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A rather large museum with a number of different exhibits on the North. Look out for their Sami exhibits, the Archaeological Exhibit, Religious art and Northern Lights machine. Avoid Sundays, as weekend daddies let their little monsters run screaming through the exhibits.
Tromsø University Museum is a university museum located in Tromsø, Norway. Founded in 1872, it is one of the oldest scientific institutions in Northern Norway and has been part of the University of Tromsø since 1977. Initially established following a regional exhibition in 1870, the museum has grown from a small institution with limited professional staff to a cultural and research centre with a collection of about 2 million objects.
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Tromsø Kunstforening
Has temporary exhibits of contemporary art.
A preserved seal hunting vessel, right next door to Polaria. Combined entry with Polarmuseet, Tromsø University Museum or Polaria available.
Macks Ølbryggeri
Offers guided tours of the brewery. Claims to be the world's northmost brewery, but Svalbard Bryggeri in Longyearbyen is further north. Established in the city centre in 1877, the brewery is still owned by the same family. Monday to Thursday, they offer guided tours at 13:00 if there are at least four visitors. So you risk coming there for your tour, and not getting it. This brewery is looking for an alternative place to set up a new factory, seemingly in Nordkjosbotn (Balsfjord municipality), 70 km (45 mi) to the south. But the city council is striving to keep the brewery in or near Tromsø, insisting on their ties with another famous place in Tromsø, Ølhallen — see below: Drink – Bars and pubs. The debate and the population's relationship with Mack is getting so passionate that some threaten to boycott the brewery’s products if they leave the city.
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
Has art from Northern Norway from 1800 onwards, and Norwegian art in general. Look out for their temporary exhibits.
Vår Frue Kirke
This tiny church is the seat of the world's northernmost Catholic bishop, and also dates from 1861.
Has temporary exhibits on the North. Their location in an 1838 building in the main street is superb, and there is free admission.