The Folkestuen and Østerdalsstua
Østerdalsstua and Folkestuen are located on the first floor of Gjestestuene and have a rustic and warm style with old timber panels on the walls. The party rooms are well suited for both small and medium-sized gatherings. Østerdalsstua is often used for welcoming and mingling, while Folkestuen is used for serving and socializing. With an open fireplace, large windows, technical equipment and easy access to a cozy courtyard, the rooms are suitable for many types of events. Choose whether you want to rent both rooms, or just one of them. Folkestuen has seating for just over 40 guests, while Østerdalstua is fine for a small group of 20 guests. The rooms are often used for parties with between 20 - 40 guests.
Private courtyard Champagne pavilion
AV equipmentMusic system
Free admission to the Folk Museum
Rental price from 9,900 kr - 11,900 kr
- Free parking for up to 20 cars
- Ceiling-mounted projector, sound and screen
- Free admission to the Norwegian Folk Museum
The community center
The community room is a pleasant room with space for between 25 and 40 guests. With timber panelling on the walls and small-paned windows, the room feels intimate and cosy.
For private individuals, the room is often used for baptisms, confirmations, and celebrations of big numbers. It is then covered with white tablecloths, candles, flowers, and nice tableware. There is direct access to the Guest Rooms' cozy courtyard from the Community Center.
The Folkestuen is also used a lot for meeting days, summer parties and Christmas parties for smaller groups. It can be set up both with small tables and in a boardroom layout. The room has a cozy view of the old yards at the Norwegian Folk Museum.
Østerdalsstua is the smallest of the four rooms at Gjestestuene. In addition to being a pleasant mingling room before various celebrations, the room is often used for smaller lunches and dinners. It is easy to be a group of around 20 people here, while it can also be served with a meeting lunch for around 30 participants. Stained glass windows, pewter plates, an old mantel clock and an open fireplace make the room warm and appealing.
Østerdalsstua
Østerdalsstua is the oldest part of the Guest Rooms. The room that is today the Østerdalsstua was built around 1900-1910 and was the Norwegian Folk Museum's first place to serve visitors. At the time, the place was called "Norsk Folkemuseums Gjæstgiveri" and was an independent building. In 1917, this building was incorporated into the larger building complex that today constitutes the Guest Rooms' banquet rooms. Parts of the building elements in Østerdalsstua are reuses of architectural details from the Norwegian Pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Talk about continental ancestry for a room with the root Norwegian name Østerdalsstua!
EXTRA OFFER
Add a guided tour or a folk dance performance to your event
When booking a venue with Historiske lokaler, you can also choose to add a guided tour, at an additional cost. This gives you and your guests a unique opportunity to explore the history behind the venue.
Practical information
Washing, rigging and setting
We are responsible for all cleaning and rigging before and after the party and this is included in the rental price.
Together with TG Selskapsmat, we are responsible for all the table setting with the necessary crockery, glasses, candles, tablecloths and napkins. This is included in the rental price.
Please note that flowers are not included in the rental price. You can bring your own flowers pre-arranged in vases, or you can use the services of TG Selskapsmat or external flower suppliers.
Food and drink
Check the menus of our kitchen, TG Selskapsmat for serving, food & drinks. If you are staying at Gjestestuene, TG Selskapsmat is your partner for all serving, food and drinks.
Own food and drinks
It is not possible to bring your own food and drinks into the Guest Rooms, you must use TG Selskapsmat. It is possible to bring a limited amount of your own cakes by arrangement with the kitchen.
AV equipment and music systems
There is a wireless network throughout the building. You will find a ceiling-mounted projector, screen and sound system in the Community Room that you can use free of charge. Bring your own PC/Mac. Please note that we do not have technical support, so you must operate the equipment yourself via the HDMI cable that is provided.
In the Community Center, we can also set up a 65-inch screen if preferred.
We have a Soundbox that can be used for music at the event.
Outdoor areas
The Gjestestuene have beautiful private outdoor areas. Use of our furnished courtyard with a view of the beautiful Open Air Museum is included for everyone who rents at the Gjestestuene. We have benches, tables and a champagne pavilion in the courtyard, along with a flagpole with a pennant. The outdoor areas are often used for welcoming guests or for breaks during the meeting day.
At simultaneous events, the outdoor areas are shared.
Free admission to the Norwegian Folk Museum
There is free admission to the Norwegian Folk Museum for you and your guests via the Guest Rooms on the same day as the event takes place.
If you would like a guided tour of the exciting Frluftsmuseet, we are happy to help arrange this.
Parkering
We have free parking for about 20 cars in our own parking lot at Gjestestuene. The spaces are shared during simultaneous events at Gjestestuene.
Contact us for more information
Please contact us by email, form or phone and we will be happy to provide more information about how we can facilitate your event. Viewings by appointment, preferably on weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm.
Telephone: 22 12 36 50
What do our guests say?
Hi, thank you very much for a very nice afternoon at the Guest Houses and the Folk Museum!
All the guests and we as organizers really appreciated the tour with a great guide, and we enjoyed some very good food and drinks in the Folkestuen afterwards. It was a very nice setting for the visit for our foreign guests.
Erik,
Meeting organizer
We had a fabulous day with our conference participants at the Folkemuseet last week.
Fantastically good food, nice waiters, and the venue itself where we ate was awe-inspiring!
It was a really great end to our conference in Oslo. Even the weather was perfect!
Karen,
Conference planner
We just wanted to thank you so much for the great organization of Hedda's confirmation last Sunday!
We have received SO much positive feedback from our guests. We are delighted, both as parents and as the main character himself, who has suddenly become an "adult."
Tor and Pia
Confirmation parents
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