The Norwegian industrial workers Museum consists of 7 unique venues and over 70 amazing experiences in the Telemark-area. Welcome.

WORLD
HERITAGE JOURNEY

Vemork

Experience what was once the world’s largest power station, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site.

Visit Vemork

HEROES

The heavy water cellar (opens June 18)

One winter night in February 1943, a group of Norwegian special forces soldiers risked their lives in the heavy water cellar. Now the same area is open to you. Experience the place that changed the world.

Telemark Art Museum

The rich art and cultural heritage from Telemark has great national value, and together with contemporary art from several of the country’s most renowned artists, Telemark Art Museum offers wonderful and varied art experiences.

Telemark Art Museum

The museum’s own art collection

Telemark Art Museum
Art Exhibition

Heartbeat

Telemark Art Museum
Art Exhibition

Children and young people

NIA offers experiences for the whole family and a number of activities specially adapted for children and young people.

Experiences for children and young people

NIA offers experiences for the whole family and a number of activities specially adapted for children and young people.

The heavy water saboteurs

Vemork

Rambergstugo

Heddal Open-air Museum

The World Heritage Centre at Notodden

Telemark Art Museum

Mæl

The Rjukan Railway

The Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum

The Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum (NIA) was founded in 1983. The goal is to manage and communicate the unique history of local hydropower, industry and society. Every year we welcome almost 100,000 guests to our seven visitor sites.

NIA consists of Vemork, Telemark Art Museum, the Rjukan Railway, Heddal Open-air Museum, Tuddal Open-air Museum, Tinn Museum and Krokan.

In addition to the visitor sites, NIA has significant activities related to the management of more than 110 cultural-historical buildings, 2 large vessels, several quays, a large art collection, archives, photographs and collections within our field.