Blaafarveværket

One hour from Oslo you find the Royal Modum Blaafarveværk, a museum measuring eight kilometres in length with a mix of art, culture and outdoor activities.



Blaafarveværket was established in 1776 to extract cobalt from the mines at Modum. The cobalt was used to produce the blue dye for the world's porcelain and glass industries. For more than 120 years, cobalt from Modum in Norway was a world leading product and industry branch.



Opening hours and prices

Blaafarveværket, Haugfoss and Direktørboligen at Nyfossum are open this summer from 24 May to 5 October. See Blaafarveværket's website for specific openings. The Kittelsen Museum and Nyfossum have free entry!

Guided tours in the cobalt mines follow a time schedule.

The children's farm, a farmyard with old buildings where the animals roam free, is a popular activity for children.

All the opening hours can be found at blaa.no.

Entry to the area is free, including the children's farm and the mining museums, but there is an entry fee to the art exhibitions.

All the price information is available at blaa.no.

This year’s art exhibitions:

Blaafarveværket: “The sunshine artist Hans Dahl”.

Nyfossum: “Wool – a miracle of nature”.

The Kittelsen Gallery: "The all-embracing artist Theodor Kittelsen"



Other attractions:

- Three different guided tours in the Cobalt Mines

- Direktørboligen (EN: The Director's House) at Nyfossum

- Outdoor area around the cobalt mines with culture trails to experience the area's industrial and social history

- The Children's farm and the Children's bouldering cave with outdoor areas, playgrounds and bathing areas

- Historic industrial exhibitions from Blaafarveværket's operation from 1776-1896

- a variety of shops, restaurants and cafeterias

Free parking and electric vehicle charging

Free parking and charging stations for electric vehicles both at the Cobalt Works and in the cobalt mine areas.