Kirsten Flagstad Museum — Attraction in Hamar

A lovely little museum in the heart of Hamar! Visiting the Kirsten Flagstad museum is a great way to spend an hour learning about one of Hamar and Norway's most famous daughters. The museum is located in the house that Kirsten Flagstad was born, which gives you a great sense of her early life and upbringing. The real treasure of the museum, though, has to be the collection of Kirsten's costumes and jewelry from some of the many roles she filled on stage. Some of those dresses are absolutely to die for! Being an opera enthusiast probably helps while visiting this museum, but the displays and the tour are so well presented that you can't help but be fascinated. Definitely...

I visited before lock down but this was a fascinating experience. I love this artist's singing but was drawn much closer to the roots of her musicality and talent in Hamar which led on to her domination in this area of performance. The museum is small but occupied me for 3 hours in discussion with the resident curator. Anniken knew so much about her subject and revealed much new and recent scholarship about Kerstin Flagsad that left the place even more in awe or the singer but also how special this museum is and being developed under Anniken's care and enthusiasm. If you like opera and great operatic singing do not ignore this museum during you...

Museum and Hamar's oldest house and place where famous Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad was born (12 July 1895). She ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century, and many opera critics called hers "the voice of the century."

Located near city central square. Definitely worth...