Travel Reference
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Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum
GALLERY
40; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun Jun-late Aug, 10am-3pm Mon-Wed & Fri & Sat, noon-8pm
Thu, noon-4pm Sun Sep-May)
The permanent collection of this splendid museum exhibits the best of Scandinavian
design, including a couple of bijou art-nouveau rooms. A whole floor is devoted to the pi-
oneering works of three acclaimed female artists: the tapestry creations of Hannah Ryggen
and Synnøve Anker Aurdal, and the innovative glasswork of Benny Motzfeldt.
Kristiansten Fort
FORTRESS
For a bird's-eye view of the city, climb 10 minutes from the Gamle Bybro to Kristiansten
Fort, built after Trondheim's great fire of 1681. During WWII the Nazis used it as a prison
and execution ground for members of the Norwegian Resistance. The grounds are open
year-round, whenever the flag is raised.
Medieval Church Ruins
ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS
During excavations for the library on Kongens gate, archaeologists found the ruins of a
Thu, 10am-6pm Fri, 11am-4pm Sat)
, now visible beneath the courtyard, together with the skel-
etons of two adults and a child.
In the basement of nearby Søndre gate 4 are the ruins of the medieval
Gregorius Kirke
8.15am-3pm Mon-Wed & Fri, 8.15am-5pm Thu)
, dis-
covered during earlier excavations.
Vitensenteret
SCIENCE CENTRE
Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun late Jun-mid-Aug, 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun rest of
year)
Children especially will enjoy the hands-on experiments at this practical, active centre
with over 150 models to choose from.
