Plan your visit to The Arctic University Museum of Norway

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 11:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 11:00 - 17:00
Extended opening hours

How to get here
Ticket prices
Café and store
Exhibits
Events

How to get here

The museum is situated on the south of Tromso island, at Lars Thøringsveg 10, about half an hour walk from the city centre.

Parking

If you come by car, you will find parking on the right side of the main entrance. You can pay by creditcard or download the Easypark-app.

If you come riding a bike, you can park it to the left of the main entrance.

Walking, skiing, biking

The scenery surrounding the museum is beautiful, and there are several paths and a light trail that you can follow to get to us. During winter, we are one in few museums that can offer ski-in, with ski slopes running all the way to the museum.

Bus

If you plan to go by bus, you can use this travel planner to find information about the timetables and how to buy tickets (search for Tromsø museum). The local tourist information Visit Tromso, also offer a Tromsø pass that gives you entrance to several of the attractions and museums in the city, and it also includes bus tickets.

Extended opening hours

The Arctic University Museum of Norway (Tromsø Museum)

Easter opening hours:

Saturday March 27th 12:00 - 15:00

Sunday March 28th 11:00 - 16:00

Monday March 29th – Wednesday 31st 10:00 – 16:30

Thursday April 1st – Friday April 2nd 11:00 – 17:00

Saturday April 3rd 12:00 - 15:00

Sunday April 4th 11:00 - 16:00

Monday April 5th 11:00 – 17:00

From Tuesday April 6th back to our standard opening hours.

Opening hours for Café Rotunden at The Arctic University Museum of Norway:

Sunday 12:00 – 15:30

Monday – Saturday Self serve within the opening hours of the museum

The Polar Museum

You can also visit The Polar Museum (we have a combination ticket for visiting both museums).

Open all days during Easter 11:00 – 17:00

The University Museum of Norway (Tromsø Museum) is open all days during the year except:

May 1st, May 17th, December 24th and December 25th

Winter season September 1th – May 31th

Opening hours:

Monday-Friday: 10.00-16.30
Saturday: 12.00-15.00
Sunday: 11.00-16.00

Summer season June 1st – August 31st

Opening hours

All days 11:00 - 17:00

The Polar Museum

Opening hours all year round

All days 11:00 – 17:00

Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden

Opening hours - Free entrance

24 hours / 7 days

Ticket prices

Adults: NOK 100,-	Senior citizens: NOK 50,-
Children under 18: Free	Students and army juty soldiers: Free
Combination ticket The Arctic University Museum and the Polar Museum: Adult NOK 150.- (ordinary price NOK 250,-)	Combination ticket The Arctic University Museum and the Polar Museum: Senior citizens NOK 75.- (ordinary price NOK 125,-)
Groups (min. 10 persons): NOK 75,- per person	Combination ticket groups (min. 10 persons): NOK 112,50 per person
Annual ticket 365 days one adult:NOK 250,-	Annual ticket 365 days family (2 adults + children) :NOK 500,-

Discover the Aurora (guided tour in the northern lights exhibition): kr 270,- for adults, kr 150,- for children.	Extra opening hours (for groups) NOK 849,- per hour + VAT Please order at the museum: phone 77 64 50 01.

Exhibits

Here you can find all our exhibits at Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum.

For the family

NaturligVis

Our most popular exhibition among the children. In the play corner you can among other things solve exciting puzzles.

Bædi og Børdi

Bærdi and Børdi help families with children to experience the museum. With us you will meet them in several exhibitions. Download the app

Sunday Activities

Every Sunday throughout the school year we invite the children to a fun activity.

Sunday Activities

Velkommen til aktiviteter for barna hver søndag kl. 13 – 14.

Det er gratis for barna å komme inn på museet og å delta på aktiviteten.

Vi passer på å holde avstand ved bordene og å tørke bord og utstyr av mellom hver som bruker det.

Visit our other attractions

Polarmuseet

MS Polstjerna

Botanical Garden