Furniture Museum
About This Museum
You'd never guess it, but the town that built Norway's furniture empire started with a single stubborn carpenter in a tiny workshop. Tucked inside the old brick powerhouse of the Sykkylven river, the Furniture Museum feels more like stepping into a bustling factory floor than a quiet gallery. You can almost hear the ghostly whir of belt-driven machinery and smell the fresh-cut pine. It’s here you truly grasp how a few small villages on a fjord came to outfit an entire nation's homes.
Collection Highlights
Don't miss the stunning 'Krobo' bench from 1905, its dragon heads snarling in polished wood, or the elegant 'Hallingdal' chair that launched a thousand living rooms. My favorite is the recreated mid-century showroom, complete with an avocado-green kitchen that will transport you right back to 1972.
Visitor Information
Find it in the Strømmefabrikken building right on Storgata—look for the red brick and old industrial charm. Pop in; it's a wonderful detour on a rainy day or when you need a break from all that fjord-gazing.
Architecture & Building
Housed in the original, early 20th-century power station, a solid brick building with large factory windows that once hummed with the energy to run the whole valley.
