{"id":144272,"date":"2026-03-02T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/home-how-we-will-tell-the-story-of-ibsen-in-2028\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:41:02","slug":"home-how-we-will-tell-the-story-of-ibsen-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/en\/home-how-we-will-tell-the-story-of-ibsen-in-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME \u2013 How We Will Tell the Story of Ibsen in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"title grid-12 side-padding \">\n\n<h1>HOME \u2013 How We Will Tell the Story of Ibsen in 2028<\/h1>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lead grid-12 side-padding\">\n\n    <div>\n        <p>A home for us, a home for you<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <p><em>By Linnea Dale, Creative Director at the Henrik Ibsen Museum<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kreativ-leder-ved-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-Linnea-Dale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Linnea Dale, Creative Director at the Henrik Ibsen Museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kreativ-leder-ved-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-Linnea-Dale.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kreativ-leder-ved-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-Linnea-Dale-720x622.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kreativ-leder-ved-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-Linnea-Dale-1280x1105.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kreativ-leder-ved-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-Linnea-Dale-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kreativ-leder-ved-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-Linnea-Dale-1536x1326.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\" \/><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"542\">The Henrik Ibsen Museum at Venst\u00f8p is the playwright\u2019s only remaining childhood home. It was owned by the family from 1833 to 1843, and served as their permanent residence from 1835. As far as we know, he never visited either Skien or his family again after 1850. This makes the concept of home particularly compelling in the story of Henrik Ibsen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"834\">Ibsen\u2019s relationship with his hometown and his family has been discussed and examined by countless Ibsen scholars. What does it take for a young man to decide never to visit his hometown or family again? And was it really so extraordinary that Henrik never returned to Skien and his family?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"1113\">The museum at Venst\u00f8p tells the story of Ibsen\u2019s life during perhaps the most formative years before adulthood. We know that he had a strong interest in theatre, literature, and art during his childhood at Venst\u00f8p. In this sense, we may say: \u201cThis is where Ibsen became Ibsen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1206\">Throughout the visit, we follow a theme that is simple to grasp, yet full of meaning: <strong>Home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/03348wmbckEX.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Venst\u00f8p, ca 1901. Digitalt museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/03348wmbckEX.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/03348wmbckEX-720x507.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/03348wmbckEX-768x541.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <h2 data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1234\">Of Noble Stock You Came<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1894\">To understand where and what Ibsen came from, one must know the patrician class of Skien. This upper class emerged in the 17th century and largely consisted of travelling merchants who earned substantial wealth from the natural resources of Skien and its surroundings. The patrician families formed strong bonds among themselves and held significant economic and social power. Jon Nyg\u00e5rd has written about this, pointing out that Henrik Ibsen was born into the highest layer of society, in a city that for several centuries before his birth had played a central role in Norway\u2019s modernization. His family tree includes prominent figures in Norwegian history.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"2536\">Around the time of Ibsen\u2019s birth, the patrician class began to lose its position. Nevertheless, it retained influence through much of his upbringing. The decline long associated with Henrik Ibsen and his family was in fact shared by the city\u2019s upper class as a whole. For the Ibsen family, the move to a town apartment in Snipetorp in 1843 marked a clear turning point. This occurred shortly after Henrik moved to Grimstad. His parents, Knud and Marichen, eventually lived at different addresses, and Ibsen\u2019s sister Hedvig, his younger brother Ole, and several others in his circle later became members of the conservative Lammers movement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2620\">We do not know why Ibsen never returned, but we know the framework he left behind.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/NP-436-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Stockmanng\u00e5rden der Henrik Ibsen ble f\u00f8dt. Sort-hvittbilde\" title=\"Stockmanng\u00e5rden der Henrik Ibsen ble f\u00f8dt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/NP-436-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/NP-436-720x489.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/NP-436-1280x869.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/NP-436-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/NP-436-1536x1043.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <h2 data-start=\"2622\" data-end=\"2643\">Home in Literature<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2858\">In his plays, the home is often an arena that reveals people in various crises. It is a space for identity, secrets, power, and conflict. In many of the plays written after 1870, the home is central to the action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2876\">The home can be:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2959\">\n<li data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2901\">\n<p data-start=\"2880\" data-end=\"2901\">a place of identity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2902\" data-end=\"2923\">\n<p data-start=\"2904\" data-end=\"2923\">a room of secrets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2936\">\n<p data-start=\"2926\" data-end=\"2936\">a fa\u00e7ade<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"2959\">\n<p data-start=\"2939\" data-end=\"2959\">an inner landscape<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"3263\">In Ibsen\u2019s works, the home is never neutral. Through many of his characters, we encounter existential questions related to home. Both Hedda Gabler and Nora in <em data-start=\"3120\" data-end=\"3136\">A Doll\u2019s House<\/em> experience the home as a confined prison. In <em data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3197\">The Wild Duck<\/em>, the home shifts from being a place of safety to a place of lies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3429\">Against this backdrop, the concept of home \u2014 as both a physical and an inner space \u2014 becomes the foundation for the content presented in the farmhouse and the barn.