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Museums in Norway
PRODUCT MANUAL
2021/2022
Content Museums in Norway............................................................................ 3 Southern Norway Nasjonalmuseet................................................................................... 4 Astrup Fearnley Museet....................................................................... 5 MiA – Museums in Akershus................................................................ 6 Maihaugen.......................................................................................... 7 Anno – Museums in Hedmark.............................................................. 8 Østfoldmuseene................................................................................... 9 Telemark Museum............................................................................... 10 Vest-Agder Museum............................................................................ 11 Western Norway Norwegian Petroleum Museum............................................................ 12 Jærmuseet.......................................................................................... 13 Hardanger and Voss Museum.............................................................. 14 Bymuseet i Bergen.............................................................................. 15 Edvard Grieg's Troldhaugen & KODE art museums............................... 16 Museum Vest....................................................................................... 17 Museums of Sogn og Fjordane............................................................. 18 Museums at Sunnmore........................................................................ 19 Northern Norway Helgeland Museum.............................................................................. 20 The Norwegian Aviation Museum......................................................... 21 Nordlandsmuseet ................................................................................ 22 Museum Nord ..................................................................................... 23 Cover Front: Troldhaugen, Dag Fosse (top), Hamsunsenteret, Ernst Furuhatt (middle), Nasjonalmuseet, ill. Kleihues + Schuwerk/MIR Kommunikasjon/Statsbygg (bottom) Back: Rød Herregård Halden, Svein Norheim, Østfoldmuseene (top), Anno Domkirkeodden (middle), Astruptunet, Lars Hopland Nestås (bottom)
Welcome to Museums in Norway
We are pleased to present the fourth edition of Museums in Norway for 2021/2022. The Product
Manual presents 200 museums and locations represented by 20 cultural institutions spread
all over the country. They offer a wide range of collections and exhibitions that portray an aspect
of Norway’s unique geography, history, art, architecture, music, cuisine and economy.
Regardless whether the focus is costal experience or heritage, mountain walks or hiking, art or
music, suitable for adults or children, the museums in Norway offer an exciting range of events
held throughout the year that celebrate Norwegian folklore, music and dance; the achievements
of our Viking forefathers; the adventures of our explorers, or the triumphs of modern engineering.
Our museums offer family-friendly activities, guided tours, and stage special events throughoutthe
year that enable our guests, (be they travelling as groups or individuals), to meet local residents and
try local cuisine.
Many museums, as indicated in the Product Manual, can also offer meeting facilities and arrange
customised tour-experiences. So please, never hesitate to ask!
With so many locations we have chosen to present some key information about each museum while
referring to their webpages for further details and updated information on prices and opening hours etc.
This version is based on information compiled in March 2021 and subject to change. The last up to date
version is always available is available for downloading at www.museumsinnorway.no
We trust this Product Manual will persuade you to include Norway’s top museums in your tours as well
as provide new and useful information to offer your guests that little extra, making their visit to Norway
a truly memorable experience.
Nasjonalmuseet Hardanger and Voss Museum
Astrup Fearnley Museet Bymuseet i Bergen
MiA – Museums in Akershus Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen & KODE art museum
Maihaugen Museum Vest
Anno – Museums in Hedmark Museums of Sogn og Fjordane
Østfoldmuseene Museum at Sunnmore
Telemark Museum Helgeland Museum
Vest-Agder Museum The Norwegian Aviation Museum
Norwegian Petroleum Museum Nordlandsmuseet
Jærmuseet Museum Nord
Contact information:
THE ENTERPRISE FEDERATION OF NORWAY
If you need further information about a particular museum, we encourage
you to contact the museums directly – their contact details are included
The Enterprise Federation of Norway on each individual page of this Product Manual. For information about
All partners in Museums in Norway are also Museums in Norway in general feel free to get in touch with Project
members of Virke’s Tourism network for museums manager Elisabeth Heyerdahl Refsum: heyerdahl@online.no
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Nasjonalmuseet
Address The new National Museum, (incl. The National Gallery), is opening in 2022 and will be
The National Museum – P.O. Box 7014 the largest art museum in Scandinavia. More than 5,000 works of art will be on display.
St. Olavs plass, N–0130 Oslo, Norway This is where works from all of the museum’s various fields – older and modern art,
architecture, design, craft, and contemporary art – will meet and interact in new contexts.
The National Museum – Architecture, In the new National Museum you will find one of the world’s finest collections by Edvard
Bankplassen 3, Oslo, Norway Munch; The Scream, Madonna, The Sick Child and The Dance of Life. It will feature a
roof terrace for visitors with a spectacular view of Oslo City Hall, Akershus Fortress, the
Web Aker Brygge neighbourhood and the Oslo fjord. Learn more about the progress and
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/ opening here: www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/visit/locations/the-national-museum/
In 2021 the National Museum’s exhibition venues will take place at the National
Museum – Architecture which will remain in it’s current building. The main building,
designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch was completed in 1830. It was adapted and
extended by Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), who was awarded the Pritzker Architecture
Prize in 1997. The museum presents permanent and temporary exhibitions with
contemporary and historical architectural themes.
• Housing Design - Permanent exhibition
• The architect Erling Viksjø and his artist collaborators. Concrete in
Transition. November 28, 2020 – 8 August 2021
Contact
Phone: (+47) 21 98 20 00 Guided tours of the permanent displays as well as temporary exhibitions lasting around
E-mail: info@nasjonalmuseet.no 45 minutes. Max 30 people per group. Bookings one week in advance, and no refund
for cancellations less than 7 days in advance.
Facilities
The National Museum – Architecture Prices, rack rate Free entry for all on Thursdays.
• Restaurant/café 2021 Groups: 30 NOK Adults: 50 NOK Please refer to our w ebsite
• Museum shop Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver. or get in touch.
