Description of the attraction
The University Museum of Tromsø includes the Museum of the City of Tromsø, the Polar Museum and the Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden. Its exposition introduces visitors to the nature of Northern Norway, the culture of the Sami people, archeology and geology of the region, religious art and tells about the amazing phenomenon - the Northern Lights.
In the Museum of the City of Tromsø you can learn more about the culture and way of life of the Sami, also visit the exhibition of jewelry that once belonged to the Vikings, see a huge dinosaur. The structure of the building consists of geometric shapes: a quadrangular tower with a pyramidal roof, a rotunda with a conical roof, an entrance with two rectangular porches, large spaces between the windows - all this gives the museum a monumental look.
The Polar Museum tells about polar explorers and explorers of the Arctic, hunting seals, whales, polar bears, and Russian wintering. The museum was opened in 1978 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the last expedition of Roald Amundsen in search of the missing Umberto Nobile and his airship “Italy”.
The Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden is the world's northernmost botanical garden, opened in 1994. A huge number of alpine plants are collected here, striking in their beauty and diversity. Around the garden there is a trail called the “Geologist's Trail” leading to a footbridge overlooking the botanical garden located on the side of the mountain. Plants are grouped here according to the climatic zones of the continents. The Botanical Garden is open to the public all year round, admission is free.
