Aalesunds Museum — Attraction in Ålesund

What a sweet little museum. The building is old and has about 3 floors. The person as the reception desk was really friendly and knowledgeable especially for being a very young man. The exhibits themself were very intersting but a little bit all over the place and slightly disconjointed. I particularly liked the basement exhibit about Norway in wartime and found out a lot I didn't know about it's involvement during the world wars. It was quite cheap to enter so I would say it was worth a visit if you have a spare hour or so in...

Great museum. If you are interested in history of Alesund, this is the place to go. Very informative and interesting. My favorite museum of our trip to Norway. If traveling as a family, there is a map with stickers where you have to place the items in the correct rooms, so the whole family is engaged. It looks small on the outside, but the place is crammed with information and items, such as an original telephone from Alexander Graham Bell which was used to make the first phone call in Europe. Highly...

If you go nowhere else in Alesund, then go here. Really interesting retelling of the town's history, clear and concise without being information overload. Staff extremely polite and friendly. Really detailed history of the fire and the town's restoration. Lifeboat section was amazing and totally unexpected.

Only feedback would be that while the majority of the museum is translated to English, the basement sections detailing the Second World War era isn't. The pictures and equipment were...