Setskog Landhandelmuseum is a former general store built in 1871, now one of Norway's largest privately owned country store museums. The collection holds around 13,000 objects: retail goods, advertising signs, packaging, and equipment arranged as the shop would have looked in the late 1930s through the 1960s.
The store also served as a petrol station. A 1959 Bedford truck and a 1964 Ford Taunus are part of the collection. The original fixtures, shelves, and counter are preserved, giving an unusually complete picture of what a rural Norwegian general store looked like before supermarkets took over.
Film fans may recognise the building: it was used as a filming location for the first two Knerten movies, based on Anne-Cath. Vestly's children's books. The store scenes were shot here.
The museum is open on Sundays during summer.
The store also served as a petrol station. A 1959 Bedford truck and a 1964 Ford Taunus are part of the collection. The original fixtures, shelves, and counter are preserved, giving an unusually complete picture of what a rural Norwegian general store looked like before supermarkets took over.
Film fans may recognise the building: it was used as a filming location for the first two Knerten movies, based on Anne-Cath. Vestly's children's books. The store scenes were shot here.
The museum is open on Sundays during summer.
