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tended in 1634 and given its current cruciform shape with the addition of two naves in
1663.
Guided tours explain the interior paintings and Jakop Sæterdalen's chancel arch and pul-
pit (from 1793). At night, the church is lit to fairy-tale effect. Entry to the grounds, which
are open year-round, is free.

Lom Stavkyrkje Museum MUSEUM
( 61 21 19 33; www.gbdmuseum.no ; admission Nkr10; 9am-8pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 9am-4pm

May-mid-Jun & mid-Aug-Christmas, 10am-3pm Jan-Apr)
In the souvenir shop next to the stave church, there's a small museum about the stave
church.

Fossheim Steinsenter MUSEUM
(Stone & Mineral Museum; 61 21 14 60; www.fossheimsteinsenter.no ; 10am-7pm Mon-Sat,

10am-6pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 10am-4pm May & mid-Aug-Sep)
The fascinating Fossheim Steinsenter combines an impressive selection of rare and beauti-
ful rocks, minerals, fossils, gems and jewellery for sale, and a large museum of geological
specimens from all over Norway and the world; don't miss the downstairs fossil exhibition.
The knowledgeable owners of the centre are especially proud of the Norwegian national
stone, thulite. It was discovered in 1820 and is now quarried in Lom; the reddish colour is
derived from traces of manganese.

Norsk Fjellmuseum MUSEUM
(Norwegian Mountain Museum; 61 21 16 00; www.fjell.museum.no ; adult/child 12-16yrs Nkr70/40;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Sat, 9am-3pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 9am-4pm Mon-Sat & 9am-3pm
Sun mid-May-Jun & mid-Aug-early Sep)
Acting as the visitors centre for Jotunheimen National Park, this worthwhile mountain mu-
seum contains mountaineering memorabilia, and exhibits on natural history (the woolly
mammoth is a highlight) and cultural and industrial activity in the Norwegian mountains.
There's also an excellent 10-minute mountain slide show and, upstairs, a scale model of
the park.