The museum throws you back in time 70 years to experience the futile war fought in this most remote corner of Europe between Germany and Russia and the suffering of the civilian population. This region was one of the most heavily bombed and thousands of soldiers lost their lives here. The texts in the museum are well written and you leave understanding more about what this region has gone through. As an additional exhibit on the second floor there is a smaller display on the growth of the mining industry in Kirkenes.
Small but good for the price to spend an hour or 2. Nice cafe and comfortable seating to have a break.
It was a bit of a walk to visit this museum but once there it was a most instructive 2 hours on The Occupation of Norway and what role the Norwegian Resistance played together with the final destruction of Kirkenes. I liked the way the information was presented in different languages but also the personal thoughts and stories presented in the format of poems written by locals.
Very interesting and well laid out. Harrowing stories but part of history. Easily spend a couple of hours there.
As war museums go this is one of the best, because it focuses on stories from real people affected by the occupation of Kirkenes and the Region in WW2. Most of it is in several languages. Best bit is probably the actual plane from WW2 they have re-built and put inside the place. There is an interesting side exhibition on a Sami painter and good historical info from around the region. The stuff on the mining industry nearby is a bit tame and quite dated though, but there is enough in the WW2 part to make this well worth the visit. Easily walkable from the centre of town too.
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This museum gives a very interesting look at Kirkenes in the past especially at the height of iron ore extraction and the 2nd World War.Worth the little trip up the hill.
I learned a lot on the region, the 2nd world war story in the region, the mining. Interesting museum. It's worth visiting it when traveling that far North
It was a long walk from the Hurtigruten terminal, and not well signposted. You need to use a map! But it was well worth the walk, and the cafe there gives you a chance for a cuppa before you start. It's a large museum, and you need a couple of hours to do it justice.
We really enjoyed a couple of hours here while staying in Kirkenes, we walked from our hotel its not hard to find. We found reading and understanding the history of the border towns and their experiences during the war were most interesting.