The Romsdal museum in Molde

Opening hours 2025

Krona exhibitions, cafe and shop:

02.01. - 22.06.:
Tuesday + Wednesday + Friday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday 12 noon - 4pm

17.05. Norway's national day: 10am - 4pm

23.06. - 31.08.: Monday - Sunday 11am - 4pm

01.09. - 30.12.:
Tuesday - Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday - Sunday 12 noon - 4pm

Krona is closed these dates:
January 1
April 17 - 18
May 29
December 24, 25, 26, 31

Tickets: can be purchased on site or pre-booked here:

Tickets

Open-air museum:

17.05. Norway's national day: Leikarringen (children's folk dance group) performs at 12 noon. Kiosk with coffee and ice cream 11am-1.30pm. .

23.06.-10.08.: Monday - Sunday 11am-3pm

Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office next to the main gate of the open-air museum or at Krona (the visitor centre) during standard opening hours. You can also pre-book tickets here:

Tickets

On cruise days in Molde we usually have extended opening hours and you get to see inside many of the old houses. You can either book a ticket ahead by checking with your tour operator or on board the ship, or you can buy directly at the museum. We have guides and very often also volunteers showing traditional activities. See information about dates and times here: https://www.romsdalsmuseet.no/no/cruise

The museum park is open and free to visit except during the times we have activities as mentioned above. Then you can buy a ticket which gives you access to many of the old buildings.

PLEASE NOTICE: During the week of Molde Jazz Festival, we move the activities and guiding to our town street "Bygata". 

The museum park (with the old farm houses) is used for outdoor concerts organised by Moldejazz and you can buy concert tickets here: https://www.moldejazz.no/en/

Entrance fees

* Children 0-11 years must be in company with an adult when visiting the exhibitions.

Guided tours and museum visits outside the standard opening hours can be arranged for groups of Minimum 10 persons. The base price is NOK 1200 + NOK 170,- per person. Send a request to post@romsdalsmuseet.no or call +47 71 20 24 60.

One of the largest and most comprehensive folk museums in Norway is located only a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Molde.

The Romsdal Museum was established in 1912 and portrays buildings and interesting interiors from the whole region. The town street "Bygata" shows typical Molde town houses from the pre-war period. Get a guided tour or wander around on your own. The museum is situated in a beautiful park area with benches where you can relax, there is a duck pond and a pavilion with a great view over the city, the fjord and mountains.

The visitor centre "Krona"

Krona opened in 2016 and offers a permanent exhibition as well as temporary exhibitions, café, museum shop, local history library and the Bunad studio.

Family friendly museum

We have several activites for children. In the main exhibition children can sit in a rowing boat, dress up in costumes, build houses with building sticks, as well as some other activities.

Bunad Verksted (Bunad studio)

Our Bunad studio makes reconstructed folk costumes from Romsdal and during work hours you can see skilled artisans at work. We are member of the international network Économusée. Read more about us here: https://artisansaloeuvre.com/en/artisans/folk-costume-economusee/