Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information:
Because English descriptions are scant, the 95-kr English
guidebook is worth considering; tel. 61 28 89 00,
www.maihaugen.no
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Visiting the Museum:
The outdoor section, with 200 buildings from the
Gudbrandsdal region, is divided into three areas: the “Rural Collection,” with
old sod-roof log houses and a stave church; the “Town Collection,” with re-
constructed bits of old-time Lillehammer; and the “Residential Area,” with
20th-century houses that look like most homes in today's Norway. The time
trip can be jarring: In the 1980s house, a bubble-gum-chewing girl enthused
abouthernew,“wireless” TVremote andplayed ABBAtunesfromacassette-
tape player.
The museum's excellent “We Won the Land” exhibit (at the entry) sweeps
you through Norwegian history from the Ice Age to the Space Age. The Gud-
