Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons Aulestad is the well-preserved farm estate where Norway's most celebrated author lived from 1875 until his death in 1910. Bjørnson won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming Norway's first Nobel laureate. He also wrote the lyrics to "Ja, vi elsker dette landet," the Norwegian national anthem. The grand barn at the top of the property displays exhibitions on Bjørnson's life and literary works, with the main house presenting intimate glimpses into how the family lived during his most productive years.
After the death of Bjørnson's widow in 1934, the family donated Aulestad to the state and it opened to the public as a museum. The property remains one of the best-preserved artist homes in Norway, offering both literary history and a sense of rural life at the turn of the 20th century. The surrounding birch-lined approaches add to the sense of arrival at something significant.
After the death of Bjørnson's widow in 1934, the family donated Aulestad to the state and it opened to the public as a museum. The property remains one of the best-preserved artist homes in Norway, offering both literary history and a sense of rural life at the turn of the 20th century. The surrounding birch-lined approaches add to the sense of arrival at something significant.
