Photos: Ssu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 AWeith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Unknown xylographer after a photo og Wilhelm Cappelen., Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Photos: Ssu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 AWeith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Unknown xylographer after a photo og Wilhelm Cappelen., Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
The Folkemuseum's stave church and farmhouses
Your local guide
Erik Halvorsen
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Highlights
- A stave church moved board by board
- Farmhouses from across Norway, side by side
- Turf roofs still used for insulation
- A reconstructed street from the last century
- Norway's regions in one open-air museum
About this tour
This session circles the Norsk Folkemuseum's open-air grounds from outside its buildings, focused on the Gol stave church and the farmhouses relocated from across Norway. You see the church's dark wooden shingles up close and turf roofs on the farm buildings nearby. Erik traces each structure back to the region it came from.
He moves between buildings at a relaxed pace, since the museum's grounds are spread out and each structure needs a moment of its own. He answers questions about specific regions as their buildings come into frame.
This suits anyone who enjoyed Erik's fortress session and wants Norwegian history away from castles and kings. It also suits families or anyone new to the subject, since the buildings explain themselves without much background needed.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Oslo before heading out.
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Stave church exterior 17 min
The camera circles the thirteenth-century Gol stave church, moved here board by board in the 1880s, and I explain how its tarred wooden shingles have survived for so long.
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Open-air farm buildings 17 min
Among the relocated farmhouses you see building styles from different Norwegian regions side by side, and I point out which roofs are turf, a traditional insulation method still visible today.
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Urban street reconstruction 17 min
The walk finishes at the museum's reconstructed early twentieth-century Oslo street, and I explain what each shopfront would have sold before the buildings were moved here from the city centre.
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Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Oslo: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Reindeer and Grünerløkka, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Oslo time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Oslo, showing you Stave church exterior and Open-air farm buildings live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the Folkemuseum grounds live with my phone.
Times shown in Oslo time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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