Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry
The Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry (Norwegian: Norsk Vasskraft- og Industristadmuseum) is a cultural history museum at Odda in Vestland county, Norway. The museum is located in the village of Tyssedal. The museum is dedicated to the industrial history of Odda and Tyssedal, and more generally to history related to rivers and water, hydropower production, electricity, power intensive industry and its society.[1]
A main attraction is the power station
Close to the power station is the former administration building for AS Tyssefaldene, the power generation company that owns and operates the hydropower plant. Today the building houses the museum's exhibitions, library, archives, photo and audio collections, as well as an auditorium. Further upstream it is possible to visit the installations at Lilletopp, Vetlevann and the Ringedals Dam. Three old workmen's houses in Odda and a small former hydrologic research station at the glacier Folgefonna are also part of the museum. A via ferrata has been built that allows safe climbing along the very steep pipeline.[3]
References
- ^ "Norsk Vasskraft- og Industristadmuseum". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Knut A Rosvold. "Tysso I kraftverk". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Knut A Rosvold. "AS Tyssefaldene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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