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Photo: Brynjar Stautland
Educational activities
In the geopark's visitor centres, people of all ages are provided with knowledge and fun facts about our bedrock, landscape formation and how we have used geology and landscape in our culture for 11,000 years. In the visitor centres and at our partners, you will also find our geotour map that confirms and explains the 60 sites in Sunnhordland UNESCO Global Geopark.
Read the main document of the UNESCO application here
Photo: Moster Amfi
Moster Amfi
Moster Amfi is built in a disused marble mine and is our main visitor centre. Here you will find information boards with a timeline of our geological heritage. There is an organised tunnel in the rock where the history of mining is presented, you can study Norway's oldest stone church and see the magical exhibition from Paganism to Christianity. It is based on the historical events that took place right here under Mount Siggjo 1,000 years ago.
On request, groups of children can grind pieces of marble on special grinding discs down in Mostratunet. Here, the lime kiln is sometimes fired up to make traditional lime from local marble for the restoration of old church buildings in the region.
Folgefonn Centre
The Folgefonn Centre is equipped with the most modern and interactive exhibition dedicated to The Circulation of Water, Climate and Climate changes. There is an extensive use of this exhibition by classes, pupils and tourists.
The centre is open year-round.
Photo: Folgefonnsenteret
Photo: Sunnhordland Museum
Sunnhordland museum
Sunnhordland Museum interprets the medieval masonry techniques used in our medieval buildings, in addition to our general cultural heritage.
The museum has programs on interpreting local culture for different ages, e.g., “Legends from Sunnhordland”, “Stone Age-activities”, “The miner”, and “The Bronze Sword”. “I am building myself a boat” learn 5. grade kids the names and principles of the wooden boat Faering built here since before Viking age. By putting together, the parts in a half scale model they learn names, then making their own key ring by whittle and grinding a half-fabricated shaft.
Guided tours
There are three guided tours per day in the Litlabø pyrite mines during the summer.
Tickets can be booked on the mining association's website.
For the rest of the year, guided tours in the copper mines are available by appointment.
Photo: Brynjar Stautland
Photo: Bømlo Theatre
Bømlo Theatre
Experiences
Bømlo Theater is a voluntary organization with the aim of working to strengthen Bømlo as a center for performing arts based on competence, quality, diversity, and engagement.
Through good collaboration and sound financial management, Bømlo Theater aims to create a sustainable, open, and inclusive organization. The group is a member of the Norwegian Amateur Theater Association.