• Free Wi-Fi
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities Opening hours
• Coach parking Monday: Closed Thursday: 11 PM –19 AM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 11 PM – 17 AM Saturday and Sunday: 12 PM –17 PM
The new National Museum: All illustrations (working sketches) by Guicciardini & Magni Architetti
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4 SOUTHERN NORWAY
Astrup Fearnley Museet
Address Astrup Fearnley Museet is a private museum of contemporary art in Oslo, and has
Strandpromenaden 2, since its opening in 1993 been one of the most important art institutions in Norway.
0252 Oslo, Norway The museum is beautifully located by the Oslo Fjord in a spectacular building designed
by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano. The museum presents temporary exhibitions
Web of international art, and houses the Astrup Fearnley Collection, one of Norway’s most
www.afmuseet.no important and most extensive private collections of contemporary art, with iconic
works by artists such as Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer and Jeff Koons.
Main attractions/collections
• Modern landmark in Oslo, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano
• Collection of contemporary art
• Temporary exhibitions by world-renowned international artists
• Museum shop and café
• Sculpture park and city beach
Exhibitions and events 2021
• Nicole Eisenman - Giant Without a Body: Until August 29, 2021
• Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection: June 15 throughout 2021
Contact person • Sissel Tolaas: Fall 2021
Name: Liv Borgny Rømo
Position: Head of Administration and Finance Guided tours
Phone: (+47) 22 93 60 63 We offer guided tours of the exhibitions, sculpture park and building for groups,
E-mail: info@afmuseet.no either before, during or after the museums opening hours.
We also offer guided tours for kids and families. Languages: English and Norwegian.
Facilities Cancellation policy: up to 24 hours before the event.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop
• Meetings/conferences Prices, rack rate
• Free Wi-Fi, audio guide 2021 Adults: 130 NOK Free admission for kids up to 18 yrs. Students: 90 NOK
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
• Sculpture park, city beach
• Coach parking
Opening hours
Mondays closed.
Awards Please visit www.afmuseet.no for updated
• TripAdvisor: Travellers’ Choice 2020 information and opening hours
Photo: Nic Lehoux (top left), Vegard Kleven (top right) and akam1k3 (below left) and Einar Aslaksen.
• The Astrup Fearnley Collection
was ranked top 200 collection
in the worldin 2020
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MiA – Museums in Akershus
Address Experience the past, present and future in Greater Oslo
P.o.box 168, N-2011 Stroemmen MiA – Museums in Akershus – consists of 19 museums totalling 34 unique visitor
Please refer to mia.no for specific museums locations across Greater Oslo.
Web Our museums convey the rich history and culture of the region, ranging from coastal
www.mia.no culture in Follo and Asker, agriculture in Romerike, log driving in the wetlands Nordre
Øyeren, to historical buildings and railways.
MiA aims to show the past, but also strives to be a part of the future through contempo-
rary exhibitions, sustainable farming, biology and much more.
Main attractions/collections
Explore culture in Greater Oslo through:
• Family friendly activities
• Local food
• Guided tours
• Open-air museums
• Historical railway tours
Contact person • Exhibitions, concerts and theatre
Name: Vidar Mørch
Position: Director of Communications Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
Phone: (+47) 97 56 39 74 For more information about our museums, opening hours, exhibitions and events,
E-mail: vidar.morch@mia.no please refer to our website www.mia.no.
Price and opening hours Both vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.
Facilities
• Restaurant/café Guided tours www.mia.no for information.
• Museum shop
• Meetings/conferences
• Free Wi-Fi
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking
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Maihaugen
Address Maihaugen is one of Norways largest outdoor museums with more than 200 buildings from
Maihaugen and The Norwegian the 12th century until today. The museum shows life in different time periods. You w
ill get
Olympic Museum: Maihaugvegen 1, a good insight into Norwegian culture, history and heritage. The museum also tells the
2609 Lillehammer, Norway story of the 1900’s and shows houses from each decade of this century.
Several exhibitions both indoor and outdoor. At Maihaugen you will also find The Norwegian
Web Postal Museum that is open during summer season, and is included in the entrance fee.
www.maihaugen.no The Norwegian Olympic Museum is also located at Maihaugen. Separate tickets to this
museum. Other cooperative museums are Lillehammer Art Museum,
Sigrid Undset’s home Bjerkebæk and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s home Aulestad.
Main attractions/collections
• The old farms and the stave church.
Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
• Christmas Market November 27 and 28, 2021.
• New exhibition Impulses opened October 2020.
• Pop-up actors an hosts around the Open-Air museum.
Contact person Prices, rack rate
Name: Siv N. Skansen 2021 Groups: 115 NOK Adults: 175 NOK Fees vary by sites. Please refer
Position: Sales and marketing consultant 2022 Groups: 115 NOK Adults: 175 NOK to our website or get in touch.
Phone: (+47) 61 28 89 00
E-mail: siv.skansen@lillehammermuseum.no
Opening hours
Facilities High season: June 1 – August 31 Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop The rest of the year vary – see:
• Meetings/conferences • www.maihaugen.no
• Free Wi-Fi • www.ol.museum.no
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • www.aulestad.no
• Coach parking • www.bjerkebek.no
• www.lillehammerartmuseum.com
Environmental certifications
Eco-lighthouse
Awards
• Cerificate of excellence
Trip Advisor several times
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Anno – Museums in Hedmark
Address Do you fancy Gregorian song in medieval ruins? Visit the town and exhibition of The King’s
P.O. box 117, N-2401 Elverum choice from WW2? Petting the lambs or rabbits in a traditional, Norwegian s ummer
Please refer to websites for farm? Visit The Cradle of Munch or listen to the legendary voice of Kirsten Flagstad in
spesific museums her birth home? This and a thousand other is what Anno – Museums in Hedmark offer
at our 25 museums in Hedmark, eastern Innland region.
Web
www.annomuseum.no Main attractions/collections
• Domkirkeodden – meaning «Cathedral Point» is a medieval museum with singing,
a herb garden and internationally renowned architecture situated a t the shore of
Lake Mjøsa. Historic Norwegian buildings in the museum park.
