The old common farmyard at Nes is no longer as it was. The smoke-house and the “Bualoft” from “Oppistovo” and the storehouse on stilts and the rough kitchen from “Nistovo” were moved after the reforms in 1912 to the new open air museum which was under construction at Norsk Folkemuseum on Bygdøy.
Øvre Nes was partitioned into two holdings in 1688, and they stood in a common yard up to 1912. The buildings from Nes make out the core in the West Norway farmyard at Bygdøy and gives the visitor an unmistakeable impression of West Norway, with smoke-houses and chalk white décor on sooty, black timber. Even if our time is not so enthusiastic about museum-like “cultural imperialism” that moves houses out of their natural cultural landscape, we must admit that many precious parts of the Norwegian cultural heritage has been saved for posterity in this way. We know the old common yard at Nes through Arne Berg’s precise reconstruction and can only wish that this comprehensive yard could still be found in the landscape. There are several old buildings left in the farmyard, which are looked after with great care and respect for their historical value by the present owner. Through farm tourism, Nes will become one of the farms to welcome visitors.
