Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum

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The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum (Norwegian : Landbruksmuseet for Møre og Romsdal) is part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation. It is located in Gjermundnes in the municipality of Vestnes. The museum was originally a large farm (storgård, in contrast to a småbruk 'small farm' or husmannsplass 'leased farm') [1] and later on an agricultural school. [2]

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Sunnmøre Museum Foundation

The Sunnmøre Museum Foundation is a foundation comprising 12 museums in the Sunnmøre traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal.

Gjermundnes is a hamlet in Norway on the east side of the mouth of Tres Fjord in the municipality of Vestnes. It is also the name of the peninsula where the district is located.

The former Romsdal County (Romsdalen amt) purchased the Gjermundnes Farm 1898. [3] [4] A new facility was built in 1908 to meet the special requirements for the newly established agricultural school. That building had become dilapidated by 1972, and it was decided to demolish it when new construction was completed. However, with financial support from the county executive board, the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, and the municipality of Vestnes, the old facility was renovated and converted into an agricultural museum.

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

Møre og RomsdalUrban East Norwegian: [²møːrə ɔ ˈrʊmsdɑːl](listen) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Oppland, and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

The Gjermundnes Farm is a Norwegian farm at Gjermundnes in the municipality of Vestnes in Møre og Romsdal county.

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The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum was officially opened on August 8, 1981 [5] in conjunction with celebrations marking the centennial of the agricultural school, directed by the Møre og Romsdal agricultural company. In 2009 the museum became part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation. [6]

The museum is located in a building from the old agricultural school. It is a natural stop between Ålesund and Åndalsnes, just south of Molde, with panoramic views of the Romsdal Fjord and Molde. The museum barn contains new exhibitions from 2013 presenting the hard life of a fjord farm in Møre og Romsdal a hundred years ago.

Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Ålesund is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. The town of Ålesund is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district.

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Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Molde is a city and municipality in Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The city is located on the northern shore of the Romsdalsfjord.

The area around the museum is located in a park with an avenue of oak trees dating from 1758, where there is also an Iron Age burial site. [7] The exhibitions in the former dormitory cover the agricultural school's history at Gjermundnes, with student rooms restored to their conditions in 1960 and 1918.

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References

  1. ↑ Wisnnes, Jens (2007). From Singsaas to America (PDF). Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. p. 7. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Otterlei, Inger (November 27, 2013). "Nybygg på Gjermundnes". Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Landbruksmuseet for Møre og Romsdal, Gjermundnes" . Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gjermundnes" (PDF). Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune. Vestnes kommune. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ Husby, Steinar (1987). "Tankar omkring Landbruksmuseet på Gjermundnes". In Rønnestad, Birgitta. Fiskerimuseet på Hjertøya. Molde: Romsdalsmuseet. p. 54.
  6. ↑ "Konsolidering mellom Landbruksmuseet for Møre og Romsdal og Stiftinga Sunnmøre museum". Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommunen. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Agricultural Museum, Vestnes". Sunnmøre Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

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