Ibsen walks in Skien throughout the summer

Experience Ibsenbyen Skien, where the great poet lived his first fifteen years. Telemark Museum is offering two different daily Ibsen walks this summer until August 31st.

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Man and boy walking in Snipetorpgata

Experience the Ibsen town of Skien with a guide on your ear

With the Guide To Go app on your phone or tablet, you can experience Henrik Ibsen's Skien while wandering around the city.

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The importance of skiing for who Ibsen became - and what he wrote about

Ibsen became great precisely because he was born in Skien, says Ibsen researcher Jon Nygaard. Here you can read a short version of his new biography, written exclusively for Ibsenbyen Skien.

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Here you will find all the events in Skien and the surrounding area that are by, about or inspired by Ibsen gathered in one place.

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Movie Night: The Wild Duck

Ibsenhuset Anitra

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Ibsen walks in Skien throughout the summer

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Written by: Ibsenbyen.no

Rehabilitation of Snipetorpgata 27

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Written by: Torun Olsen Wernberg

Ibsen's birthday for the city's 5-year-olds

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Written by: Åshild Nygaard Isaksen

Ibsen did not become great despite, but because he was born in Skien in 1828.

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Written by: Anette Storli Andersen