Museum of Reconstruction

Local nameGjenreisningsmuseet
LocationHammerfest, Norway

The Museum of Reconstruction for Finnmark and North Troms is a museum in the town of Hammerfest, Norway.

As was much of Northern Norway, the entire town of Hammerfest was razed to the ground by the retreating Nazi German military forces at the end of World War II. The museum commemorates this event with a wide range of displays, including both photographs and many items from the town from around that time. The first part of the main sequence of exhibits, on the ground floor, depicts the events themselves; the second consists largely of a series of reconstructions of the town during and following its reconstruction. There are homes, workplaces and other such tableaux, composed mostly of authentic items retained from that time, clearly showing how shockingly basic life was at first as the town's residents rebuilt their homes and lives, literally and exactly from the ground up.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Reconstruction

Official Website http://www.kystmuseene.no/the-museum-of-reconstruction-for-finnmark-and-northern-troms.107297.en.html

Address 19 Kirkegata, Hammerfest 9600, Norway

Coordinates 70°39'44.415" N 23°40'40.712" E

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