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"swiper-container\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-leser-hoyt-fra-et-dukkehjem-lite-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Karen K. Erikstad sitter i en r\u00f8d sofa og leser fra boken Et dukkehjem\" title=\"Karen K. Erikstad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-leser-hoyt-fra-et-dukkehjem-lite-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-leser-hoyt-fra-et-dukkehjem-lite-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-leser-hoyt-fra-et-dukkehjem-lite-1-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-leser-hoyt-fra-et-dukkehjem-lite-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/karen-leser-hoyt-fra-et-dukkehjem-lite-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/bokhylle-med-Ibsens-verker-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bokhylle med Ibsens verker\" title=\"bokhylle med Ibsens verker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/bokhylle-med-Ibsens-verker-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/bokhylle-med-Ibsens-verker-720x284.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/bokhylle-med-Ibsens-verker-1280x505.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/bokhylle-med-Ibsens-verker-768x303.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/bokhylle-med-Ibsens-verker-1536x606.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forsteutgaver-i-ADED-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"F\u00f8rsteutgaver i ADED av En folkefiende og Bygmester Solness av Henrik Ibsen\" title=\"F\u00f8rsteutgaver i ADED\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forsteutgaver-i-ADED-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forsteutgaver-i-ADED-720x330.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forsteutgaver-i-ADED-1280x587.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forsteutgaver-i-ADED-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forsteutgaver-i-ADED-1536x705.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <h2 data-start=\"3436\" data-end=\"3452\">The Farmhouse<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3914\">In the farmhouse, we want visitors to feel that they are entering a home, not a museum. It will be a place where one can actually do what was done at home in the 19th century: cook, bake, practice handicrafts, or learn an old trade. Visitors will also have a sensory experience of a 19th-century home, with light and darkness following the rhythm of the day. We are recreating historical light sources and striving for as accurate a representation as possible.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3916\" data-end=\"4357\">The house will display many original objects, which naturally limit use in certain rooms. The representational part of the home \u2014 with chamber, parlour, and garden room \u2014 contains the greatest number of original objects. The areas designated as living room and kitchen will be furnished with reproductions or newly built furniture in period style. In this way, practical visitor activities will take place in the rooms the family used daily.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4359\" data-end=\"4372\">The Story<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4374\" data-end=\"4911\">The interpretation in the farmhouse focuses on Henrik as a child. We will tell the story of the environment in which he grew up, the social codes that applied, and how a patrician home functioned. Although the sources are limited, we can present a credible picture based on his sister\u2019s accounts, other written sources, contemporary living conditions, and what we know about the family. Much of this has been communicated before, but with expanded space and newer research from J\u00f8rgen Haave, we can now present a more accurate narrative.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4913\" data-end=\"5146\">Who lived in the house, the roles they held, and the fact that the Ibsen family moved there from a large townhouse in the city centre will also be important elements. This will be conveyed both by guides and through tangible objects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5148\" data-end=\"5321\">Thus, the house becomes an active learning space. It tells the story of a family striving to maintain its position \u2014 and of a son moving toward something entirely different.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1888\" height=\"1259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venstop-grue-29-aug-2025-35.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Karina fyrer opp i bakerovnen. I peisen brenner det fint. Den nye grua i Henrik IBsens barndomshjem p\u00e5 Venst\u00f8p i Skien.\" title=\"Venst\u00f8p grue 29 aug 2025-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venstop-grue-29-aug-2025-35.jpg 1888w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venstop-grue-29-aug-2025-35-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venstop-grue-29-aug-2025-35-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venstop-grue-29-aug-2025-35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venstop-grue-29-aug-2025-35-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <h2 data-start=\"5328\" data-end=\"5339\">The Barn<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5341\" data-end=\"5637\">Telemark Museum is an institution that takes knowledge dissemination seriously. We will focus on conveying what we know, not what we interpret or assume. The interpretation in the barn will align with Telemark Museum\u2019s educational plan, which emphasizes tactile, visual, and intimate experiences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5639\" data-end=\"5890\">When visitors move from the farmhouse to the barn, they will experience a clear transition. On the other side, they enter a bright and airy atmosphere that physically conveys change. Here, the theme of Home expands \u2014 from the concrete to the abstract.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5892\" data-end=\"5905\">The Story<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5907\" data-end=\"6123\">After encountering childhood in the farmhouse, the exhibition in the barn follows Ibsen\u2019s journey to the great stages, alongside biographical excerpts. Here we examine the home as fa\u00e7ade \u2014 and what happens behind it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6125\" data-end=\"6571\">The exhibition suggests possible connections between life and literature without asserting them as facts. The unresolved questions in Ibsen\u2019s life serve as points of reflection. At the same time, it is important to emphasize that Ibsen\u2019s drama offers countless interpretative entry points. His plays can be understood in infinitely many ways \u2014 one of their greatest strengths. In this way, we present Ibsen both as a human being and as an author.