Museums in Halden

• Svenskegata 6

Halden Museum – Fayegården is part of the Østfold museums and is idyllically located by Busterud Park in the heart of Halden. The museum presents the city’s history through exhibitions, events, and family-friendly experiences, set within a historic building dating back…

• Torget 4

It should not be attractive to end up in prison, but Halden Prison Museum invites interested groups, associations, companies, and school classes into the large white building in the town square of Halden. This is the former Fredrikshald District Prison, established in 1863 and taken out of use in…

• Fagerholt

The Monolith of Vigelandsparken in Oslo is made of granite from Iddefjorden in Halden. In 1922, the 280-stone stone block, which would reach 121 shots of 17 meters, shot out and transported the sea to Oslo - it was lifted on a boat without a crane! Vigelandsparken "comes from" Halden. So…

• Gamle Svinesundsvei 158

Visit Smaalensbanen – the Miniature World of Norway – at Kornsjø – at the Swedish-Norwegian Border by Svinesund (E6).   A large model-railway in scale 1:87 was at first built up in the old railway station at Kornsjø – halfway between Oslo and Gothenburg…

• Fredriksten festning

Fredriksten Museum, located in Østre kurtine at Fredriksten Fortress, offers a journey through Halden's military history and life at the fortress, from exhibitions covering the period from the 1640s to 1905. Visitors learn of critical moments, such as the Great Northern War's start in…

• Teatergata 3

Fredrikshald Theatre is Norway’s only preserved Baroque theatre. Built in 1838 for the town’s citizens — not princes and kings — the theatre represents a unique cultural heritage building and a vibrant venue for performing arts and public engagement today. The building was…

• Fredriksten festning

Fredriksten is located in the eastern curtain wall of Fredriksten Fortress and offers insight into Halden’s military history and life at the fortress from the 17th century until the dissolution of the union in 1905. On the ground floor, you’ll find the reception and museum shop, where…

• Herregårdsveien 10

Rød Manor in Halden is one of Norway’s best-preserved country estates. Here you can experience aristocratic interiors, beautiful gardens, and the stories of some of Halden’s most influential families over three centuries. About the Manor The manor bears traces of Halden’s…