Sheep in a museum?

The answer is a clear yes! IN Sheep and wool are important topics for MUHO's departments.

Both at Lyngheisenteret and Havrå, the flock of sheep does important work in taking care of the cultural landscape. They are an important part of communicating how animals have traditionally been and still are used for grazing, food and clothing production.

The woolen cloth and equipment for carding and spinning were important and necessary contents of the American suitcases that you can see both at the Vestnorsk emigration center and the Osterøy museum. At Osterøy you can also learn more about how wool is used in traditional clothing production.

At the textile factory in Salhus, the industrial production of woolen (and cotton) clothing provided jobs and livelihoods for generations. Maybe you stay with Bændik the sheep on a tour of the old factory premises?

In our online shop we have both disposable and durable goods; everything from wild boar skin and wild saugar from Lygra and spelsauskin from Osterøy to seat pad in wool from the West Norwegian Migration Centre.

If you want to knit in wool, I have great knitting kits such as the museum cotton hat or The Oline pillow in fur wool from the Textile Industry Museum. You don't need to knit yourself, how about one wool scarf knit on a knitting machine from 1930?

And you? If you want one of your own Bendik I have it and..