Wednesday 12th September 2018
Just off the main Sam Eydes Gate Road in Rjukan is an outdoor folklore museum, Tinn Museum, which is easy to spot as several of the delightful antiquarian buildings can be seen from the road.
Just as in Galicia, many of the buildings bore some similarities with the typical granaries, known as hórreos, built in wood or stone in Spain.
The museum was closed when we were there but it is possible to walk around the buildings and many have information plaques which help you to understand their purpose.
We discovered that the buildings were wonderfully preserved examples of the old agrarian society in and around the local area. (Agrarian meaning relating to the cultivation of the land).
The storehouse or stabbur had a clear purpose; for the storage of food, although sometimes for the storage of precious clothing and typically consisted of one or two floors and was elevated above the ground. They were made of wood, using the old log cabin technique and often beautifully crafted. Along with these buildings were others found on traditional Norwegian farms.
Many old storehouses can still be found on Norwegian farms, even today, and what fantastic reminders of Norway’s heritage they are.
We’ll let the pictures do the talking 😉
