Ringve Museum
Ringve Museum
4.5
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Ringve Music Museum is a specialized museum dedicated to music and musical instruments. All year musical guides take you through music history with live demonstrations of historical instruments. Ringve is a country estate with buildings from four different centuries surrounded by Ringve Botanical Gardens.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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- chocolate123191 contributionsDo the guided tour!The house with the historic instruments can only be seen by guided tour which is included in the price. It is so worth it. The guides play (some even sing!) the old instruments while explaining what is special about it. Opposite where the cafe and the reception is, is the instrument collection. If you are interested in instruments - this must be instrument heaven. Lots of possibilities to listen to samples via headsets.Visited June 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten June 13, 2024
- glenngal22 contributionsWell worth a visitWe decided to visit independently while in Trondheim on a cruise stop. We got a bolt (Uber) from the cruise port which cost around £8 (each way). We are a family of 4 with 2 grown up sons that are very much interested in music, however I do think that even if you just have a slight interest it's worth going to. The guide was so passionate about the tour and played various instruments. We did pay a little extra so we could also go to Rockheim (which is just across from where the ship was docked) but we didn't really have time to do that one as well. We highly recommend doing this. Also want to mention how nice the staff were, especially the girl in the 'new section' who was happy to show how some of the instruments worked as well.Visited July 2024Traveled with familyWritten July 26, 2024
- AlterK188 contributionsMust see in TrondheimThis museum was the highlight of our visit to Trondheim. It makes no difference what your taste in music is, this place is fascinating. You can only go through it on a booked tour which you can organise via the website. Our tour was 90 minutes including a short recital. Our guide was so enthusiastic and demonstrated many of the collected instruments There is also a rock and roll museum elsewhere in Trondheim which we didn't visit but which is highly rated rockheim.noVisited August 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten August 1, 2024
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Sweden87 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
After spending 15 EUR on tickets each and another 15 EUR on transport and 10 EUR on coffee, we were informed that the music instrument part was closed, which was a big disappointment. Information could be better. The small Beethoven exhibition was nice but not worth the money and effort.
Written July 27, 2021
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Sydney188 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
This museum was the highlight of our visit to Trondheim. It makes no difference what your taste in music is, this place is fascinating. You can only go through it on a booked tour which you can organise via the website. Our tour was 90 minutes including a short recital. Our guide was so enthusiastic and demonstrated many of the collected instruments
There is also a rock and roll museum elsewhere in Trondheim which we didn't visit but which is highly rated rockheim.no
There is also a rock and roll museum elsewhere in Trondheim which we didn't visit but which is highly rated rockheim.no
Written August 1, 2024
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uk769 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
This is a fascinating place with a good collection of all sorts of musical instruments you've never even dreamt existed. 7 or 8 stringed violins, they were demonstrated but I couldn't tell the difference between them and a conventional violin.
The building is sort of 1/2 courtyard shape, rooms nicely furnished and then we were given short piano recital by a ?student? and our guide. Pretty wonderful.
They also have a small gift shop where i was able to buy a CD, by 1 of the female composers he mentioned in his talk, Backer Grondahl Piano Works. Great CD lovely music and one wonders why she is not better known. A thoroughly good experience and definitely worth a visit.
The building is sort of 1/2 courtyard shape, rooms nicely furnished and then we were given short piano recital by a ?student? and our guide. Pretty wonderful.
They also have a small gift shop where i was able to buy a CD, by 1 of the female composers he mentioned in his talk, Backer Grondahl Piano Works. Great CD lovely music and one wonders why she is not better known. A thoroughly good experience and definitely worth a visit.
Written September 7, 2023
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Thanks for your visit, so happy you enjoyed our museum! Welcome back!
Written September 18, 2023
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chocolate123
Switzerland191 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
The house with the historic instruments can only be seen by guided tour which is included in the price. It is so worth it. The guides play (some even sing!) the old instruments while explaining what is special about it.
Opposite where the cafe and the reception is, is the instrument collection. If you are interested in instruments - this must be instrument heaven. Lots of possibilities to listen to samples via headsets.
Opposite where the cafe and the reception is, is the instrument collection. If you are interested in instruments - this must be instrument heaven. Lots of possibilities to listen to samples via headsets.
Written June 13, 2024
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Susanne S
London, UK22 contributions
Oct 2014 • Friends
So much to see, so much to do - loved it. Do the guided tour - it may take a while, but it's worth it. The entry fee may be a bit steep, but it's value for money.
Hot tip: the cafe does an all you can eat buffet for 160 kr, which - for Norwegian standards - is dead cheap. And most delicious.
We ended up staying for a good 3 hours, including food and tour.
Hot tip: the cafe does an all you can eat buffet for 160 kr, which - for Norwegian standards - is dead cheap. And most delicious.
We ended up staying for a good 3 hours, including food and tour.
Written October 20, 2014
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HughM523
Banchory, UK97 contributions
Sep 2014 • Friends
Ringve museum is dedicated to music. It is a lovely place consisting of attractive buildings set in botanical gardens. Our guide was most interesting and had a sound knowledge of music and the many different types of keyboard instruments which she demonstrated. She even sang a lovely folksong to us at the end of the tour. Portable stools are provided for the less able. There are a number of steps connecting the various room levels. If you love music then this is the place to visit. Finish off with a lovely waffle in the nearby café! Enjoy!
Written September 18, 2014
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daganagpur
Nagpur, India128 contributions
Aug 2014 • Friends
A worthwhile experience to enjoy the History of Music.
We were really amazed to see the wonderful collection of musical instruments so carefully preserved from antiquity. It was a delightful experience to learn the interesting history & development of music in the world. It was really an enjoyable to visit the Ringve museum excursion at Trondheim, during the Hurtigruten Northbound Fjord Cruise in Norway.
