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 270 per person. Please book 24hrs in advance, ph. 77645001 or booking@tmu.uit.no.
New guidebook to Svalbard's flowering plants
An easy to use flora in four languages; English, Korean, Chinese and Norwegian.
New e-book about rock garden landscapes in Tromsø
How to make rock garden landscapes in Tromsø? See a cavalcade of pictures in our new e-book here. Welcome to a journey through a very special botanic garden!
Highlights of Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden
The short, but intense northern summer is over, but amidst the glowing colours of autumn there are still flowers to be seen. Keep updated with this highlights list!Activities
Forensic Ecology: A new weapon in the forensic armoury
Samisk søndag på Polarmuseet
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
Ivar Bjørklund 70 år - Seminar
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.
Opening hours during Christmas 2019
Visiting adress:
Lars Thørings veg 10
Phone: +47 776 45 000
e-mail: postmottak@tmu.uit.no
Ticket prices:
Adults: 70 NOK
Children (7-18)/Students/seniors: 35 NOK
Children under 7 years: free
Family ticket (2 adults + children): 140 NOK
Groups (minimum 10 persons): 50 NOK pr person
Combination ticket Tromsø Museum/Polarmuseet/MS Polstjerna: 100/50/200 NOK
Students and employees, UiT: Free
Opening hours
1.9–31.5: 11.00–17.00
1.6–31.8: 09.00–18.00
Open every day, except for 1 and 17 May.
Visiting address:
Søndre Tollbodgt 11
Phone: 77 62 33 60
E-mail: postmaster@polarmuseum.no
Ticket prices:
Adults: 70 NOK
Children (7-18)/Students/seniors: 35 NOK
Children under 7 years: free
Family ticket (2 adults + children): 140 NOK
Groups (minimum 10 persons): 50 NOK pr person
Combination ticket Tromsø Museum/Polarmuseet/MS Polstjerna: 100/50/200 NOK
Students and employees, UiT: Free
THE SEALING VESSEL MS POLSTJERNA IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE.
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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