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Read MoreAncient shipping history
This part of the exhibition deals with Norwegian and particularly western Norwegian maritime history from ancient times until the middle ages.
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Read More1600-1700s
During the middle ages the Hanseatic League took control of trade in Northern Europe. Not until the seventeenth century was Norway once again in posit…
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Read MoreThe sailing ship era
The nineteenth century is commonly referred to as the golden age of sailing vessels.
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Read MoreTraining ships
Statsraad Lehmkuhl ble kjøpt til Bergen i 1923, og skulle gjennom mange år gi et kjærkomment utdanningstilbud til ungdom som siktet seg inn på en karr…
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Read MoreTraditional inshore craft
This part of the exhibition tells the story how steamers played a key role in the development of Norwegian society during the nineteenth and twentieth…
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Read MoreWooden shipbuilding
Wooden shipbuilding in the Bergen area has long traditions. However, it was not until 1784 that the first permanent wooden shipyard was established.
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Read MoreSteamers
The paddle steamer SS Constitutionen was Norway’s first steamer in 1826, but it took considerable time before Norway had a steamship fleet of any sign…
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Read MoreShipbuilding and mechanical engineering
The museum has a small section set aside to shipbuilding and mechanical engineering. Ships of metal have been built in Bergen since 1857, and Bergens …
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Read MoreCoastal and fjord steamers
For many Norwegian senior citizens, coastal and fjord steamers and their ports of call represent a nostalgic re-encounter with their childhood and you…
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Read MoreTanker and liner traffic
Norwegian liner and tanker traffic prospered during the interwar years. Bergen had a key role in overseas liner traffic during the years leading up to…
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Read MoreThe world wars
At the beginning of both World War I and II, Norway had among the largest merchant fleets in the world. Several thousand Norwegian merchant sailors lo…
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Read MoreOffshore
The Norwegian oil age started in earnest with the discovery of the Ekofisk field in 1969. The finding generated increasing interest among Norwegian sh…
/News
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Go to Summer MuseumSummer museum
Educational fun for everyone at the museum this summer! The summer museum contains children- and family friendly activities all day, inside and outsid…
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Go to Holocaust in BergenHolocaust in Bergen - a walking tour (in English)
Did you know there were jews deported from Bergen during WWII? Join us on a walk and learn more about this unknown part of our history.
/Guided tours
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Go to Guided tours for pupils and studentsGuided tours for pupils and students
Each year, the Bergen Maritime Museum welcomes about 10 000 children from kindergartens and schools to the museum.
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Go to Guided tours for other visitorsGuided tours for other visitors
It is possible to arrange guided tours in connection with events, special occasions and for large groups.
/Kontaktinfo
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Haakon Sheteligsplass 15
5007 Bergen. Postboks: 7800, 5020 Bergen
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/Opening hours
1. September - 14. May
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All days
11 AM - 3 PM
15. May - 31. August
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Monday till Friday
10 AM - 4 PM
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Saturday and Sunday
10 AM - 5 PM
/Prices
All year
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Adults
90,-
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Students
50,-
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Children/members
Free
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Bergencard
Free
- (Bergen Municipality)