Polar museum
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| place | Tromso |
| opening | June 18, 1978 |
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The Polar Museum ( Norwegian Polarmuseet ) in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø shows exhibitions about Norwegian polar expeditions and fishing traditions in the polar regions . These include special exhibitions about polar bears and the research activities of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen . The University of Tromsø operates the museum, which merged with the Tromsø Museum in early 2010 .
The museum opened in 1978 on the 50th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's last polar voyage as part of a rescue operation. From Tromsø, the polar explorer headed for Spitsbergen to look for Umberto Nobile and the airship Italia .
The Polar Museum is located in the area of the Skansen Open Air Museum and is one of a series of pier houses that resemble Bryggen in Bergen . The museum is housed in the former Toldbodbrygga customs station , which was used by customs as a warehouse and administration building until 1970. The customs post, which was built in 1833, has been recognized as a cultural asset worthy of protection since 2000, together with the entire row of houses by the “Reichsantiquar” (Riksantikvar) .
Exhibitions
- Winter hunting (Overvintringsfangst)
- Plukkfangst - a type of seal hunting
- Earliest hunting seasons (tidligste catching period)
- Roald Amundsen
- Fridtjof Nansen - the first polar trip (Fridtjof Nansen - den første polferden)
- Art of the Polar Regions (Polar Art)
- Northwest Passage (Nordvestpassasjen)
Web links
- Official website (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Architecture guide : Bryggerekka nord for Torghuken . Retrieved December 8, 2011 (Norwegian, English)
Coordinates: 69 ° 39 ′ 7.9 ″ N , 18 ° 57 ′ 48.3 ″ E