Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This worthwhile museum, spread over two warehouses dating from around 1800, covers
200 years of Stavanger's maritime history. There's a large collection of model boats, sailing
vessels, a wind-up foghorn and reconstructions of a late-19th-century sailmaker's work-
shop and merchant's living quarters. Exhibitions examine the history of shipwrecks and
rescue operations over 400 years. The museum also owns two historic sailing vessels: the
1848
Anna of Sand
and the 1896
Wyvern,
both of which can be visited when in port.
Stavanger Bymuseum
MUSEUM
Features at this city museum include evidence of Stone Age habitation, the medieval bish-
opric, the herring years and the development of the city into a modern oil capital.
Stavanger of the 1880s is described in a series of tableaux focusing on local author Alex-
ander L Kielland. Also in the same building is the
Norwegian Natural History Museum
(
11am-4pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug, Tue-Sun rest of year)
.
Ledaal
HISTORIC BUILDING
The empire-style Ledaal was constructed between 1799 and 1803 for wealthy merchant
shipowner Gabriel Schanche Kielland. Recently restored, and featuring unusual antique
furniture, it serves as the local royal residence and summer home.
Breidablikk
HISTORIC BUILDING
This opulent manor was constructed for the merchant shipowner Lars Berentsen. Its au-
thentic late-19th-century interiors include old farming implements, books and decorative
objects.
Stavanger Kunstmuseum
GALLERY
This museum, 2.5km south of the town centre, displays Norwegian art from the 18th cen-
tury to the present, including the haunting
Gamle Furutrær
and other landscape paintings
