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

E-mail: museumspost@tmu.uit.no

Website: uit.no/tmu/152

Telephone: 7764 5000

Transport: Bus 28 from Storgata

Opening times: Daily 9am-6pm from June 1 to August 31. Daily from 9am-3:30pm, except weekends when the museum opens at midday (September 1 to May 31). During this time the museum is open 7pm-10pm on Wednesday evenings.

Admission: NOK 30 (adults), NOK 15 (children).