• Kirsten Flagstad Museum is devoted to one of opera’s greatest stars.
• Norwegian Emigrant Museum tells the story of emigration, main focus on the more
than 1 million Norwegian emigrants since 1825.
• The Munch Centre in Løten/Klevfos Industrial Museum – in the village of Edvard
Munch’s birthplace, telling two unique stories: how Løten is “The cradle of Munch”,
and that of industrial worker life.
• Norwegian Forest Museum – one of Norway’s most visited museums, great family
museum, devoted to hunting, fishing, outdoor life and the forest. Outdoor aquarium.
• Glomdal Museum – folk museum with 93 buildings and diverse exhibitons on people
Contact person living in Norway today and in the past, as well as military/WW2 and medical history. .
Name: Stine S. Skjæret • National Women’s History Museum – one of the world’s first women’s museums,
Position: Head of Communication located in the childhood home of bohemian Dagny Juel, friend of E. Munch.
Phone: (+47) 902 11 346
E-mail: Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
kommunikasjon@annomuseum.no www.annomuseum.no/en/whats-up
Largest events: Hamar Medieval Festival every June, and The Nordic Hunting and
Fishing Days, Elverum every August
Guided tours Several of our museums offer guided tours in Norwegian and English
(some German), scheduled in the summer season, and on request year-round, within
Environmental certifications or outside opening hours. Please refer to the museum’s websites or get in touch.
Eco-lighthouse (Norwegian Forest
Museum, Klevfos Industrial Museum, Prices, rack rate and opening hours
Sørlistøa Log Drive Museum) Fees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch. Most museums open all year.
All photos: Anno – Museums in Hedmark
Facilities
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop
• Meetings/conferences
• Free wi-fi
• Audio guides
• Guide apps
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking
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Østfoldmuseene
Address Østfold is an area rich in history. There are traces of Vikings and medieval times, a number
Østfoldmuseene (Administration), of large fortifications, manor houses and rich coastal culture. In these landscapes you will
Gamlebygata 8, 1721 Sarpsborg. find our museums telling the history of Østfold.
(Please refer to our website for visiting
addresses for specific museums.) Main attractions/collections
Borgarsyssel Museum in Sarpsborg is an open-air museum with several old historical
Web buildings form all over Østfold. In Olavs Hall you can experience the treasures from
www.ostfoldmuseene.no medieval times in a modern exhibition area. The 30 meters high tower gives a great
view over the Sarpsborg town skyline.
In Moss by- og industrimuseum you will find exciting exhibitions about industry and
architecture, and there are activities for children and guided tours in the historical
environments along the waterfall and to the Konventiongården.
Halden historical collections offers you Fredrikshald Theater from 1838 and it is the only
remaining baroque theatre in Norway still in use and nearby you will find Rød Manor
which has a 300 year long family history to tell as well as a large formal and english
landscaped garden. Fredriksten Museum at Fredriksten Fortress houses exhibitions
about the fortress and the Swedish king Charles XII.
Contact
Phone: (+47) 69 11 56 50 In Fredrikstad Museum in the old town there are exhibitions about Fredrikstad’s towns
E-mail: postmottak@ostfoldmuseene.no history dating from 1567 till today. You can also visit their historybar, Bar 1567 where
stories about citizens are served in an audiovisual and creative way.
Facilities Elingaard Manor in Onsøy was owned by aristocrat families for several hundred years,
• Restaurant/café and the most well known owner was state chancellor Jens Bjelke.
• Museum shop
• Meetings/conferences Other museums Kystmuseet Hvaler (costal museum), Folkenborg Museum (open-air
• Free Wi-Fi museum), Haldenvassdragets Kanalmuseum (cultural and natural history museum)
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities and Storedal Kultursenter (large garden and sculptures) are open in the summer.
• Coach parking
Guided tours Guided tours are available at all museums.
Facilities vary according to location.
Please visit ostfoldmuseene.no Prices, rack rate
or contact us directly for information. 2021 Groups: From 1.345 NOK Adults: 65-80 NOK
Opening hours 2021
High season: June 19 – August 15
Awards
Østfoldmuseene was nominated
Photo: Eivind Lauritzen (left), Hilde Marthinsen (top right), Svein Norheim (below right).
(as one of three museums) for the prize
“Best museum of the year” in Norway
in 2019.
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Telemark Museum
Address At Telemark Museum, we are passionate about events and experiences! During the
Telemark Museum, season we host large entertaining outdoor concerts, you can enjoy thrilling moments
Øvregate 32A, 3715 Skien in our historical escape room, try out industrial handicraft at the porcelain museum,
hear traditional Norwegian fairytales in the old open hearth farm houses, and get
Web touched by the life and writings of the world famous playwrighter Henrik Ibsen.
telemarkmuseum.no
Main attractions/collections
• Henrik Ibsen Museum – Ibsens childhood home showing his authentic home and
also a modern museum part including a Peer Gynt escape room. Café available.
• Porselensmuseet – museum situated next to Porsgrund Porselensfabrik who still
produces traditional handpainted tableware in hard-paste porcelain.
• Brekkeparken – open air museum with a large floral park, restaurant, old Telemark
houses and a historical escape room.
Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
• 1814 Escape room (2021)
• Peer Gynt escape room (2021)
• Telemark folk art (2021)
Contact person For more information, please refer to our website, or get in touch.
Name: Ingvild Eriksen
Position: Sales Coordinator Guided tours
Phone: (+47) 35 54 45 00 Guided tours are available at all museums.
E-mail: post@telemark.museum.no
Prices, rack rate
Fees varies by sites. Please refer to our website, or get in touch.
Facilities Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop Opening hours
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities Opening hours varies by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.