Our young English-speaking Guide, Miss Bahareh Ahmadi captivated us by her charming warm friendly smile. She is not only qualified but has deep passion for music. Bahareh could easily play number of old instruments originally used in the past; we found her very well informed & trained for the job. Through her enthusiastic guidance we got the insight of History of Music & its periodic development.
By actually playing a small stanza out of the compositions created by the grand masters, we were introduced to the beauty & harmony of some of their unforgettable tunes. I congratulate the museum authorities to engage the services of such capable & dedicated guides in the field of fine art so that the tour becomes a most satisfying experience.
Einstein was fascinated by Mozart & sensed an affinity between their creative processes, as well as their histories. "A Genius Finds Inspiration in the Music of Another" Einstein once said that “while Beethoven created his music, Mozart's "was so pure that it seemed to have been ever-present in the universe, waiting to be discovered by the master."
I certainly recommend fellow tourists to visit Ringve Museum.
Visited on 28th Aug. 2014 with friends.
We were really amazed to see the wonderful collection of musical instruments so carefully preserved from antiquity. It was a delightful experience to learn the interesting history & development of music in the world. It was really an enjoyable to visit the Ringve museum excursion at Trondheim, during the Hurtigruten Northbound Fjord Cruise in Norway.
Our young English-speaking Guide, Miss Bahareh Ahmadi captivated us by her charming warm friendly smile. She is not only qualified but has deep passion for music. Bahareh could easily play number of old instruments originally used in the past; we found her very well informed & trained for the job. Through her enthusiastic guidance we got the insight of History of Music & its periodic development.
By actually playing a small stanza out of the compositions created by the grand masters, we were introduced to the beauty & harmony of some of their unforgettable tunes. I congratulate the museum authorities to engage the services of such capable & dedicated guides in the field of fine art so that the tour becomes a most satisfying experience.
Einstein was fascinated by Mozart & sensed an affinity between their creative processes, as well as their histories. "A Genius Finds Inspiration in the Music of Another" Einstein once said that “while Beethoven created his music, Mozart's "was so pure that it seemed to have been ever-present in the universe, waiting to be discovered by the master."
I certainly recommend fellow tourists to visit Ringve Museum.
Visited on 28th Aug. 2014 with friends.
Written September 18, 2014
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Hawaii263 contributions
Jul 2012 • Friends
Our Swedish friends told us about this place or we would probably not have gone. We had a wonderful personal tour (we were the only english speaking visitors at the time) with a musician that tells you the history of the various instruments and then will play on a replica. It was so much better than the usual museum. Do take the time to go out of downtown to see this.
Written November 1, 2012
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James W
Somers, NY1,127 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
We visited this museum while staying in Trondheim, and thoroughly enjoyed the display of old musical instruments, as well as the tour of the rest of the facility. The tour was really nice: our tour guide provided a lot of information, and also played some of the old instruments. Some tips for those seeing the museum:
- Find out first when a tour will take place in your language of choice, and then plan your visit around the tour, making sure not to miss it. You can only enter the restored house as part of a tour, and you'll miss a lot if you don't take one of the (free with museum admission) tours.
- The audio guide is very good, make sure to get one at the entrance, programmed in your language of choice. When looking at the exhibits, I found it most convenient to go in number order according to the audio guide labels. That way you can just keep pushing "play" without entering numbers all the time, and also you'l make sure you don't miss any of the audio guide entries. There are other exhibits which don't have any audio guide numbers, so make sure you look at those too, as you make your way through the museum
- It will take a long time to listen to the whole audio guide. You may want to skip over certain parts if you don't have that much time to spend.
- one final note. If you're arriving by car, the parking is some distance away from the museum, you have to walk through the gardens to get from there to the museum. If there are any folks in your group with impaired mobility, you'll want to drop them off at the museum entrance before parking.
- Find out first when a tour will take place in your language of choice, and then plan your visit around the tour, making sure not to miss it. You can only enter the restored house as part of a tour, and you'll miss a lot if you don't take one of the (free with museum admission) tours.
- The audio guide is very good, make sure to get one at the entrance, programmed in your language of choice. When looking at the exhibits, I found it most convenient to go in number order according to the audio guide labels. That way you can just keep pushing "play" without entering numbers all the time, and also you'l make sure you don't miss any of the audio guide entries. There are other exhibits which don't have any audio guide numbers, so make sure you look at those too, as you make your way through the museum
- It will take a long time to listen to the whole audio guide. You may want to skip over certain parts if you don't have that much time to spend.
- one final note. If you're arriving by car, the parking is some distance away from the museum, you have to walk through the gardens to get from there to the museum. If there are any folks in your group with impaired mobility, you'll want to drop them off at the museum entrance before parking.
Written August 17, 2018
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Einar B
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway147 contributions
Jul 2014 • Friends
Ringve is a museum with a unique and extensive musical instrument collection in an old manor, organized by a Russian immigrant woman who married a wealthy Norwegian. Visitors are taken on a guided tour where the guides are music students who actually play on some the instruments that are on display. Live music in a museum is rather unusual!
Written November 9, 2014
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What hours is the Museum open on Saturday ?
Written April 30, 2017
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Hi there
According to the 2016 Trondheim Guide issued by the Tourist Office:
All year 11.00 to 16.00 except June to August 10.00 to 17.00.
Regards.
Written May 4, 2017
What hours is the Museum open on Saturday ?
Written April 30, 2017
Hi there
According to the 2016 Trondheim Guide issued by the Tourist Office:
All year 11.00 to 16.00 except June to August 10.00 to 17.00.
Regards.
Written May 3, 2017
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