The Tromsø Museum is northern Norway’s oldest and largest museum with exhibitions devoted to the cultural and natural history of the region. There is a comprehensive display relating to the traditional culture and music of the Sami or Lapp people and their nomadic, reindeer-herding way of life. There are also daily films in summer about the Northern Lights.
Address: Lars Thøringsveg 10
Telephone: 7764 5000
Transport: Bus 28 from Storgata
Opening time: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 11am to 6pm (mid-May to mid-June, and mid-August to mid-September), daily 9am to 8pm (mid-June to mid-August), Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm (mid-September to mid-May)
Admission: 45 kr, 25 kr (children).