Exhibitions and experiences
The University Museum has exhibitions and experiences for both adults and children, with more than 3,000 objects from the museum's rich collections. Experience the famous Whale Hall, the iconic bird staircase, and dive into the mysterious deep sea. On the museum's top floor, you will find treasures from the cultural history collections and unique objects from medieval church art. Throughout the year, there are several changing exhibitions in natural and cultural history, based on new and exciting research from the University of Bergen.
Animals, insects and plants
- The Whale Hall One of the world's largest collections of whale skeletons, including a 24-metre blue whale skeleton.
- Mammals The diversity of mammals, from pygmy shrews weighing a couple of grams to elephants.
- Birds A wide range of mounted birds, from golden eagles to goldcrests.
- Insects The animal kingdom's greatest success story, thousands of insects up close.
- Herptiles Reptiles and amphibians: frogs, salamanders, snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles.
- Just bones Skeletons up close, from the very largest animals to the very smallest.
- The unknown land – the deep sea An immersive exhibition about life 3,000 metres down. With sound, light and a panoramic screen.
- Plants The diversity and history of the plant world, and how plants conquered dry land.
- Wonders of diversity The biological diversity of the Earth, and a warning about the mass extinction of species.
- Pollen and bones How researchers read the past from pollen grains and bone remains.
Earth, stone and time
- The rise and fall of a mountain range Experience the story of how mighty mountain ranges are formed, shaped and worn down over millions of years.
- Crystals The Earth's building blocks, from tiny crystals to minerals and gemstones.
- Our dynamic planet The forces that shape the Earth and drive the weather, shown on three living globes.
- The passage of time (temporarily closed) An exhibition about time, with a working paternoster lift in perpetual motion.