News from the museum
Discover the Aurora at Tromsø Museum
Get a grip of the Aurora physics and learn more about the Aurora myths.Try out hands-on Northern Lights in our plasma chamber. Enjoy a guided tour, an award-winning film – and get a free Northern Lights book!
Venue: Tromsø Museum, Lars Thørings veg 10. Starting time: 2.00PM. Price: NOK 250 per person.
Highlights this week
Don't miss these marvellous plants in Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden flowering right now.
Stories unfolding in every flower
To let you explore the amazing abilities and fascinating features of some Arctic and Alpine plants in our garden, this new book by prof. Arve Elvebakk presents 36 different species.
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På livets grense: Hvordan kroppen takler ekstrem natur
Vin&Viten: Birkelandjubileet 2017
Filmen "The Islands and the Whales"
Hundre år siden 1917: Vladimir Putin og arven fra Den russiske revolusjon
Opening hours and prices
1.6. - 31.8.:
09.00-18.00
1.9.- 31.5.:
Mon - Fri 10.00 - 16.30
Saturday 12.00 - 15.00
Sunday 11.00 - 16.00
Open every day, except for 1. and 17.5., 24. and 25.12.
Visiting adress:
Lars Thørings veg 10
Phone: +47 776 45 000
e-mail: postmottak@tmu.uit.no
Ticket prices:
Adults: 60 NOK
Children (7-18)/Students/seniors: 30 NOK
Children under 7 years: free
Family ticket (2 adults + children): 120 NOK
Groups (minimum 10 persons): 45 NOK pr person
Combination ticket Tromsø Museum/Polarmuseet/MS Polstjerna: 80/40/160 NOK
Students and employees, UiT: Free
1.1. - 14.6.: 11.00-17.00
15.6. - 5.8.: 09.00-18.00
16.8. - 31.12.: 11.00-17.00
Open every day, except for May 1st and May 17th
Visiting adress:
Søndre Tollbodgt 11
Phone: 77 62 33 60
E-mail: postmaster@polarmuseum.no
Ticket prices:
Adults: 60 NOK
Children (7-18)/Students/seniors: 30 NOK
Children under 7 years: free
Family ticket (2 adults + children): 120 NOK
Groups (minimum 10 persons): 45 NOK pr person
Combination ticket Tromsø Museum/Polarmuseet/MS Polstjerna: 80/40/160 NOK
Students and employees, UiT: Free
Open daily in the period 15.6. - 15.8. : 11.00 - 17.00
Visits beyond opening hours is possible, contact us!
Visiting adress:
Hjalmar Johansens gate 10 (by Polaria)
Phone: 77 62 33 60
E-mail: postmaster@polarmuseum.no
Accessibility:
Please observe that the stairs inside the ship are very steep. Visitors not comfortable with climbing ladders are advices to stay on the main deck. Regrettably, wheelchairs can not get onboard the vessel. Due to some high thresholds and dim lighting in parts of the ship, we recommend visitors with vision impairments to be accompanied.
Ticket prices for MS Polstjerna
Adults: 40 NOK
Children (7-18)/students/seniors: 20 NOK
Children under 7 years: free
Family ticket (2 adults + children): 80 NOK
Groups over 10 persons: 30 NOK pr person
Combination ticket MV Polstjerna/Tromsø Museum/Polarmuseet: 80/40/160 NOK
Combination ticket MV Polstjerna/Polaria:
- Adults: 115 NOK
- Children: 60 NOK
- Students: 75 NOK
- Seniors: 90 NOK
The Botanical Garden is open 24/7.
(The Botanical Garden has only outdoor displays.)
The cafe in Botanical garden
Summertime (1.6. - 31.8.)
Every day: 11.30-15.30
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