Norwegian Petroleum Museum
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The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is located in Stavanger, Norway.
attractions: Gamle Stavanger, Fargegaten, Stavanger Cathedral, Rødne Fjord Cruise, Stavanger City Museum, Stavanger Maritime Museum, Bjergstedparken, Badedammen, Norwegian Children's Museum, Byparken, restaurants: Fisketorget Stavanger, Cardinal Pub, Bøker og Børst, CIRKUS, Noodle Noodle, På Kornet, LERVIG LOCAL, Zouq Restaurant & Take away, China Town Stavanger, Bevaremegvel Bar & restaurant AS
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The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is located in Stavanger, Norway.
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ZacharianZacharian
130
Incredible gem! We did the super fast 45 minute walkthrough as I misread the closing times and was mad at myself as I could’ve easily spent more than 2 hours reading the helpful signs and absorbing the info more properly. The museum is well laid out, and has sections with the history of oil in Norway, how oil and gas firm, models to show the scale and depth of water oil rigs, info on climate change, pipelines, and a variety of other interesting things - all with excellent signage in English and Norwegian. I found myself telling others post-trip about how this was such a memorable place as I learnt quite a bit and challenged my perceptions even in that short visit, such as Norway’s history of petroleum in the North Sea, climate change, seeing some actual equipment like drill bits or pipes, how the oil gets from the sea to pump, and how this has impacted some countries’ economies (like Norway’s) so significantly. I knew some about the oil industry having lived in Texas and had family/friends working in the oil industry, but this museum gave me a much more holistic and visual picture.
Becky TBecky T
00
This is an amazing museum covering an incredible amount of information about the petroleum industry and Norway. The exhibits are very well done. There is a tremendous amount of information to absorb, and the detail of the models is truly stunning. It was really cool to be able to climb inside a real diving bell and work with tools rig workers use. The museum addresses the tremendous amount of effort which goes into Norwegian petroleum extraction, the huge benefit it has provided the country, and the significant controversies surrounding the process. It was well worth the time spent and the admission price, and admission entitles you to a discount (50% on the day I was there) on admission to other museums like the maritime or canning museums.
Ryan FillmoreRyan Fillmore
00
The museum offers a deep overview into the energy industry, as well as its history, future and challenges. We were pleasantly surprised by the regular English guided tours, which were led by knowledgeable staff with actual experience in the industry, giving the commentaries a personal touch. The scaled models of numerous rigs and ships provide valuable insight into the construction details, and the re-enactment of the well extraction platform helps greatly in visualizing the demanding activities that happen daily in the isolated offshore rigs. For those who are interested, the museum can easily take up a whole day. There is also a playground for children, a restaurant, and a library that opens only on weekdays.
FoodprintsFoodprints
10
This tells the story about Norway becoming a petroleum nation. It has life size animatronic dinosaurs for people to enjoy. An auditorium tells the personal stories about the cultural impacts of change on the people. There are very detailed scale models showing all aspects of how the oil and gas is drilled and extracted. Real samples of protective equipment, pipes and drilling bits can be looked at and touched. An information wall time line shows the tragedies that occurred along the way that affected the people. More information walls describe the foresight in ensuring the nation as a whole benefited and what the nation's leaders put in place to prevent the nation becoming dependent on the oil income.
Geoff PhilcoxGeoff Philcox
00
This is a good museum for both children and adults. The models are fantastic. And there's a hologram room that we spent a half hour in easy but could have spent longer. It was just so cool. The day we attended, there was a theater show and it missed the mark on educational value (the message was mixed too, whether oil had been good or bad for Norway). There is also a large dinosaur portion but none of the dinosaurs on display have anything to do will oil or Norway so it's a little confusing. I understand it as an attraction for kids, but there must be other ways to engage children on oil than just dinosaurs. Oh well, they were cool to look at but I think they detracted from the rest of the museum.
Lindsay AielloLindsay Aiello
10
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