Bergen Maritime Museum — Attraction in Bergen

Bergen's Maritime Museum presents Norwegian seafaring through the ages - richly illustrated with beautiful models, full-size boats and archaeological finds.

Are you wondering why Norway is called a maritime nation? Then the Bergen Maritime Museum can give you the answer. We tell the story of Norwegian shipping through thousands of years, of Norwegian seamen as "the freighters of the world" and of Bergen - the maritime city that always has its eyes on the world.

Stories from the sea through 2000 years Wander through the museum and let yourself be enthralled by a large collection of useful objects, ship models, ship paintings and marine archaeological finds. Individual objects with exciting stories, which are also pieces in a larger narrative about international trade, technology, sailors' life, war and migration. The Maritime Museum is about all this, and more.

Exploration and recreation The museum building is an architectural gem in stone and glass, centrally located in a peaceful and almost car-free neighborhood on the university hill. With walking distance to the centre, we offer a break from busy city life. The surrounding areas are suitable for exploration and recreation, and offer several museums, parks and cafes.

Film – audio guide – guided tours We recommend our guests to watch the spectacular film "Det brente skipet", which deals with a Western Norwegian discovery of a ship burial from the Viking Age. The film is produced by the local company Arkikon (duration 22 minutes, Norwegian voice, English subtitles).

Audio guiding via mobile (remember earplugs/plugs). Daily tours in high season.

Activities for children The one who draws sees better! You can borrow drawing materials from us. Or maybe you want to look for "ship rats"? Or figureheads?

Museum shop and refreshments.

How to get there (on foot): From the city center (approx. 15 min): Go up the stairs leading to St. John's Church. Walk to the left of the church, approx. 50 m on pavement along road. Then turn right on the gravel footpath. Walk 100 metres, the museum is recognized by its natural stone facade.

Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum presenterer norsk sjøfart gjennom tidene - rikt illustrert med flotte modeller, båter i full størrelse og arkeologiske funn.

Lurer du på hvorfor Norge kalles en sjøfartsnasjon? Da kan Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum gi deg svaret. Vi forteller historien om Norsk sjøfart gjennom tusenvis av år, om norske sjøfolk som «verdens fraktemenn» og om Bergen – sjøfartsbyen som alltid har blikket mot verden.

Historier fra havet gjennom 2000 år Vandre i museet og la deg begeistre av en stor samling bruksgjenstander, skipsmodeller, skutemalerier og marinarkeologiske funn. Enkeltgjenstander med spennende historier, som også er brikker i en større fortelling om internasjonal handel, teknologi, sjømannsliv, krig og migrasjon. Sjøfartsmuseet handler om alt dette, og mer.

Utforsking og rekreasjon Museumsbygget er en arkitektonisk perle i stein og glass, sentralt plassert i et fredelig og nesten bilfritt nabolag på universitetshøyden. Med gangavstand til sentrum, tilbyr vi et avbrekk fra det travle bylivet. Nærområdene er velegnet for utforsking og rekreasjon, og byr på flere museer, parker og kaféer.

Film – audioguide – omvisninger Vi anbefaler våre gjester å se den spektakulære filmen «Det brente skipet», som omhandler et vestnorsk funn av en skipsbegravelse fra vikingtiden. Filmen er produsert av det lokale selskapet Arkikon (varighet 22 minutter, norsk tale, engelske undertekster).

Audioguiding via mobil (husk øreklokker/-plugger). Daglige omvisninger i høysesong.

Aktiviteter for barn Den som tegner ser bedre! Tegnesaker låner du hos oss. Eller kanskje du vil lete etter «skipsrotter»? Eller gallionsfigurer?

Museumsbutikk og forfriskninger.

Hvordan finne frem (til fots): Fra bykjernen (ca. 15 min): Gå opp trappen som leder til Johanneskirken. Gå til venstre for kirken, ca. 50 m på fortau langs vei. Ta deretter til høyre på gruslagt gangveg. Gå 100 meter, museet gjenkjennes på sin...

BERGENSK SJØFARTSMUSEUM In the exhibition, you can follow the boat's development from the Stone Age to the Viking Age. You can see an original logboat, original parts from one of the world's oldest Viking ships - the Kvalsund ship from Sunnmøre - in addition to unique models of both Danish and Norwegian ship finds from the period. As well there are small boats and freighters used along the coast, into fjords, on water and rivers are called utility boats. Besides models of DS Constitutionen - Norway's first steamship from 1826 - and DS Bergen from 1852, the department has a rich selection of models of various steamships. Among them the American paddle steamer DS Savannah, which in 1819 was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. The exhibition contains a number of models of ships from the city's tanker and liner fleet. In the exhibition, we show many models of famous steamships that traveled along the coast and into the many fjord arms in Western Norway. The heyday of sailing ships in the 19th century is one of the best represented periods in the museum's...

Museum about maritime, particularly boat models & boat history (primarily Norwegian boats/ships). There are also sections that describe life as a sailor, ship salvages, and a 'funny' history of England attacking Dutch merchant boats in Bergen harbour. They have a cinema too which played history about Viking ship and burial when I visited. It's a small-medium museum, takes about 1 hour if you like boats,