Vest-Agder Museum Kristiansand or simply Kristiansand Museum (formerly Vest-Agder Fylkesmuseum) was founded in 1903 and is located in
Kristiansand,
Norway. Kristiansand Museum consists of a main building with collections and 40 old buildings, grouped by where they previously stood.
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Exhibits
Setesdaltunet consists of buildings from
Valle and
Bykle in
Aust-Agder County, containing houses for living,
stabbur,
sauna and
barns. The oldest buildings date from the middle of the 17th century. The farm shows how the housing and living conditions developed in
Setesdal until 1920.
Vest-Agdertunet consists of
farmhouse, storehouse, barn/stable, barn and schoolhouse from
Eiken in
Hægebostad municipality
Vest-Agder County, originally built in the period 1859-1875
Bygaden (the town street) consists of houses, taken from town centre
Kvadraturen in Kristiansand. The collection includes
general store,
workshops and houses for living with interiors, time typical for the late 19th century.
Mini city is a
miniature model of
Kvadraturen, the city centre of Kristiansand, as the city appeared in the 1880s and 1890s. There is also a model of the former
Kristiansand Cathedral which burned to the ground in 1880. "Mini-builders" is a group of enthusiasts who have built the model as a hobby.
Kristiansand Museum forms part of Vest-Agder-museet IKS which was established as a result of a consolidation in 2006-07. Vest-Agder-museet IKS currently consists of several geographical departments: Flekkefjord museum, Lista museum, Sjølingstad Uldvarefabrik, Mandal museum, Kristiansand museum (formerly Vest-Agder Fylkesmuseum), Gimle Gård,
Setesdalsbanen, Kristians kanonmuseum and
SS Hestmanden.
Vest-Agder-museet IKS is organized as an inter-municipal company. All the municipalities in the former county of
Vest-Agder county as well as
Aust-Agder County Municipality share ownership.[2]