Setesdal.com - Evjemoen Defence Museum

Evjemoen Defence Museum shows the history of the Norwegian defence
in the district of Evje og Hornnes in the period between 1911 and 2003.
In addition, the museum features an exhibition on World War II, with
emphasis on the district of Agder, and shows various types of weaponry
and vehicles, hand weaponry and uniforms. One part is devoted to Jørgen
Løvland, who, after the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905, was
Norway’s fi rst minister of foreign affairs and later prime minister of Norway 1907-1908. In 2009, a new exhibition will open, dealing with Norway’s participation in international operations after 1945. Turn off highway 9 and continue towards Evjemoen.

Open: Sunday 20 June and Sunday 27 June, daily between 1 July and
8 August, and Sunday 15 August, 11:00-17:00.

Evjemoen Defence Museum

4735 EVJE


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