Romsdalmuseet (Romsdal Museum)
Romsdal Park
About
This is one of the better open-air museums in the fjord district, and its creators showed a certain cleverness. They not only designed Bygata, an early-20th-century street, but they also used remnants of wooden stave churches that were about to be scrapped to create a single, whole church, a neat feat of architectural design. Some "scavengers" went raiding the Romsdal region, searching for antique buildings, including a 16th-century aarestue, or log cabin. In all, they managed to save 50 buildings, which stand today. In summer, local children in regional costumes may sometimes perform folk dances. The open-air museum is a 10-minute walk northwest of the center.
