Norsk Døvemuseum ('Norwegian Deaf Museum') is a museum in Trondheim, Norway. It is a division of Trøndelag Folkemuseum. The museum is located in Rødbygget, which was drawn by Christian Heinrich Grosch. It was the first Neo-Gothic building in Trondheim, built in 1855.[1] The museum was established in 1992, and rebuilt in 2009.[2] Today the upper floors hold offices, and a café is located on the first floor.[1]
Background
editHistory
editThe building was originally a school for the deaf, Throndhjems Døvstummeinstitut ('Trondheim Deaf-Mute Institute') and later Trondheim offentlige skole for døve ('Trondheim Public School for the Deaf'), founded by Andreas Christian Møller. It included apartments for both-sex students and the warden, and a prayer room. During World War II it was used as a hospital. In 1991 the school was transferred to Heimdal.[1]
Rødbygget
editThe Neo-Gothic style was characteristic of Grosch's later works. A common element of these was the brick façade. The highly decorated inner courtyard is rather unusual in Trondheim.[1]