Tromsø University Museum
Established | 1872 |
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Location | Tromsø, Troms, Norway |
Collection size | 2 million objects |
Visitors | 91,004 (2010) |
Director | Marit Anne Hauan |
Public transit access | Bus 37 |
Website | http://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
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Botany
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Zoology
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Archaeology
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Cultural History
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Sámi Ethnography
The museum publish the popular science magazine Ottar (Norwegian only) and an English language publication called Way North.