Museums in Norway

Discover 13 unusual museums in Norway.

Morgedal, Norway

Norsk Skieventyr

This small museum celebrates the father of modern skiing, as well as Norway's other notable contributions to skiing.

Rockheim

Trondheim, Norway

Rockheim

A museum dedicated to Norwegian music, old and new alike.

The Twist

Jevnaker, Norway

Kistefos Museum

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian Petroleum Museum

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

Stavanger, Norway

Iddis: The Norwegian Printing and The Norwegian Canning Museum

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

Exterior of the museum

Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum (Lofoten War Memorial Museum)

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

Fire inside the reconstructed longhouse.

Stavanger, Norway

Iron Age Farm

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

Troldhaugen

Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

Sandefjord Museum

Sandefjord, Norway

Sandefjord Museum

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

On of the polar bears in the museum.

Hammerfest, Norway

Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.

Permanently Closed

Norwegian Museum of Magic

Norwegian Museum of Magic

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

Kon-Tiki Museum

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Lepramuseet (Leprosy Museum)

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

Are we missing something unusual in Norway?