Exhibitions

There are always several exhibitions at Maihaugen at Lillehammer. Some are permanent for many years whilst others are temporary. The exhibitions are located in the Open Air Museum and inside the visitor center. 

We won the land

Step into the Ice Age and experience Norway's great history!

Fishing exhibition - Knuvel huts

Stories about buildings, tools, boats and techniques developed and used when fishing.

Mail en route

Exhibition on Norway's postal history in the post building.

Post on rail

Enter the train and see how post was effectively sorted here.
Fotocollage av ulik juletrepynt som har vært på Maihaugens juletre.

Maihaugen’s Christmas tree

December - January
Every year an artist or designer makes specially designed decorations for Maihaugen's Christmas tree.

Fotoatelier. Foto: Camilla Damgård/Maihaugen

Workshops

Look into authentic workshops in the Town of the open-air museum.

Previous exhibitions

Archive of exhibitions the last years.

Stativer med tekst og foto utendørs på Maihaugen.

The rural district as an interconnected whole

Outdoor photo exhibition on the history of the open-air museum.
Kister i utstillingen Impulser.

Impulses

Maihaugen’s new main exhibition, Impulses,  contains more than 1000 of the most important objects from the museum collection.