Vest-Agder-museet Kristiansand

It was a beautiful day so we decided to meet my colleague, Irene, and her kids at the Vest-Agder Museet a half-hour walk from our apartment. This open-air museum includes about 40 buildings mostly from the period between 1650 and 1900.


Irene, who, at one time, worked as a tour guide at the Vest-Agder-Museet, with her children, Emma and Jacob


A reconstruction of city center of Kristiansand in the late 19th century. Built by pensioners. We imagined Saratoga, our pet ferret, would find this city just his scale.



Dad explaining Morse Code to Walter.



Walter and Maritime Exhibition. In 1879, Norway had the third largest shipping fleet, behind the U.S. and Britain.




A ship's crew, with cats, c. 1900.


19th nautical training equipment from a school in Kristiansand.


A shipwreck c. 1903. The entire crew perished.




The significance of shipping to the city.






Walter pensive.




Bill in front of log storehouse from Nomeland farm, Valle, c. 1600 (caption follows)




Mark and Bill and sod-roof barn from Bjørgum farm, Hylestad in Valle. Needs a goat on the roof to trim it.


Mark and I in front of "Bur" (storehouse) from Kjelleberg farm, Valle.