EUGLOH Dream Day at the Museum 2025
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the exhibits in the Museum? And what do parasites have to do with archeology? Learn more about this AND MORE on our personal guided tour at the The Arctic University Museum of Norway.
The Arctic University Museum of Norway is known for science-based exhibitions, updated with the latest research, on fossils and rocks to wildlife and changing nature. The nature exhibitions provides comprehensive information about the history of our planet Earth as well as the evolution and adaptations of birds and animals in the Northern regions.
Among the highlights are a huge ichtyosaurus fossil, a whale skeleton and a nugget of solid gold.
In addition you can explore the fascinating Northern Lights in the very interactive exhibition «Under the lights» where you can immerse yourself in the Aurora, play with it or meet with Northern Lights scientists.
But you can also learn about the people and history of the population in Northern Norway. One example of this is the exhibition «Sapmi – becoming a nation», which tells the story of how The Sami went from being an oppressed minority to a modern indigenous people.
At the Polar Museum, you can learn about expeditions, everyday life and adventures in the Arctic from the 17th century up to the present day.
Its permanent exhibitions can, among other things, give insight into sealing, overwintering, polar expeditions and the cultural history of Svalbard. The temporary exhibitions are based on new polar research.
These are just some examples of what you can encounter at the museum.
In February we will arrange a tour where you will get the opportunity to both see the exhibitions and gain insight into how they are created and the science behind them.
With this we would like to invite exchange students to join our tour, called Dream Day at the Museum.
Registration deadline: 2 February 2025
You can join the tour by, clicking here.
Program for Dream Day at the Museum
Here is the timeline for the guided tour both the Arctic University Museum and the Polar Museum.
1000 Doors open! Coffee and a snack before we’re getting started.
1015 Introduction to the Arctic University Museum by Per Helge Nylund
1100 The museum behind the scenes: Dr. Bastian Fromm will tell us about the evolution of parasites
1130 Lunch in cafe Rotunden
1215 The museum behind the scenes: Conservator Anna Buduson at the Cultural History Laboratory will introduce us to her work.
1245 Walk/bus to the Polar Museum
1315 Introduction to the Polar Museum by Runa Lid Gamst
1400 It’s a wrap!
Please note that at this point we will be at the Polar Museum. You are welcome to spend more time in the museum if you would like to.
