Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
- Norway's Resistance Museum
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History
The Norwegian Home Front Museum was founded in 1962 by a number of key representatives from the organisations that made up the civilian and military parts of the Norwegian Home Front. The museum, which was completed for the liberation anniversary celebrations in 1970, was a private foundation until 1995 when it was transferred to the state through the Ministry of Defence and thus became one of the Armed Forces' museums.
Mandates/Sources of Authority
By disseminating knowledge about the occupation years and the resistance struggle, the museum's founders wanted to strengthen the collective will to protect national freedom and otherwise contribute to continued strong support for our democratic values.
In line with the museum's mission statement, which was continued when the museum was taken over by the state, knowledge of the occupation years will be strengthened through the museum's continued work with the collection, management and presentation of artefacts, images and documents. Preserving sources for future research on the history of the occupation years and the struggle for freedom is therefore still a central part of the museum's social mission.
Archival and Other Holdings
The collections include: Special literature: The library contains books, magazines and smaller publications. The museum's book collection can be searched through the Norwegian Defence Libraries page. The books are not for use and studies must take place in the museum's reading room.
NHM also has other printed material such as posters, public notices, forms, voucher cards, etc.
The manuscript collection consists of illegal newspapers, leaflets and other resistance material that has been reprinted and duplicated.
The museum has more than 600 shelf metres of archives. The public archives consist of a series of war archives of the Supreme Armed Forces (FO) that the NHM manages on behalf of the National Archives. In addition, the museum has an extensive private archive collection. Read more... It also contains nearly 2,000,<> taped interviews with resistance fighters and political prisoners. Access to the archives is granted on the basis of a personal request.
Opening Times
Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 16.00
Conditions of Access
The museum's reading room and library are used by researchers, authors and students working on themes of occupational history, but the documentation centre is open to everyone by prior appointment.
Archive records are ordered in advance by phone, email or optionally via the Archive Portal. It is normally possible to place two orders per visit, with a maximum of four archive items at a time.
The reading room is open for regular visits from 10am-15pm. At each attendance, the user's name is entered in NHM's submitted visitor protocol.
Bags and outerwear are deposited in the cupboard (corridor) after stationery, paper and own reference materials are placed in the assigned reading room area.
Visitors can use the library's academic literature by appointment. Books should not be placed back on the shelves after use but should remain in the user's reading room.
Research Services
The archives and documentation department handles daily queries about the occupation years and the resistance. The museum's collections of books, archives and photographs are used in collecting requested information on the resistance organisations and their members.
Reproduction Services
It is possible to use a brought PC and digital camera to photograph text documents.