About us
The Hardanger and Voss Museum was established on January 17, 2006, as a consolidation of several established museums in the region:
>>> Hardanger Maritime Centre (Norheimsund)
>>> Kabuso Art Centre (Øystese)
>>> Hardanger folk museum (Utne)
>>> Granvin Rural Museum (Granvin)
Borgstova (Vikøy)
The museum is tasked with collecting, preserving, researching, and communicating cultural expressions from both the past and the present. By documenting both variations and commonalities, the museum aims to highlight Hardanger and Voss on local, regional, and international levels. As a custodian of societal memory, the museum aspires to be an open meeting place where everyone is welcome to explore and experience. The museum also provides professional assistance on museum and cultural heritage matters to municipalities and volunteers in the region.
Our Social Responsibility
Diversity
Hardanger and Voss Museum strives to reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. The goal is to achieve a balanced composition of employees in terms of age, gender, and cultural background.
The Museum is:
- Certified as an Eco-Lighthouse
- An approved training institution for traditional crafts, including boat building, carpentry, rope making, and blacksmithing
- A host organization for the European Voluntary Service (EVS)
Our Values
Credible
Our communication, management, advisory services, restoration, and other activities are based on knowledge.
Generous
We share our knowledge within the organization and externally with the wider community.
Engaged
We are passionate about our fields, our workplace, and our local community. We aim to achieve something meaningful for ourselves and others. We challenge established truths and embrace innovation.
HVM in Numbers (2023):
- 34 exhibitions
- 100 events (folk music concerts in July not included)
- 139 cultural-historical buildings and vessels
- 52,610 artifacts
- 94,785 photographs
Visitor Numbers
| Total visits | Per 19.12.19 | Per 19.12.20 | Per 19.12.21 | Per 19.12.22 | Per 19.12.23 | Change from 2022 | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardanger Maritime Centre | 20 183 | 6 855 | 7 323 | 17 208 | 18 860 | 1 652 | 10 % |
| Hardanger folk museum | 7 742 | 3 200 | 4 327 | 6 900 | 7 968 | 1 068 | 15 % |
| Agatunet | 5 216 | 3 990 | 7 491 | 6 983 | 6 111 | -872 | -12 % |
| Skredhaugen | 1 551 | 3 490 | 1 667 | 1 203 | 928 | -275 | -23 % |
| Kabuso | 8 525 | 5 323 | 6 563 | 10 220 | 10 428 | 208 | 2 % |
| Hardanger Skyspace | 461 | 445 | 309 | 497 | 427 | -70 | -14 % |
| Ingebrigt Vik museum | 1 293 | 828 | 1 064 | 1 323 | 1 385 | 62 | 5 % |
| Voss folk museum | 11 189 | 4 972 | 7 308 | 12 328 | 10 851 | -1 477 | -12 % |
| Kvam Rural museum Storeteigen | 2 885 | 647 | 1 327 | 678 | 604 | -74 | -11 % |
| Total HVM | 59 049 | 29 752 | 37 379 | 57 340 | 57 562 | 222 | 0,4 % |
