Borgarsyssel Museum


The Borgarsyssel Museum is a museum located at Sarpsborg in Viken county, Norway. The museum was named after Borgarsysla, the Old Norse name of Østfold county.[1][2]

The Borgarsyssel Museum at Sarpsborg
The main entrance of the Borgarsyssel Museum

It was founded in 1921 and documents Østfold's cultural history from the Middle Ages. The open-air collection includes about twenty historic buildings. It is located at the site of the ruins of the Medieval St. Nicholas's Church, which was built during the reign of King Øystein (1103–1123). Olaf's Chapel was built at the Borgarsyssel Museum as an exhibition hall for the Saint Olaf Jubilee (Olavsjubileet) in 1930.[3][4][5]

Since 1947, the Borgarsyssel Museum has been the main county museum of Østfold. Since 1 January 2006 it has been a part of the Østfold Museum (Østfoldmuseet), which coordinates all museums in the county.[6][7]

  • Olaf's Chapel at the Borgarsyssel Museum
  • Interior of Olaf's Chapel
  • Altar at the Borgarsyssel Museum
  • Replica of the Medieval font from Skebjerg Church
  • Replica of Medieval font from Eidsberg Church

References
  1. "Borgarsysla". Caplex (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  2. "Borgarsyssel Museum". Caplex (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  3. "Olavskapellet". Østfoldmuseene. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. "St. Nikolas Kirkeruin Og Ruinparken". Ostfoldmuseene. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  5. "Borgarsyssel Museum". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. "Om Østfoldmuseet" (in Norwegian). Østfoldmuseet. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  7. "Østfoldmuseene". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

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