Bergen University Museum
The Bergen University Museum is a cultural and natural history museum in the Norwegian city of Bergen . The museum is part of the University of Bergen and is spread over two buildings (from 1865 and 1927) on campus . It was founded in 1825 by Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie and is therefore one of the oldest museums in Norway. A botanical garden and an arboretum are part of the museum.
The cultural history collection includes the departments for archeology , art and cultural history and is one of the largest in Norway. The exhibits include Norwegian art, folk art and items from the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as church art.
The natural history collection includes the areas of zoology , geology and botany . It is housed in the old main building of the Bergen Museum. In 2013, the exhibition was closed for total renovation and reopened in October 2019.
literature
- Astrid Forland: The history of the Bergen Museum (PDF; 6.2 MB). Conference Awarness and Action - University Museums Today , September 25 to October 1, 2005, Uppsala, Sweden.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Website of the Bergen Museum (Engl.)
- Bergen Museum on bergenbyarkiv.no in Bergen byleksikon (Norwegian)
- Bergen Museum on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Coordinates: 60 ° 23 ′ 15.4 " N , 5 ° 19 ′ 17.7" E