A significant part of our exhibit revolves around Norwegian fairy tales and their protagonists. These fairy tales showcase different types of trolls such as the mountain, sea, and forest trolls.
We present both individual characters and installations of entire scenes from these stories and we do this by using handmade, original figures with exceptional attention to detail as well as beautiful illustrations. In addition, some (but not all) of these installations are supplemented with Augmented Reality technology (for more details about AR, go here).
Our exhibit relies on the work of collectors of fairy tales Asbjørnsen and Moe, as well as illustrations by Theodor Kittelsen. It is only thanks to them that all these stories have survived to this day. You can learn more about them and their work in our museum.
We also have some of the oldest editions of Norwegian fairy tale collections, such as Troldskab – a famous fairy tale collection illustrated by Theodor Kittelsen, Folke og Huldre Eventyr by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, and Soria Moria Slot by Theodor Kittelsen.
Come and see for yourself!
