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Hedmark Museum and Hamar Cathedral Ruins
Hedmarksmuseet og domkirkeodden
 Street address: Strandveien 100, N-2300 Hamar, Norway
Mailing address: Postboks 1053, N-2300 Hamar, Norway
Telephone: 47 6254 2700
Fax: 47 6254 2701
E-mail: admin@domkirkeodden.no
Website: http:/
Proprietor: Hedmark County Council
Contact: Steinar Bjerkestrand Director
Telephone: 47 6254 2720
Opening hours: 18 May-12 Jun and 16 Aug-12 Sep-10am-4pm daily; 13 Jun-15 Aug-10am-6pm daily; other times by appointment
Situated in beautiful surroundings by the Mjøsa Lake, Hedmark Museum is a regional museum for the municipalities of Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker in central eastern Norway. It incorporates the ruins of Hamar's medieval cathedral, covered by a unique glass and steel structure, a creation of the architect Kjell Lund. Another sensational building at the museum is the Storhamar-barn. It was made into a museum by arhitect Sverre Fehn in the 1970s, and it has become one of his central works. Two new protective buildings were constructed in recent years, these are also products of architect Sverre Fehn.
The museum contains displays of artefacts from the Viking Age, the Iron Age and the Middle Ages up to the 19th century. It also has a collection of about 50 buildings; barns and farm houses from the surrounding areas. These buildings vary in ages, from late middle ages to the 1800s.
The Kirsten Flagstad museum in downtown Hamar is a satellite of the museum:
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