Tromsø University Museum

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Tromsø University Museum
Tromsø University Museum is located in Norway
Tromsø University Museum
Tromsø, Norway
Established1872
LocationTromsø, Troms, Norway
Collection size2 million objects
Visitors91,004 (2010)
DirectorMarit Anne Hauan
Public transit accessBus 37
Websitehttp://www2.uit.no/ikbViewer/page/tmu?p_lang=1

Tromsø University Museum is the oldest scientific institution in North-Norway. It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the University of Tromsø in 1976. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually.

The museum consists of six departments

Geology

Botany

Zoology

Archaeology

Cultural History

Sámi Ethnography

The museum publish the popular science magazine Ottar (Norwegian only) and an English language publication called Way North.

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