• Coach parking
Photo: Bjørn Rudborg (top left) and Stina Glømmi (top right)
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10 SOUTHERN NORWAYVest-Agder Museum
Address Vest-Agder Museum is the biggest union of cultural heritage museums in the county
Odderøyveien 21, 4610 Kristiansand of Agder in South Norway. The museum consists of eleven tourist destinations; outdoor
museums, museums railway, museum factory, a war sailing museum, mansion, artists
Web home and much more. Through its many branches, the museum manage over 60.000
www.vestagdermuseet.no artefacts, 200.000 photos and 96 antiquarian buildings.
Please refer to our website for more information: www.vestagdermuseet.no
Main attractions/collections
Setesdalsbanen are among the major tourist attractions in Southern Norway. It is an 8 km
long narrow gauge heritage railway located in Vennesla, about 20 km north of Kristiansand.
The line was opened in 1896. Just two years after its closure in 1962 it was re-opened
as Norway’s first heritage railway. Since then, visitors have been able to enjoy the expe-
rience of a living museum, with over 100 year-old steam locomotives and elegant wooden
carriages in beautiful suroundings. Setesdalsbanen have season from June to September.
Experience the history of Kristiansand and Setesdal at the open air museum in Kristiansand
and get a feel for life in days gone by way back in 1580. You can visit nearly 40 different
houses at the open-air museum in Kongsgård 2 km from Kristiansand center. Join a tour
Contact of the farmyard surrounded by authentic buildings from Setesdal.
Administration
Phone: (+47) 38 12 03 50 The world’s largest land-based cannon at Møvik from WW2
E-mail: post@vestagdermuseet.no In fine natural surroundings just outside Kristiansand stands a cannon battery from WW II.
It is one of the worlds largest cannon installed on land. The barrel itself is 19.75 meters in
length and weighs 110 tonnes. The cannons had a range of as much as 55 km.
Facilities
• Restaurant/café in some museums Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
• Museum shop See our calendar www.vestagdermuseet.no/arrangementer/
• Meetings/conferences
• Free wi-fi Guided tours Please refer to our website for each of the museums.
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking Prices and Opening hours
Fees and opening hours vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch.
Awards, Trip Advisor ranks etc
• Museum of the year award 2016
Photo: Tonje Tjøtta (top) and Steinar Furu (below right).
• Nominated to European museum
of the year award, EMYA 2016
• All of our museums are rated
on Trip Advisor
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SOUTHERN NORWAY 11Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Address Norwegian Petroleum Museum is situated in city center of Stavanger, at the harbour.
Kjeringholmen 1a, 4006 Stavanger, Our exhibits explains how offshore operations have become Norway’s most important
Norway industry, and gives you experiences of this acitivity.
Exhibits present the tecnological advances made by the petroleum sector, and how oil
Web revenues have affected Norwegian society. They also cover the big climate challenge
www.norskolje.museum.no posed by greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.
Main attractions/collections
• The museumfilm Oil kid – a film about doubts and choices with a personal touch.
• Interactive exhibits, the drill floor.
• Oiling the economy – how petroleum revenues have transformed Norway.
• The Kielland heritage – the disaster that became a turning point for safety
on the Norwegian continental shelf.
• Climate for change – are you willing to do major changes?
Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
• At great depths, in total darkness, far from land, there are “factories” producing oil
and gas. Incredible inventions have made that possible. This exhibition invites you
Contact person into the depth to experience what it takes to make this happen.
Name: Siri Vinje • New exhibitions every year. Please visit our web-page for updated information.
Position: Head of Dept. Public and Market
Phone: (+47) 51 93 93 00 Guided tours
E-mail: booking@norskolje.museum.no Guided tours must be booked in advance. We offer tours in English and Norwegian,
on special requests German. 20 persons per guide.
Facilities We recommend 1,5 hours for the guided tour, including the museum film Oilkid.
• Restaurant/café Cancellation policy: 48 hours upon arrival. Tours and visits are available after opening hours.
• Museum shop Complimentary admission
• Free Wi-Fi Prices, rack rate for tour guide and driver.
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities 2021 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 150 NOK Discounts for seniors, students
• Coach parking 2022 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 150 NOK and children
Awards Opening hours
• Number 2 of top attractions in High season: June 1 – August 31 Hours: 10 AM – 7 PM
Stavanger rated 4,5 at TripAdvisor, Low season: September 1 – May 31 Mon – Sat 10 AM – 4 PM, Sun 10 AM – 6 PM
4,6 average at Google
Photo: Ringe (below)
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12 WESTERN NORWAYJærmuseet
Address Jærmuseet – “the museum of the Jaeren region” is a family of 12 museums and
Please visit our website for addresses science centres located at 12 different locations just outside the city of Stavanger.
to the various sites. The recent history and the natural sciences are the two common themes at all
of the museums. Each museum offers a chance to learn about differenct aspects
Web of the Jaeren region and how the environment has shaped everyday life.
www.jaermuseet.no
Main attractions/collections
• Sola Flyhistoriske museum “the aviation museum” with one of Norway’s largest
civil collections of aeroplanes.
• Vitengarden “the Science Farm” with an impressive collection of agricultural
machinery and tractors. Lots of interactive exhibitions. Popular with families.
• Vitenfabrikken “the Science Factory” with exhibitions focusing on the rich history
ofthe region with collections from companies such as Figgjo (crockery), DBS (bicycles)
as well as top modern Planetarium and interactive exhibitions.
• Garborgsenteret, Knudaheio og Garborgheimen – three locations which tells
the story of the authors Arne and Hulda Garborg.
• Torpedoverkstedet “the Torpedo Workshop”, exhibition opened in 2020. With audio
guides, you are guided through eight personal stories from World War 2.
Contact person
Name: Ingunn Aase Hovelsrud
Position: Sales coordinator Guided tours
Phone: (+47) 47 77 60 20 We offer guided tours in English and Norwegian at all of our museums, focusing on a range
E-mail: iah@jaermuseet.no of different topics. The tours are offerered before, during and after opening hours.
