The University Museum of Bergen

At the University Museum you can see some of Norways display objects 
from our cultural and natural historic collection.
In the exhibitions we also take you on a journey and explain how knowledge is produced at a University. You will meet both science and research from the museums own researchers as well as the research from all over 
the University of Bergen. 

The museum has two main buildings on the University of Bergen city campus for public exhibitions, the Natural History building erected in 1865, and the Cultural History building erected in 1927 (In 2023 the Cultural History building unfortunately closed long term for rehabilitation).

The audience entering the museum door

Practical information

Buy tickets, information about ticket prices, opening hours and access.
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Summer at the University Museum

Summer vacations and museum visits go together, and as usual a visit to the University Museum promises wonder and excitement for the whole family.
oversiktsbilde av jubileumsutstillingen, to verter ser på gjennstandene

The University Museum through 200 years

Welcome to the University Museum's Spectacular Anniversary Exhibition!
2025 marks the bicentennary for Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie's call for contributions to establish a new cultural and scientific center in Western Norway – Bergens Museum.
The University Museum

The University Museum, Natural History

Our newly renovated museum building from 1865 host today a wide selection of new natural history exhibitions and research based exhibtion.
The Cultural History Museum

The University Museum, Cultural History

Closed in 2023 - awaiting rehabilitation to meet safety requirements and modern standards.
Illustration of vegation

The University Gardens

The Museum Garden is the tranquil extension to the University Museum's iconic Natural History building in the city centre, and the Arboretum and Botanical Garden occupy an area of stunning natural beauty 23 km south of Bergen centre at Milde.
Historisk bilde av museet

About the University Museum

The University Museum it a multi-disciplinary research institution comprising natural and cultural history. The University Museum is responsible for collection, documentation, preservation, research and dissemination within its museum disciplines.
The birds, in the main staircase birds are suspended from the ceiling, giving the impression they are flying in the sky

What is a University Museum?

A meeting place where academia meets a wider public, where things are debated, the role of science discussed; a place where we listen as much as we talk, where questions are posed as much as answers given.