Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry — Attraction in Ullensvang

A nice site and worth visiting. You can learn a lot about the history of waterpower in Odda. Getting up close with the generators in the old building is overwhelming and it is nice to be able to go into the control room and be able to see everything up close, without any ropes or barriers blocking your way. We would have liked to get some more technical information about how the turbines, generators, transformers and other machines work and what they do, especially for people who love old technology. It was also a bit disappointing that most of the information on the big posters was in Norwegian. Some had small papers with English and German, but not all of them. Making these translations a bit more easy to find would be great.

But if you are in Odda, be sure to visit this Museum. Because it is very educational and...

We were absolutely impressed by the museum. We learned so much about this pioneer-hydropowerstation in particular, but also about the social and cultural context of the region in general. We are convinced that our guide knew absolutely everything, from wild emergency stories back in the day to the Sami‘s struggle for justice right now. He knew exactly how to keep us curious until the very end of the tour and answered all our questions. The odda highlight of the day was the film they played in a really nice and warm room just for us.

Thanks for hosting us in this great place all day while it was raining and we were trying to find a lift home. :))

We really enjoyed the nice chats with the woman at the reception and greatly appreciated the warm waffles. Would love...

We spend a few days in Odda in March and went to the Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry. We planned to stay an hour but in fact we stayed much longuer. The surprise was that the guide was viscerally passionate about norwegian history and geopolitic related to hydropower and industry. Thanks to her and to the quality of the museum we spend a great and fascinating time. The machinery is also spectacular with very big turbines and marble controle table :) We defintely recommend this museum wich is one of the attraction to see around. After the museum we followed the advices of the guide and went for a walk along the pipes up to Lilletop. Getting on top in winter is difficult but possible with an adequat equipement. The view at the top is...