Tromsø University Museum

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Tromsø University Museum
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Tromsø University Museum is located in Norway
Tromsø University Museum
Tromsø, Norway
Established 1872
Location Tromsø, Troms, Norway
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Collection size 2 million objects
Visitors 91,004 (2010)
Director Marit Anne Hauan
Public transit access Bus 37
Website http://www2.uit.no/ikbViewer/page/tmu?p_lang=1

Tromsø University Museum is the oldest scientific institution in North-Norway. It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the University of Tromsø in 1976. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually.

The museum consists of six departments

Geology

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Botany

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Zoology

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Archaeology

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Cultural History

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Sámi Ethnography

The museum publish the popular science magazine Ottar (Norwegian only) and an English language publication called Way North.

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