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Photo: Ian Brodie / Visit Lillehammer

Guided tour in the poet's home

Saturdays and Sundays in September

1.30 pm

Join us on a guided tour of Sigrid Undset's beautiful home!

At Bjerkebæk, Sigrid Undset lived with her three children, while she wrote the books for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. You will get an insight into her life as a mother, writer, social debater, Catholic and gardener.

The author's home is filled with her large collection of books, furniture, art and objects that she surrounded herself with to create a home.

Visitors to Bjerkebæk may experience the home accompanied by a tour guide who tells about Sigrid Undset, her life and writing.

  • Duration: 45 minutes
  • Included in the admission ticket
  • Sign up with the museum hosts
  • Maximum 15 participants per tour

Guided tour times

Please note that times may change. Guided tours in English are marked with *.

May 20 – June 21:
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm*, and 2:30 pm.

June 22 – August 16:
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm*, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm.

August 17 – August 31:
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm*, and 2:30 pm.

Saturdays and Sundays in September:
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm*, and 2:30 pm.

*In English if there are international visitors.

Dagligstuen på Bjerkebæk, med kaffebord.

Foto: Ian Brodie / Bjerkebæk. 

Foto: Ian Brodie / Bjerkebæk