At the new Torpedoverkstedet, there are audioguides in English and Norwegian.
Facilities A cancellation fee applies if tours are cancelled less than 48 hours prior to arrival.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop Prices, rack rate Complimentary admission for tour guide
• Meetings/conferences 2021 Groups: 110 NOK Adults: 140 NOK and driver. Fees vary by site. Please refer
• Free Wi-Fi to our website or or get in touch.
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking Opening hours (2021 on request)
Vitenfabrikken, Vitengarden and Garborgsenteret open all year.
Awards
• Museum of the Year award 2009
• Winner of the European Micheletti
Photo: Jan Inge Haga (below right).
Award 2009
• Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor
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WESTERN NORWAY 13Hardanger and Voss Museum
Address Through our nine museums you will learn about the history, culture and art that
Hardanger og Voss museum, characterize the people of Hardanger and Voss. The museums are versatile and quite
Museumsvegen 36, 5778 Utne varied in theme and what they have to offer. Our activities are based upon the traditional
knowledge of our district. You can bake with us, take a course in Hardanger embroidery,
Web row a boat on the fjord, or watch craftspeo-ple work. Several of our branches offer art
www.hardangerogvossmuseum.no exhibits and concerts of the highest quality.
Main attractions/collections
Hardanger folkemuseum; Contains national costumes, Hardanger fiddles,Hardanger
embroidery and old traditional houses. Agatunet; Original farm village, unique examle of
Norwegian buidling traditions. Kabuso and Ingebrigt Vik museum; Kabuso offers c oncerts
and changing exhibitions. Ingebrigt Vik is considered to be one of the most gifted sculptors
in Norwegian art history. Hardanger Skyspace, by James Turrell. Hardanger Maritime
Centre; Maritim museum where you can smell wood, tar and sea. You can see craftsm
restore vessels and you may rent a rowboat. Voss folkemuseum; Mølstertunet is a
farmyard, a unique example of the architectural styles and way of life of earlier times.
Contact person Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
Name: Hege Vedvik Hardanger Maritime Centre
Position: Marketing • June 2021: Video exhibition about ship preservation, showing traditional maritime
Phone: (+47) 40 43 41 00 crafts: boat building, rope making and forging. “Loaded with History!”
E-mail: hege.vedvik@hvm.museum.no
Facilities
• Restaurant/café Kabuso
• Museum shop • May 8 – June 6, 2021: “West Coast Exhibition”
• Meetings/conferences Different artists related to the West Coast get together and show contemporary art.
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • June 19 – September 26, 2021: “Uncontrolled Process II”
Part two of a year of conversation between the artists Leander Djønne, Tora Sanden
Døskeland, Ingri Haraldsen, Cecilia Jonsson and Pierre Lionel Matte.
Guided tours
For guided tours and groups, please contact us at post@hvm.museum.no
Environmental certifications Prices, rack rate and opening hours Complimentary admission for tour guide and
Certified Eco-lighthouse. driver. Fees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch.
Photo: Elisabeth Emmerhoff (bottom middel), and Laila Duran (top middel).
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14 WESTERN NORWAYBymuseet i Bergen
Address We invite you to visit a number of Bergen’s acclaimed tourist sights and important
Bymuseet i Bergen, P.O. Box cultural monuments.
4052 Sandviken, 5835 Bergen, Norway
Main attractions/collections
Web • Old Bergen Museum: Open air museum with historical wooden houses saved during
www.bymuseet.no the modernisation of the city. Actors make history come alive.
• The King Håkon’s Hall: Royal banquet hall dating from the Middle Ages, the first
of its kind built in stone in Norway.
• The Rosenkrantz Tower: Regarded as the most important Renaissance monument
in Norway. Parts of the Tower dates back to the 1270s.
• Bryggens Museum*: Archaeological Museum, built over the remains of Bergen’s oldest
settlement. Main exhibition “Under Ground” with thousands of objects from the Middle
Ages. UNESCO World Heritage site.
• The School Museum: Bergen’s oldest Latin school, built in 1706, and Norway’s oldest
school building.
• The Leprosy Museum: A unique cultural monument with a strong history, which gives
a close impression of patients’ daily lives in the last 500 years.
• Damsgård Country Mansion: Considered to be a masterpiece of Rococco architecture
Contact person in wood in Norway, and it is perhaps Europe’s most authentic wooden building from
Name: Elin Johannessen-Lyras that period.
Position: Information Adviser • Alvøen Manor: Alvøen area is on of Norway’s oldest industrial communities
Phone: (+47) 47 97 32 42 and the Manor was one of Bergen’s grandest private homes.
(+47) 55 30 80 30 • Hordamuseet*: Traditional houses, boats, tools and textiles. Separate exhibition
E-mail: elijoh@bymuseet.no, of 26 wooden boats from the west coast.
booking@bymuseet.no • Theater walks: NEW! A variety of theater walks through Bergen performed by profes-
sional actors, where you can experience and get closer to the city’s history in a com-
Facilities pletely new and exciting visual way.
• Café
• Museum shop Events 2021/2022: Various exhibitions, guided tours, theater and city walks.
• Free Wi-Fi
• Wheelchair accessible Prices, rack rate 2021: NOK 120-250. Discount for students. Children under 18 years
Incl. toilet facilities* old free at ordinary museum visit and some of the guided tours. Discounted price.
• Coach parking 25% discount on groups o/10 pax except theater walks.
• Covid-19 infection control measures
Opening hours Main season from mid May to end August. Please refer to our website.
Photo: Breistein (below).
Facilities vary in the various museums.
