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Sivert Aarflot Museum

Coordinates: 62°9′44.54″N 6°1′51.01″E / 62.1623722°N 6.0308361°E / 62.1623722; 6.0308361
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Sivert Aarflot Museum
The Nedre Ekset farm in Volda, which Sivert Aarflot purchased in 1798.[1][2] The Sivert Aarflot Museum stands to the left

The Sivert Aarflot Museum (Norwegian: Sivert Aarflot-museet) is a division of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation in Norway.[3] The museum is named after Sivert Aarflot (1759–1817),[2] who among other things started the first rural printing shop in Norway.[2][3] The Sivert Aarflot Museum has a permanent exhibition in the museum building at the farm in Ekset in the municipality of Volda, where Sivert Aarflot lived. Among other items, the collection includes printing equipment.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sivert Aarflot". Allkunne. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Fet, Jostein. "Sivert Aarflot". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Sivert Aarflot Museum, Volda". Stiftinga Sunnmøre Museum. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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62°9′44.54″N 6°1′51.01″E / 62.1623722°N 6.0308361°E / 62.1623722; 6.0308361

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