Summer is here, and we are ready for Family Fun Days at Sunnfjord Museum!
We invite you to join us on Thursday, July 3, as we bring in horse-power and people-power for a traditional harvest of the hay field at Sunnfjord Museum. Join in and learn to use traditional tools to cut, rake, and hang the hay for drying.
Here's what you can expect on the Summer Harvest Day:
Harvest grass with a scythe, and then rake and hang the grass to dry on a traditional hayrack. No experience needed - our knowledgable museum staff will guide you through the techniques!
Make straw dolls with representatives from the Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlaget (a federation for small-scale farmers). Learn about life as a small-scale farmer in Sunnfjord.
Participate in the Wild Pollinator Count, a community research project to document pollinating insects. Traditional farming methods are gentle on the pollinators which call our hayfields home. It's important to protect these insects so that we can be sure to have new vegetation to harvest in the coming season. Learn to identify native pollinators and join in a nature-based scavenger hunt!
After the harvest is finished, we invite everyone to join in a traditional meal of slåttegraut ("harvest porridge") in the Sersjantløa barn.
Welcome, one and all!
Also at the museum:
New exhibit Fiddlers and Funny Ladies: Entertainment in Norwegian America. This exhibit celebrates the 200th anniversary of emigration from the US to North America, and presents emigration from this region of Norway through stories about emigrant entertainers. The exhibit is on display on the second floor of the visitor center.
Outdoor games available in the museum yard
Coloring and board games availabe in the Huus cabin
Visit with the museum's goat flock
Enjoy snacks and unique gifts in the museum cafe and shop