Arctic University Museum of Norway

Came here as part of the family city pass. It was probably my favorite of the places we visited. I enjoyed the wide range of exhibits. I thought the geology room was well thought out. I also liked the multiple perspectives and history of the Sami people. The museum itself is nicely equipped with restrooms, lockers, rest area, and cafe

EXCELLENT permanent installations (the dioramas are especially good). But what I found outstanding is the written text. I often find the wall text too dry and academic (written by and for academics versus the general public). Here, it is written in a very easy to understand manner - and it absolutely stays with you - and they have made sure that the installation works in tandem with the information that is being communicated in the wall text.

It is an excellent museum with several exhibitions. I particularly enjoyed the sapmi culture exhibition. As it featured a wide array of items on display. The downstairs cloakroom is handy, and the staff were lovely and helpful.

We had conference here. Beautifull musieum as well. Very close to the beach

Well laid out and very informative. Sami exhibits very informative but will need a smart device to translate to English. Need at least 2-3 hrs.

Lovely manageable-sized museum. Others reviews led me to give this one a try and they are accurate. I think the best all-rounder museum in Tromso, and certainly my favourite of those I visited. Interesting range of exhibits: including on Aurora, Sami culture, local religious/artistic artefacts and history, as well as animals and geology of the area. Each area was interesting. As others note, not all the translation on the app works, but there was still more than enough. Friendly staff. Reasonable price. Modest cafe. Toilets. On the bus route (just don’t catch the bus to the Northern campus). As others note, it is near the waterfront, so take a walk there too!

Amazing museum. Good piece and super exhibitions. Rocks are very cool. They have a good meteorite collection as well. Staff amazing and friendly and lockers for your things. 100% worth going. Thanks 😀❤️

Amazing museum with several exhibitions on two floors!

Very interesting displays on traditional & modern Sami life & the Vikings. This museum was established in 1872 and features science & cultural exhibits, including ones related to Norway. We saw an exhibit about the Northern Lights, local rocks, lava & whale bones. Surprised bu the Holocaust exhibit. I discovered that this was Germany's winter paradise. During the Holocaust they rounded u most of the Jews for Auschwitz. However there is still a Jewish community here. I could have spent hours here.