Welcome to The Hamsun Centre

Celebrated
and
Condemned

”I am at peace, my mind is clear and my conscience free.” (On Overgrown Paths, 1949)

From the exhibition: Celebrated and Condemned

The
wan-
derer

"Yes, we are the wanderers on this earth. We travel the roads and the deserts, sometimes we crawl, and sometimes we walk upright and trample one another." (Wayfarers, 1927)

From the exhibition: The Wanderer

Growth
of
the Soil

"That long, long path across the moors and through the forests, who walked that first?" (Growth of the Soil, 1917)

From the exhibition: Growth of the Soil

The
Critic of
Civilization

"Progress is the needed rest for the body and serenty for the soul. Progress is the well-being of humanity."

From the exhibition: The Critic of Civilization

Flowers
and
Blood

“– I love three things, I then say. I love a dream of love I once had, I love you, and I love this patch of earth. – And which do you love best? – The dream.” (Pan, 1984)

From the exhibition: Flowers and Blood

The
Modern
-ist

"Dammit, I'm not to die, at least not until I have created a literature that suits me."

From the exhibition: The Modernist

Childhood

"[...] I return to the days of my childhood, when I tended the beasts in the fields at home. That was when my feeling for nature was awakened – if I have any –" From the exhibition: Childhood

Politics

"I am not worthy to speak aloud of Adolf Hitler, and his life and work do not invite to sentimental words." (1945)

From the exhibition: Politics

Nordland

"The place you come from is always lovely, it's patriotism on a small scale, the feeling of home."

From the exhibition: Nordland

The Hamsun Centre

Foto: Ernst Furuhatt / Nordlandsmuseet

The Hamsun Centre

The Knut Hamsun Centre is located by the vicarage ruins on the banks of the Glimma River in Presteid in Hamarøy Municipality in Northern Norway. The centre is situated in a beautiful cultural landscape surrounded by nature that remains virtually as untouched as it was in Hamsun’s time. The centre’s tower offers an impressive view over the realm of Hamsun, the area that inspired the author to write such world renowned books as Pan, Growth of the Soil and Wayfarers.

Opening hours

Winter season:
Tue-fri: 10.00–15.30
Sat–sun: 11.00–17.00
Mon: closed

Summer 2012 (june 1st – aug. 19th):
Every day 11.00 – 18.00

Tickets:
Adults: NOK 90
Children (6-18 years old): NOK 50
Children (0-5 years old): free
Pensioners / students: NOK 70
Family ticket (2 adults and 3 children): NOK 250
Groups (more than 10 people): NOK 70 per person

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