Sigrid Undset's home Bjerkebæk

Interesting, but maybe mostly for Undset insiders?

This was a interesting little museum with interesting information about Sigrid Undset. But it is a _little_ museum which you can easily do in 30 minutes if you're impatient. If you're more contempla...

Old Home of Nobel Prize Winner Surprised!

It was a delight to find how well kept and professional the Bjerkebæk residence was run. Of course, we had to be guided through the buildings, but the guide was very knowledgeable and the hour with he...

Beautiful grounds, all well maintained

The people who tend the grounds do a fabulous job. Such a peaceful setting for so famous a Norwegian icon.

Literary Museum

Sigrid Undset although born in Denmark is a Norwegian literary icon. After some success in Christiana / Oslo she moved with her two children, with a third on the way to Lillehammer, where she wrote he...

Readers of Sigrid Undset should not miss this

We finally got to visit Bjerkebaek, after having read several of her books, read about her stays in Rome (especially "Jenny") and her converting to Catholicism, her strong comments on society and mora...