Statue of Liberty in New York with copper from Visnes
Did you know that the copper in the Statue of Liberty in New York was taken out from a mine in Visnes? Due to this fact we have our own small copy in Visnes today.
The Story about
Visnes Mining Area
Once upon a time Visnes was Norway's biggest working place and Northern Europe's biggest copper plant. Visnes was number two in Norway with electric light (1885), first with telephone (1880) and first with drilling machine (1875), something that made the mining much easier.
All this was due to modern technology imported from countries further south in Europe.
Visnes Mining Museum
Today Visnes is a museum area, consisting of
The Mining Museum
Workers' Homes
The Administration Building
Cafe Fransehagen
The Smelting Hut ruins
King Oscar's Gate
The Gazebo
Visit us
The museum is open during Winter and Easter holidays. Then every day from mid June to the end of August. After that the museum will be open Sundays only in September. Open all week during Autumn Holiday.
Group Tours
We welcome groups - with 15 persons as a minimum - all around the year. Please book your group tour in advance.
Drop-in tours on Sundays
Every Sunday from mid June we arrange drop-in tours, at 2 o'clock p.m.
