Ringve Museum is Norway's national museum of music and musical instruments. Ringve Museum houses two permanent exhibitions:
"The Museum in the Manor House" (open April - October) comprises the oldest section, and has been preserved as it looked when Ringve’s founder, Victoria Bachke, opened the museum in 1952. With their distinctive interiors, the rooms in this Swiss-style building provide an evocative setting for instruments from the European musical tradition.
"The Museum in the Barn" (open all year), is a new exhibition that opened in 1999, featuring modern sound and light technology.