Kongsvinger Museum

Get to know the region's multifaceted history! The name Anno Museum Kongsvinger region is a collective name for several museums in the Kongsvinger region. The department consists of Kongsvinger Museum, Women's Museum, Odalstunet and Eidskog Museum.In the summer of 2021, the museum's new exhibition "Homeland" opened - it is about the artist Erik Werenskiold and Kongsvinger town in the period 1855 – 1905.

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Gyldenborg, Kongsvinger festning 2, 2213 Kongsvinger

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Kongsvinger

+47 62 88 82 90
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Kongsvinger Museum has two facilities in Øvrebyen: Gyldenborg and Aamodtgården. In addition, they are responsible for Skinnarbøl School Museum.

Gyldenborg is Kongsvinger Museum's headquarters with exhibitions, lecture hall, museum shop and a small library of local history literature.

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