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"6573\" data-end=\"6596\">Thematic Approaches<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6598\" data-end=\"6848\">The exhibition space will include large projected surfaces exploring the theme, as well as installations examining the home behind the fa\u00e7ade. Selected episodes from his life will be presented through a timeline running the entire length of the barn.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6850\" data-end=\"7132\">Ibsen evolved from a playwright with audiences in Norway and Scandinavia into an international force. How this journey unfolded \u2014 and what position he holds today \u2014 are central questions we pose. He lived in several European cities and spent years in self-imposed exile from Norway.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7134\" data-end=\"7618\">The museum holds many objects related to Ibsen\u2019s life. Those connected to his childhood at Venst\u00f8p will be displayed in the farmhouse, while other relevant objects will be shown in the barn. We aim to contextualize these objects by linking them to specific events in his life or excerpts from his plays. One particularly important object is the christening gown, on loan from the Ibsen family. Other highlighted objects include first editions, his hat, coat, glasses, and handicrafts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7620\" data-end=\"8059\">Henrik Ibsen\u2019s drama is the reason for his fame, even 200 years after his birth. It is the reason the museum exists and why the building is protected. Therefore, it is essential for us to foreground it. In selecting which plays to feature, the significance of the home is especially important. In many of his works, the home functions as a red thread, representing different things depending on our own life experiences or interpretations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1603\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/laven-pa-Venstop-slik-det-nye-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-skal-se-ut-i-2028.-Foto-Borve-Borchsenius-Arkitekter-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"l\u00e5ven p\u00e5 Venst\u00f8p, slik det nye Henrik Ibsen museum skal se ut i 2028. Foto B\u00f8rve Borchsenius Arkitekter\" title=\"l\u00e5ven p\u00e5 Venst\u00f8p, slik det nye Henrik Ibsen museum skal se ut i 2028. Foto B\u00f8rve Borchsenius Arkitekter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/laven-pa-Venstop-slik-det-nye-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-skal-se-ut-i-2028.-Foto-Borve-Borchsenius-Arkitekter-scaled.jpg 1603w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/laven-pa-Venstop-slik-det-nye-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-skal-se-ut-i-2028.-Foto-Borve-Borchsenius-Arkitekter-563x720.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/laven-pa-Venstop-slik-det-nye-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-skal-se-ut-i-2028.-Foto-Borve-Borchsenius-Arkitekter-1002x1280.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/laven-pa-Venstop-slik-det-nye-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-skal-se-ut-i-2028.-Foto-Borve-Borchsenius-Arkitekter-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/laven-pa-Venstop-slik-det-nye-Henrik-Ibsen-museum-skal-se-ut-i-2028.-Foto-Borve-Borchsenius-Arkitekter-1202x1536.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1603px) 100vw, 1603px\" \/><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <h2 data-start=\"8066\" data-end=\"8079\">Why Ibsen?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8081\" data-end=\"8207\">Many wonder why we still speak about Ibsen, and we hope that a visit to the Henrik Ibsen Museum can help answer that question.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8209\" data-end=\"8407\">Because his drama gives us characters in whom we can see ourselves.<br data-start=\"8276\" data-end=\"8279\" \/>Because it allows us to examine our own lives.<br data-start=\"8325\" data-end=\"8328\" \/>Because home is not only a place where we live, but something we carry with us.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"8409\" data-end=\"8412\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"8414\" data-end=\"8478\">What Do We Aim to Achieve at the Henrik Ibsen Museum in 2028?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8480\" data-end=\"8812\">The Henrik Ibsen Museum will continue to be a strong knowledge institution for children, young people, and adults. We are developing exhibitions and educational programs suitable both for schools and general visitors. Ibsen remains relevant 200 years after his lifetime because of the universal questions he explores in his writing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8814\" data-end=\"9066\">The exhibition in the barn will inspire, spark curiosity, and encourage reflection, with particular emphasis on his literature. The childhood home will serve as an arena for exploring how Henrik grew up and the social conditions into which he was born.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9068\" data-end=\"9446\">The concept of home will be visible in everything the Henrik Ibsen Museum presents in 2028 \u2014 in the anniversary program, new educational offerings, and other events. The museum will significantly expand its programs for children and young people, extend its opening hours, and demonstrate Ibsen\u2019s relevance to an even broader audience \u2014 locally, nationally, and internationally.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"9448\" data-end=\"9500\">He never returned. But we continually return to him.<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image grid padding\">\n    <div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemarkmuseum.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/sync-litteratur-i-ibsens-hage-6459-240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Portrait of Henrik Ibsen\" title=\"Henrik Ibsen\" \/><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text grid-12 side-padding\">\n        <p>Thanks to Ida H\u00f8y, Anette Storli Andersen and staff at Telemark museum for participation in the project.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":144271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,134,129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berg-kragero-museum","category-latest-news","category-the-henrik-ibsen-museum"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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