Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry
Norsk vasskraft- og industristadmuseum
A former hydropower station museum on the northern outskirts of Odda; its Art Nouveau generator hall, completed in 1918, is hailed as a 'cathedral of electricity' and tells the story of Norway's industrialization.
The Tyssedal hydropower station once supplied electricity to the smelting works in Odda. The hall is monumental from the outside, and its huge generators remain inside. It is now a museum and is listed as a national industrial heritage site in Norway. Exhibitions explain how hydropower transformed the fjord town, and workers' housing is on display. Admission is about 120 NOK, with guided tours in summer. The road to Trolltunga passes through Tyssedal, about 6 km from Odda, so it works well as a rainy-day or rest-day outing.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 10:00–17:00; shorter in other seasons
Nearby sights
- Buerbreen
- Fonna Glacier Ski Resort
- Folgefonna National Park
- Låtefossen
- Trolltunga
- Agatunet
- Lofthus Orchards & Monk's Steps
- Bondhusvatnet & Bondhusbreen