Damsgård Country Mansion - Bergen City Museum

Opening Times

Season (20 June 2021 - 15 Aug 2021)
Day	Times
Monday	Closed
Tuesday - Sunday	12:00	- 15:00

* Opening hours are for the gardens.

About

Damsgård Country Mansion was erected in the 18th C. It is perhaps Europe’s best preserved wooden Rococco building with the original interior.

About

Bergen was a large, busy and rich town at the end of the 18th century. Amongst the aristocracy it was popular to build luxurious countryside retreats for entertaining, recreation and perhaps a bit of farming. Around 1800 there were as many as 70 of these retreats in the surroundings of Bergen, and the finest of them all was Damsgaard.

Damsgård Country Mansion was built in the 1770s for Minister of War Gyldenkrantz. It is the most important example of Rococo architecture in Norway, and is perhaps the best preserved wooden building in Europe from this period.

The garden at Damsgård is today recreated as form and content may have been in the 1780s. Ibis film AS made in 2014 the short film «The little castle» about Damsgård Country Mansion. The garden is open to the public during the summer.

Covid-19 precautions:

Due to Covid-19 we take precautions and measurements according to the laws and regulations applying. We are up-to-date on current infection control measures.
To give the audience a safe and good experience, we have limited the number of visitors in the museum, a minimum of 1 meter distance.
Disinfectant is offered. You will find more information on arrival at the museum. Recommended use of face mask.

Prices

Ticket Type	Ticket Tariff
Adults	NOK80.00 tickets
Student	NOK40.00 tickets
Children	Free

Prices may be subject to change.

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OxfordZeds
Oxford
Trip Type:
Couples
Not to be missed!
Thursday, 31st July 2014
Possibly the best preserved wooden building from 18th-century Europe, in rococo style rarely seen in wood, this charming manor house tops my list of places to visit in Bergen. Only four stops on the... Read full review
Strathbogie13
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Friends getaway
Interesting tour
Tuesday, 1st September 2015
Make sure you arrive in time for a guided tour. Knowledgable guide. Interesting to see the house restored to how it would have been in previous times. Read full review
BarbieBabyDoll8
Oslo, Norway
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Love the manor!
Thursday, 16th July 2020
Too bad tourists are not allowed to enter the manor due to precautions on covid-19, you are only allowed to enter the gardens which i enjoyed maybe much more if I was able to enter the classic home... Read full review

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By bus: Bus no. 6 from Olav Kyrres gate, direction west to Laksevåg school. For timetable, check skyss.no

By car: Follow rv. 555 towards Sotra across the bridge called Puddefjordsbroen, turn right towards Damsgård immediately after the bridge, rv. 582. Follow the signs to Damsgård Hovedgård.

GPS: 60.3834, 5.3020

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built - 1770
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reconstructed - 1985

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