Awards
• Cerificate of excellence Trip Advisor
• Google awards
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WESTERN NORWAY 15Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen & KODE art museums
Address The sound of Norway – a concert experience at Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen in
Troldhaugveien 65, Bergen. Troldsalen concert hall is situated right next to Grieg’s villa Troldhaugen and is
5232 Paradis – Bergen, Norway constructed particularly with chamber music in mind. In the concert hall you can listen
to Edvard Grieg’s music while enjoying the very scenery that once inspired him in his
Web work. Through the large window that adorns the stage you can see the little cabin
www.kodebergen.no where many of Grieg’s pieces were composed.
For information about KODE the Art Museums and its extensive collection of Edvard
Munch and other great painters, see www.kodebergen.no. For Ole Bull’s Lysøen:
www.lysoen.no
Main attractions/collections
A visit to Edvard Grieg’s villa from 1885 is included.
Exhibitions and events 2021
Daily concerts, except Mondays, at Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen
from 15 June – 29 August
Guided tours
Contact person Tours available in Norwegian, English, German, French, Russian, Spanish and Italian.
Name: John Hovland Private concerts can be arranged any time throughout the year.
Position: Sales Manager
Phone: (+47) 53 00 97 00 Prices, rack rate Prices for daily lunchtime
E-mail: john.hovland@kodebergen.no 2021 Groups: 130 NOK Adults: 200 NOK concert at Troldhaugen
(museum entrance included.)
Facilities Opening hours
• Restaurant/café High season: May 1– September 30 Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Complimentary
• Museum shop Low season: October 1– April 30 Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM admission for tour
• Meetings/conferences guide and driver
• Free Wi-Fi Troldhaugen is closed on Mondays throughout 2021 Fees vary by sites.
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities and from 23 December – 1 January. Please refer to our website or get in touch
• Coach parking
Photo: Dag Fosse
Awards
Traveller’s Choice Winner 2019
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16 WESTERN NORWAYMuseum Vest
Address Our 8 historical sights and attractions will reveal important and intriguing chapters in
Sandviksboder 20, 5035 Bergen, Norway Norwegian history, covering themes such as Hanseatic History and International
Trade, Coastal Culture and Norwegian Maritime History, Aquaculture including
Web Fish farming as well as World War II.
www.museumvest.no Please refer to our website for more information: www.museumvest.no
Main attractions/collections
• The Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene takes you on a time travel through the
history of the UNESCO World Heritage site, Bryggen. Learn about 400 years of trade
and the evolution of Bergen as an international maritime city at Schøtstuene, the
last Hanseatic assembly rooms in the world. The museum’s main building in
Finnegården is closed due to restoration until summer 2025.
• The picturesque Norwegian Fisheries Museum, just five minutes from the city center,
has modern exhibitions in authentic stockfish warehouses as old as Bryggen.
Discover the state of the art Visitor Center of Aquaculture Bergen with a new
exhibition and trip to a salmon farm facility by RIB boat.
Seaside restaurant and activities in the harbour.
Contact person • Bergen Maritime Museum presents Norwegian maritime history and the evolution
Name: Chantal Couillault Nilsen of seafaring from the earliest times until today. Viking exhibition.
Position: Sales and Marketing Manager • The Coastal Museum of Øygarden gives an insight into how people along the coast
Phone: (+47) 41 14 82 94 have lived and worked from the ice age until today. Visit the fish farm by RIB boat
(+47) 53 00 61 60 or the oil and gas facilities at Kollsnes by bus.
E-mail: ccn@museumvest.no • Our WW2 Museums tell an important part of Norwegian reistance and war history in
four spetacular and unique locations at Fjell Festning, Nordsjøfartsmuseet in
Facilities Telavåg, Herdla Museum and the Bjørn West museum.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop Highlights and tours 2021/2022
• Meetings/conferences • Storeblå Visitor Center of Aquaculture Bergen. New exhibitions and RIB boat trips to
• Free Wi-Fi visitor center for salmon farming. RIB boat departure from central Bergen.
• Audio guides Total visit 3 hours. All year.
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities • 45 min guided tour: “In the footsteps of the Hanseatic league” at Schøtstuene and
• Coach parking Bryggen.
• Small sightseeing ferry for rent
at the Norwegian Fisheries Museum. Prices, rack rate
Max. 20 pax. Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.Fees vary by site.
Please refer to our website or get in touch.
Facilities varies by site
Photo: Silje Katrine Robinson (top left and below) and Thor Brødreskift (top right).
Awards
• Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence
• Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene.
Top 2 museums in Bergen.
• The Norwegian Fisheries Museum
• Bergen Maritime Museum
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WESTERN NORWAY 17Museums of Sogn og Fjordane
Address The Museums of Sogn og Fjordane comprises a total of 12 various museums in
Please visit our website for address different locations in Vestland county. With us you will learn about the history, culture and
to the various sites. famous artists from the area. In Sunnfjord Municipality we have 4 famous artists, which
you will learn to know at our Art museums.
Web
www.misf.no We offer various activities, exhibitions and events. We have local guides, and offer guided
tours on request for groups. During summer season several of our museums also offer
guided tours for individuals.
For FiTS we offer a museumspass, a ticket that includes entrance to all of our 12 unique
museums for only 179 NOK.
Main attractions/collections
• Astruptunet – The home of the artist Nikolai Astrup
• Sogn Folkmuseum one of the largest and oldest open-air museums in Norway
• Open-air museums with family friendly activities
• Awardwinning architecture
• The Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism in Balestrand
Contact person
Name: Torunn Skarstad Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
Position: Marketing consultant • Eikaas Gallery: Anniversary exhibition “100 years with Ludvig Eikaas”
Phone: (+ 47) 990 94 777 May – September, 2021
E-mail: booking@misf.no • The Coastal Museum in Florø: Childrens Coastal museum every Tuesday:
June 22 – August 10, 2021
• Sogn Folkmuseum: Every Wednesday family days: June 23 – August 11, 2021
• Astruptunet: Exhibition Garden and landscape. June – September, 2021
• Sunnfjord Museum: Family days: July 8, July 22, August 5 and August 12, 2021
Guided tours We offer guided tours for groups in English and Norwegian at all 12
museums. Other languages may be available on request. Guided tours outside opening
Environmental certifications hours on request. Cancellation policy: up to 48 hours before the event. Some of our
Nordfjord Folkmuseum is certified museums also offer guided tours for individuals/small groups or sceduled guiding.
