a park in the style of a formal English garden. Old Bergen foundation succeeded in establishing the museum as a safe haven for Bergen’s old buildings, which were threatened with being torn down. The houses which you will find at the museum arrived between 1945 and 1981. The open air Museum has today 55 wooden houses, most of which originally stood in the centre of Bergen.

The park

Take a stroll in the surrounding english park which is ideal for peacefullness, inspiration. Open to all visitors. Maybe it's tempting to take a dip in seaside bathing facility at Elsesro (Sandviken Sjøbad)? Just remember that smoking, grilling and the use of open fire is prohibited in the museum area.

This beautiful area and surrondings can be visited all year round!

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E-mail: booking@bymuseet.no