INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Den engelske herregårdsstilen er åpenbar i den store Peisestuen sentralt i bygningen, med sine to etasjer, galleri oppe og åpne peis.
Ground floor living room
The English mansion style is evident in the large central hall, in two storeys with a gallery and an open fireplace.
Here, there were frequent parties, large and small, for relatives and close friends. Eva Nansen's in-house recitals were famous.
Almost all the furnishings, paintings etc. at Polhøgda today have been acquired after the Second World War.
Upstairs
In Nansen's time, there were bedrooms all along the gallery. Today, they provide office space for researchers and staff of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
Dining Room
With Erik Werenskiold's wall paintings illustrating the Norwegian folk song "Liti Kjersti". (Detailed photographs of the wall painting are found below.)
Ladies' Drawing Room
With Erik Werenskiold's portrait of Fridtjof Nansen.
Fridtjof Nansen's study room
The study room is situated in the tower, with a beautiful view of Fornebu and the Oslo Fjord. When Nansen was at work there, there were standing orders not to disturb him. The room has been preserved basically as it was when he passed away in 1930.