Eco-lighthouse
Prices and Opening hours Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
Facilities Fees and Opening hours varyby locations. P lease refer to our website or get in touch.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking
All photos: Espen Mills
Facilities varies by site. Please get in
touch if you need more information.
Awards
Astruptunet: recommended
on TripAdvisor
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18 WESTERN NORWAYMuseums at Sunnmore
Address The Museums at Sunnmøre compose of 12 various museums that focus on history,
Museumsvegen 1, 6015 Ålesund culture and art. The museums are versatile and offers a chance to learn about different
aspects of the region and how the local environment has shaped the local “sunnmøring”.
Web We also offers insight into Art Nouveau style by means of documentation, education and
www.jugendstilsenteret.no consulting and aim to promote interest in and knowledge about visual arts, applied art,
www.sunnmore.museum.no design and architecture.
Main attractions/collections
• The Art Museum Jugendstilsenteret & KUBE: offers insight into Art Nouveau style by
means of authentic interiors and objects as well as temporary exhibitions. KUBE aims
to promote interest in and knowledge of visual arts, applied art, design and
architecture.
• The Fisheries Museum: focus on the development of the fishing industry and process-
ing work on land from the 18th century until today.
• Sunnmøre Museum is a beautiful open air museum with 55 old and distinct houses.
Enjoy a stroll between the picturesque houses and the indoor exhibitions. Take a look
at the museum’s vast boat collection, one of the largest in Norway, including replicas
of Viking ships. The Medieval Age Museum is also located on the premises.
Contact person
Name: Kari-Mette Aamelfot Tveit Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
Position: Sales Coordinator Please visit the websites for more information about the events in 2021.
Phone: (+ 47) 92 20 08 27
E-mail: kari-mette@mupsu.no Guided tours
We offer guided tours of the permanent displays as well as temporary exhibitions in Eng-
lish and Norwgian at all of our museums. Guided tours outside openinghours on request.
Facilities Cancellation policy: Up to 24 hours before the event.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop Prices, rack rate
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities 2021 Groups: 60 NOK Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
• Coach parking Fees vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch
Facilities vary according to locations. Opening hours
Please visit our website for further Opening hours varyby locations. Please refer to our website or get in touch
information.
Photo: PO Dybvik (top left) and Kristin Stoylen (below).
Awards
Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence
Sunnmore Museum, The Art Museum
Jugendstilsenteret and KUBE.
The open-air museum Sunnmore
Museum is awarded 4th place on popular
attractions in Ålesund.
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WESTERN NORWAY 19Helgeland Museum
Address Helgeland Museum is the regional museum in the southern part of Nordland county.
Helgeland Museum, Sjøgata 23E, Visitors to one of our 18 locations can learn about the natural and cultural history of
8656 Mosjøen, Norway the north. Experience the heritage of Helgeland by visiting our museums, tasting our
traditional foods or book a guide to lead you through nature or show you our hidden
Web history.
www.helgelandmuseum.no Main attractions/collections
Please refer to our website for links • Petter Dass museum
to each of the 18 locations. • Grønsvik Kystfort
• Vefsn Museum and Sjøgata
• Rana Museum
Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
• The Petter Dass days, Petter Dass Museum
• Summer Exhibition by Magne Furuholmen: Sum fueram, fiam, unus et idem Sum, fueram,
fiam, sum dassius unus et idem, Petter Dass Museum
• The Resistance woman, Liv Grannes – A life on the line, Politimestergården, Vefsn Museum
• Momentum, new exhibition, Brønnøy
• Traitor, Grønsvik Coastal Fortress, Lurøy
• A Herdswoman, a photo documentary about women working with reindeer within the south-
ern Sami culture, Rana Museum
• Butterflies in the North, a natural history exhibition, Rana Museum
Contact person • Rana Occupied! – campaign, prison camp, prohibition and liberation, Rana Museum
Name: Gry Johnsen
Position: Museum host Guided tours
Phone: (+47) 75 11 01 50 Please refer to our website for bus tours and program packages or contact
E-mail: grjo@helmus.no the main office for individual bookings.
Prices, rack rate
Facilities Between 50 NOK and 150 NOK depending on location and product.Please refer to our website.
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop Opening hours Most locations are open daily, please refer to our website.
• Meetings/conferences
• Free Wi-Fi on some locations
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
on some locations
• Coach parking
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20 NOTHERN NORWAYThe Norwegian Aviation Museum
Address Let’s fly! Experience the thrilling history of aviation up close. Aviation played a major
Olav V gate, 8004 Bodø, Norway role in shaping Norway as a nation; it has influenced our people, our landscape and our
(P.O. Box 1124, 8001 Bodø, Norway) way of life. See famous and even some infamous planes, including the Spitfire, the Focke
Wulf 190 and the Starfighter, or faithful work horses and passenger aircraft, including the
Web Ju52 and the Twin Otter. The Museum’s collection includes over 40 historically significant
www.luftfartsmuseum.no aircrafts in a building shaped like a giant propeller.The Norwegian Aviation Museum is
among the largest Aviation museums in Europe and opened in 1994.
Main attractions/collections
• Collection of historically significant aircrafts and helicopters.
• Civil and Military galleries, and a traffic control tower from the old airport,
which gives a 360 degree view of the city and the airfield.
• Explore the important efforts of airplanes from the Norwegian aircraft pioneer
Roald Amundsen to World War II and the Cold war
• Museum shop and Café Gidsken.
Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
15h of June 2021: New aircraft in the military gallery. See the F-16 right at close range.
Contact person Temporary exhibition: One day the planes came!
