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Tromsø University Museum (''Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum'') is the oldest scientific institution in
It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the
NAU Official homepage
Tromsø Museum's online photo archive
Editions of the science magazine ''Way North''
Museums established in 1872 Natural history museums in Norway Buildings and structures in Tromsø Museums in Troms og Finnmark University museums in Norway {{norway-museum-stub
Northern Norway
Northern Norway ( nb, Nord-Norge, , nn, Nord-Noreg; se, Davvi-Norga) is a geographical Regions of Norway, region of Norway, consisting of the two northernmost counties Nordland and Troms og Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainlan ...
. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually.History
It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway an ...
in 1976.
As of 2012, the museum comprises two scientific sections: natural sciences and cultural sciences. Each section has large collections documenting more than 100 years of exploration of the region and other northern areas. The permanent exhibitions at the museum include geology and zoology as well as two Sámi
The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are a Finno-Ugric-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly known as Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Rus ...
exhibitions.
The University Museum has four departments that are open to the public: Tromsø Museum on the south of the island, Polar Museum (''Polarmuseet'') in Tromsø city center, M/S Polstjerna at the south of town and the Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (''Tromsø arktisk-alpine botaniske'') at Breivika.
Sámi Ethnography
The museum publish the popular science magazine ''Ottar'' (Norwegian only) and an English language publication called ''Way North''.See also
* Arctic-alpine botanic gardenReferences
External links
NAU Official homepage
Tromsø Museum's online photo archive
Editions of the science magazine ''Way North''
Museums established in 1872 Natural history museums in Norway Buildings and structures in Tromsø Museums in Troms og Finnmark University museums in Norway {{norway-museum-stub