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Nes Ironworks Museum is located in the Southern Norway, outside the city of Tvedestrand. The old ironwork was established in 1665 and is the only one left in Norway where most of the production buildings and equipment are preserved. Guided tours start every hour between 11am-4pm in the summer season. The museum exhibits the original blast furnace and the forge, and an historical exhibition in the mechanical workshop. The museum gives a unique opportunity to see how an ironworks was structured and run, how people lived and worked there, and how iron and steel were produced. During the summer season visitors receive a guided tour inside the production facilities explaining how the ironwork was run and a demonstration of the reconstructed bellows. In addition to regular tours, the ironworks has many events and activities during the season. The museum is located near the river Storelva (Bigriver) where a lovely park and golf course allows for great nature experiences and photo opportunity

A national centre for preservation and restauration of historic ships built of steel - both as a living engineering workshop and as a museum. In addition of being a national steel-ship restauration-centre, we are also one of fifteen industrial heritage-centres in Norway. On Bredalsholmen you will get the opportunity to experience a craftmanship - riveting - that went out of time in the 1960s, in an industrial facility where time stopped in 1958. "Gamlemessa", the cafe is open tuesday to saturday 14:00 - 2030.