Name: Gunn-Anita Tiurdal The story of an aircraft raised from the seabed, and of aerial warfare and its victims
Position: Booking during World War II.
Phone: (+47) 75 50 78 50
E-mail: booking@luftfartsmuseum.no Guided tours
We offer guided tours during high season. We also offer private tours before, during
Facilities or after the museum’s opening hours all year. Languages: English, Norwegian, German.
• Restaurant/café Book a guided tour at booking@luftfartsmuseum.no.
• Museum shop
• Meetings/conferences Prices, rack rate
• Free Wi-Fi 2021 Groups: 140 NOK Adults: 175 NOK
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
• Coach parking
Opening hours
High season: June 15 – August 15 Hours: 10 AM – 6 PM
Low season: August 16 – June 14 Mon – Fri 10 AM – 4 PM, Sat – Sun 11 AM – 5 PM
Please refer to our website for opening hours for January, Easter, May and Christmas.
Photo: Futurasec (top left)
Environmental certifications
The museum is certified Eco-lighthouse.
Awards
Trip Advisor: number 2 of things
to do in Bodø in 2020
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NOTHERN NORWAY 21Nordlandsmuseet
Address Nordlandsmuseet is an union of 20 truly unique museums based along the coastline of the
Nordlandsmuseet, Torvgt 8B, Salten region in Nordland. The city of Bodø is the administrative centre of Nordland. Bodø
8005 Bodø, Norway provides you with easy access to all our museums, irrespective of how you travel here.
(administration address)
Main attractions/collections
Web The Knut Hamsun centre
www.nordlandsmuseet.no The Knut Hamsun Centre is a literary museum for the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun
www.hamsunsenteret.no (1859 – 1952), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. The unique
www.kjerringoyhandelssted.no award-winning building is placed in grand scenery in Hamarøy, Nordland, in the north
www.jektefart.no of Norway. It is designed by the renowned American architect Steven Holl. The Hamsun
Centre offers adventures and cultural experiences all year round for all kinds of visitors.
Booking: (+47)75 50 34 50, hamsunsenteret.booking@nordlandsmuseet.no
Kjerringøy trading post
A visit to northern Norway’s best preserved trading post is a journey back in time.
Here you can feel the past, with “jektefart” and fish trading, herring and the daily life
in northern Norway coastal communities in the 19th century.
The Kjerringøy Trading Post is a unique example of coastal heritage set in magnificent
scenery. It consists of 15 old buildings retaining much of their original contents. It is one
of the country’s most important collections of buildings from the nineteenth century.
Booking: (+4)7 910 06 443, booking.kjerringoy@nordlandsmuseet.no
Contact Norwegian Jekt trade museum
Phone: (+47) 75 50 35 00 Bodø’s new attraction opened in June 2019. Here we’ll take you onboard for a journey
E-mail: post@nordlandsmuseet.no into history you will never forget. The history of trade in circumpolar Norway is extra
ordinary. The open square sailed ship called Jekt sailed the Norwegian coast from
medieval times to modern day. Onboard it carried stock fish and cod-liver oil. The
Facilities coastal communities in northern Norway depended on this trade. A uniquely preserved
• Restaurant/café jekt is the center of the exhibition. In the museum café you can enjoy the view, while
• Museum shop tasting modern cuisine based on jekt trade traditions. The Norwegian Jekt trade museum
• Meetings/conferences is situated just a few minutes from Bodøs hotels and airport.
• Free Wi-Fi Booking: (+47) 930 02 950, booking.jektefart@nordlandsmuseet.no
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking Guided tours Guided tours available. See website or contact us.
Prices, rack rate Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
Fees vary by sites. Please refer to our website or get in touch
Photo: Ernst Furuhatt
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22 NOTHERN NORWAYMuseum Nord (Lofoten, Vesterålen, Ofoten)
Address 21 museums in the regions of Lofoten, Vesterålen and Ofoten. Active experiences
Museum Nord, P.O. Box 104, in many museums: join a Viking feast, enjoy cinnamon rolls from a n old stone oven
8459 Melbu, Norway bakery (1878), meet the otters in the aquarium, enjoy breathtaking views from a light-
house, visit the landlocked Hurtigruten ship from 1956, experience a concert in a huge
Web fish oil tank, guided cyckling tours (geo-biking) in the Narvik region, learn about the
www.museumnord.no spectacular Ofoten railway and more.
Main attractions/collections
• Lofoten: Lofotr Vikingmuseum, Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, War Memorial Mu-
seum, SKREI: Lofoten Aquarium, Espolin Art Gallery, Lofoten Museum
• Vesterålen: Hurtigruten Museum (opens summer 2021),
The lighthouse and museum of Andenes
• Ofoten: The Ofoten railway and the city’s industrial heritage at Narvik Museum
Exhibitions and events 2021/2022
• Opening of the spectacular Hurtigruten museum
• Various permanent and changing exhibitions at all museums
For complete overview: www.museumnord.no
Contact person
Name: Hege Anita Eilertsen Guided tours
Position: Marketing director Guided tours for groups in multiple languages at most museums. Private guides for
Phone: (+47) 95 92 30 86 smaller groups also available. Museums may also be available outside regular opening
E-mail: hege.anita.eilertsen@museumnord.no hours (on request)
Some museums also have scheduled guidings and/or audio guides.
Prices, rack rate and opening hours
Fees vary by site. Please refer to our website or get in touch. Most museums open all year.
Photo: Kjell Ove Storvik (below)
Environmental certifications
All the museums are certified
Eco-lighthouse.
Facilities
• Restaurant/café
• Museum shop
• Meetings/conferences
• Free wi-fi
• Audio guides
• Guide apps
• Disabled access, incl. toilet facilities
• Coach parking
Other/comments:
• Guided tours all year.
• Wi-Fi, conferences,
access: Various for various museums
Awards
• Certificate of excellence
• Trip Advisor several times
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Variuos in each museums
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