Sollia Krigshistoriske Museum — Local services in Stor-Elvdal

Had the pleasure of visiting this unique WW2 museum. Located in the heart of Norway, Sollia (Sun valley) is a small but spectacular place. Surrounded by mountains, this is bound to take the breath out of any visitor. The museum curator, Mr. Ødegaard, and his private museum, holds what is said to be one of the largest private WW2 collections in Norway. Mr. Ødegaard has deep and impressive knowledge about every single artifact, and presents this with his equally impressive storytelling skills. The museum houses artifacts from around the world, astonishing even the well established collectors and museums. So if you are traveling through norway, this location is accessible from both the E6 and RV3. Remember to make an appointment, Mr. Ødegaard is a busy man and prefers private guided tours so he can give the guests the experience...

Gentleman Jo Øvergaard gave us a tour of his museum when we stopped by randomly while traveling Norway. We've experienced an in depth summary of war-time Norway and the resistance group Grebe. The exhibits are displayed in a tidy and structured manner. Jo understands to relate exhibit objects to locations and certain occasions developing context and forming a picture in mind. History becomes palpable while Jo delivers structured and comprehensive lecture adopting to different levels of visitor's history knowledge and is happily answering questions in between. The variety of exhibits is astounding but not cluttered. He has a story to each one of them. Don't miss out on...

A museum with many autentic weapons, uniforms and a varity of items from WW2.

The owner of the museum, Jo Øvergaard, conects many of the autentic weapons and other items in the museum with stories about men and women that faugth against the nazis, in a very facinating way. This is a museum you MUST visit if you are interested in war-history and the unique history conected to brave men and women that...