Museums in Europe

Oslo Museum

Oslo, Norway

Presents the history of Oslo with models, exhibitions, paintings and photographs in the old Frogner Manor in the southern end of the Frogner Park.

Folkenborg Museum

Mysen, Norway

Ringve National Museum of Music

Trondheim, Norway

Ringve National Museum is beautifully situated at Lade, overlooking the town and the fjord. The estate dates back to the 1740's. Ringve is the only Norwegian museum specializing in musical instruments from all over the world. The museum consists of...

National Museum of Decorative Arts

Trondheim, Norway

With a rich collection of 18th century silver, Japanese handicrafts and modern handicrafts and design, varying exhibitions and the unique permanent exhibition. The historical collection includes furniture, silver, glass and textile design from the...

Rustkammeret

Trondheim, Norway

The Armoury, or Rustkammeret, is one of Norway's oldest museums. The idea of the armoury originates from medieval forts and castles. It was the room in which edged weapons, armour, and later small firearms were stored. So the name "Rustkammeret" has...

Bamble Museum

Langesund, Norway

The museum is housed in the old "Cudrios Sjøbod", an old log-built store structure from the 18th century which nestles within its original environment with old, elegant patrician houses as its neighbours. The museum contains: Exhibitions...

Austrått Fort - Fosen Collectie

Brekstad, Norway

Austrått Fort is an installation that was erected by the occupational forces during World War II. A huge gun turret is the dominant feature of Austrått Fort. This originally came from the German battleship the Gneisenau, which had been fitted...

Drammens Museum

Drammen, Norway

Drammen museum consists of 5 departments: Marienlyst, The Department of Fine Art, The Open-Air Museum, Austad Manor and Gulskogen Manor.

Bergens sjøfartsmuseum

Bergen, Norway

Aalesunds Museum

Ålesund, Norway

The permanent displays at Aalesunds Museum are devoted to various aspects of the town in its dual capacity as a fishing, sealing and shipping port of the commercial and industrial centre of Sunnmøre. Key events in the towns history, among them the...

Museum of Medieval Art

Korçë, Albania

The museum was established in 1980 in traditional buildings in Korça, which have the status of monuments of culture, not very far from the main boulevard. It displays 7,500 artifacts and art objects made of stone, wood, wool, silver and other...

Sunnmøre museum, Museums

Ålesund, Norway

The Sunnmøre Museum is situated just outside the center of Ålesund and has an open air museum with 50 old buildings in a beautiful nature park, a comprehensive collection of boats as well as a Middle Ages museum. In the main building,...

Valdres Folk Museum, Museums

Fagernes, Norway

Valdres Folk Museum celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001 and has a collection of 95 old houses from Valdres region. The museum has a beautiful location on Storøya peninsula south of town. Contains also a national folk dress (bunad)...

The Fishery Museum in Ålesund, Museums

Ålesund, Norway

Henrik Ibsen's Museum, Venstøp, Museums

Skien, Norway

The famous Norwegian author and playwright Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien in 1828. In 1835 the family moved out to the farm Venstøp, some kilometers north of town, and stayed there for 7 years. The childhood home of Ibsen, along with the...

The Polar Museum, Museums

Tromsø, Norway

Haugar Art Museum Vestfold, Museums

Tønsberg, Norway

Vestfold County Museum, Museums

Tønsberg, Norway

Medio May - medio SeptemberMon - Fri 10:00 am - 5:00 pmSat 10:00 am - 5:00 pmSun 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm The Museum's Whale Hall has several skeletons, including the world's largest Blue Whale skeleton at 27 meters and a Minke Whale skeleton at 8...