Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History is a museum in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway.BackgroundDrammen Museum of Art and Cultural History operates as a foundation created in 1996. The Foundation consists of the former Drammen Museum, founded in 1908, Drammen Art Society, founded in 1867 and Gulskogen Manor, which was established as a museum in 1959. The museum's main buildings are centered on Marienlyst manor (Marienlyst gård) which dates from approximately 1770. Other properties include the a museum building from 1930 containing the museum's administration, permanent exhibitions and collections, as well as Lyche pavilion from 1990 with the gallery, temporary exhibitions and museum café, Halling yard, together with other historic buildings, the oldest of which dating back to 1760s. The museum also includes the two largest preserved farms in Drammen, Gulskogen (Gulskogen gård) and Austad (Austad gård).CollectionDrammen Museum is located in the center of Drammen, on the southern side of the Drammen River. In years past, this was an area of country homes and manor houses in an area known as Marienlyst. In the main building are the rose-painted wooden chests and cabinets from Hallingdal and Numedal, Norwegian Baroque silver from the 1700s, together with Norwegian and Northern European art glass. The museum's collections come from throughout Buskerud, and covers areas such as folk art and handicrafts, commerce, transport, agriculture, art, costumes and traditional dresses, church art and industry. The museum has a large library, photographic collection and archives covering the history of both Drammen and Buskerud.
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