THE STORIES FROM ODDERØYA

The exhibition at Østre Batteri

The exhibition shows part of the equipment that was used by Odderøya fort during the Cold War.

Much of the equipment is physically used at the fort, some we have received from Oscarsborg Fortress Museum and some has been purchased. The handgun collection is on loan from Vest Agder Museum.

The exhibition was opened in 2013.

It is open to the public in connection with guided tours (option 3), Odderøyadagen (1st Sunday in June) or on request.

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A little history about Odderøya

The island, which was originally a peninsula, was separated from the mainland in about 1660 by an excavated channel. After the canal was completed, the connection to Odderøya was maintained using boats, later over a swing bridge. It was replaced in the early 1930s by a fixed road bridge.

The ammunition laboratory and the gunpowder houses on Odderøya

Brief history of Odderøya's north-west side, where the Fortress and Navy's cannonballs and gunpowder were stored and maintained from the mid-19th century.