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20-477: The founder, Anders Sandvig , collected from old houses and farmyards within Gudbrandsdalen to provide a sample of Norwegian culture and history in a museum. He first started in his backyard, but when his collection grew, in 1901, the town council offered him a permanent site for the museum. In 1904, the city of Lillehammer set aside an area already known as Maihaugen and bought Sandvig's collection and established

40-513: A white-blue-white ring. The cross is topped by a crown; military awards have crossed swords between the crown and the cross. The star of the Order for the Grand Cross is an eight-pointed silver star with faceted rays, bearing the obverse of the badge of the Order (minus the crown on the top). The star for Commander with Star is a silver faceted Maltese Cross, with gilt crowned monograms "O" between

60-403: Is awarded as a separate distinction of the Grand Cross to those recipients deemed exceptionally worthy. The collar of the Order is in gold, with five enamelled and crowned monograms "O", five enamelled and crowned coat-of-arms of Norway, and 10 gold crosses bottony each flanked by two battle axes with silver blades and golden shafts (The latter element is also featured in the coat of arms of

80-598: Is the highest civilian honour currently conferred by Norway and only ranks after the military War Cross among all Norwegian decorations still awarded in the general ranking. In the order of precedence used at the royal court of Norway, bearers of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav with collar are ranked 15th in the order of precedence, directly after the Mistress of the Robes and generals and directly before recipients of

100-608: The Church of Norway ). The badge of the Order is a white enamelled Maltese Cross , in silver for the knight class and in gilt of the higher classes; crowned monograms "O" appear between the arms of the cross. The obverse central disc is red with the golden Norwegian lion rampart bearing a battle-axe; the reverse disc bears the King Oscar's motto «Ret og Sandhed»  – "Justice and Truth" in Norwegian; both discs are surrounded by

120-479: The Lord Chamberlain (acting as treasurer), and three other representatives. The Lord Chamberlain nominates the members of the commission, and the monarch approves them. Nominations to the order are directed at the commission through the county governor. Princes and Princesses with succession rights to the throne are appointed to the highest degree upon reaching their age of majority . The Order of St. Olav

140-506: The War Cross with Sword . Bearers of the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav are ranked 16th. This list contains holders of the Grand Cross, some of whom have also been awarded the Collar and gives the year of their appointment. The list is collated alphabetically by the last name; those recipients not possessing the last name, such as royalty and most Icelanders are collated by

160-735: The vernacular architecture of Gudbrandsdalen . Sandvig was born at Bud in Møre og Romsdal , Norway. He was the son of Sjur Sandvig and Maren Knudsdotter Hustad. He first worked as an apprentice with a jeweler in Kristiansund where he often performed gold work for dentists. He was trained as a dentist in Kristiansund with later training at the University of Oslo and in Berlin . During his stay in Germany, he

180-589: The Gudbrandsdalen from the Middle Ages until today. Social Institutions such as a church, school, post office, railway station, shops, prisons and military facilities are all represented at the museum. The museum has a rich collection of artifacts, furniture, tools and ornaments, ranging in age from the Middle Ages. Garmo Stave Church is one of the main attractions. In 1882, the church was disassembled and sold to Anders Sandvig, who brought it to Lillehammer, where it

200-611: The Residential Area. The following additional institutions are also under the administration of De Sandvigske Samlinger: 61°06′46.16″N 10°28′42.36″E  /  61.1128222°N 10.4784333°E  / 61.1128222; 10.4784333 Anders Sandvig Anders Sandvig (11 May 1862 – 11 February 1950) was a Norwegian dentist most noted for having founded Maihaugen , an innovative regional ethnological and architectural museum in Lillehammer , documenting

220-574: The Sandvig Collections ( Sandvigske Samlinger ), the formal name for Maihaugen. Sandvig was at first hired as an unpaid curator but was later appointed the museum's first director. The new site of the museum had been used as a picnic and meeting place for the townspeople. People had met here to celebrate the Norwegian Constitution Day and to light bonfires for Midsummer eve. Maihaugen tells the history of how people have been living in

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240-404: The arms of the cross. The central disc is red with the golden Norwegian lion rampart bearing a battle axe, surrounded by a white-blue-white ring. The ribbon of the Order is red with white-blue-white edge stripes. In very exceptional circumstances the Order may be awarded "with diamonds", in which case a ring of diamonds replaces the white-blue-white enamel ring surrounding the central disc on

260-452: The country and humanity. Since 1985, appointments to the order has only been conferred upon Norwegian citizens, though foreign heads of state and royalty may be appointed as a matter of courtesy. The reigning monarch of Norway is the order's Grand Master. The order consists of three grades, of which two are divided into two classes, and may be awarded for either civilian or military contributions, in descending order of distinction. The collar

280-463: The front of the badge as well as in the crown. The insignia are expected to be returned either upon the receiver's advancement to a higher level of the order or upon his or her death. The insignia are produced in Norway by craftsmen. The King makes appointments upon the recommendation of a six-member commission, none of whom may be a member of the government, consisting of a chancellor, vice chancellor,

300-412: The museum in 1947 at 85 years of age. He died in 1950 at Lillehammer. Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( Norwegian : Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden ; or Sanct Olafs Orden , the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II , known to posterity as St. Olav. Just before

320-531: The union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905, the Order of the Norwegian Lion was instituted in 1904 by King Oscar II , but no appointments were awarded by his successor, King Haakon VII . The Order of St. Olav thus became the kingdom's only order of chivalry for the next 80 years. The Grand Master of the order is the reigning monarch of Norway. It is used to reward individuals for remarkable accomplishments on behalf of

340-510: Was at first hired as unpaid curator, but was later appointed the museum's first director. Sandvig also traveled extensively to promote ethnological museums, including Vesterheim in Decorah, Iowa . In 1889 he married Anna Georgine Uchermann (1868–1950). In 1900 he became a knight and in 1907 commander of the Order of St. Olav . He was also commander of the Swedish Order of Vasa . He retired from

360-401: Was diagnosed with tuberculosis. In 1885 moved to Lillehammer to start a dentist practice and promote his recovery. At this time he was the only dentist in Gudbrandsdalen . On a travel to Skjåk in 1894, he came to the realization that Norwegian farmers had not yet begun to appreciate their cultural heritage. He acquired his first house, a dwelling house built in 1764 at Skjåk. The building

380-517: Was moved to the large property he had near Lillehammer. By the turn of the century he had six antiquarian buildings and a large amount of other objects. In 1902, the Society for Lillehammer Byes Vel bought the collection and had it moved to Maihaugen just outside of Lillehammer. The city of Lillehammer set aside an area known as Maihaugen and bought Sandvig's collection and established the Sandvig Collections ( De Sandvigske Samlinger ) in 1904. Sandvig

400-592: Was re-erected at Maihaugen in 1920–1921. Maihaugen also includes a large photography archive and an indoor museum. Constructed in 1959, they were extended in preparation for the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics . Maihaugsalen concert hall, with over 700 seats and a large exhibition space, was opened in September 1967. The open-air museum is divided into three primary sections, the Rural Collection, Historic Town, and

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