Museum sights in Hamar
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Hedmark Museum & Glass Cathedral
West of town (1.5km), the extensive open-air county museum includes 18th- and 19th-century buildings, a local folk-history exhibit featuring the creepy Devil’s Finger, the ruins of the castle, and the extraordinary showcase ‘glass cathedral’ (Domkirkeodden). The cathedral, whose ruins stand poignantly beneath the glass-and-steel roof, and castle dominated Hamar until 1567, when they were sacked by the Swedes. Take bus 6 from the town library (Nkr32, hourly).
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Norwegian Railway Museum
Established in 1896 to honour Norway’s railway history, this open-air railway museum, lies on the Mjøsa shore. In addition to lovely historic stations, engine sheds, rail coaches and steam locomotives, you’ll learn about the extraordinary engineering feats required to carve the railways through Norway’s rugged terrain.
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Norwegian Emigrant Museum
Around 10km east of town, the fine open-air Norwegian Emigrant Museum focuses on exhibits and archives from Norwegian emigrants to America from the 1880s. There’s also a research library open to members (Nkr150).
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