Dagali Museum

Dagali Museum is located in the village of Dagali, 24 kilometers from Geilo.

Gunnar Steensen (1870-1970) started the collection work as early as around the year 1900. In 1947 he bequeathed the museum to the village of Dagali. The museum has buildings and objects from Dagali, Skurdalen, Tunhovd and Uvdal. There are a total of 12 buildings in the museum, most of which are from the 1700s and 1800s.

Located in the middle of the mountain village of Dagali at the gateway to Hardangervidda. Teacher and standard-bearer Gunnar Stensen (1870 - 1970) collected and built up his private museum. In 1947, he bequeathed the entire museum to the village of Dagali. Buildings and objects come largely from Dagali, but some also come from Skurdalen, Tunhovd and Uvdal. Most are in the tradition from Numedal since Dagali until 1944 belonged to Uvdal municipality.

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