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New Shale Area in the Alpine Garden (14.09.2011)
Many alpine plants demand gravel and talus soils where the vegetation cover is open. It is challenging, but essential to mimic their natural habitats if we want to make pioneer plants thrive in the Alpine Garden
Ten million NOK to the Museum Project (09.09.2011)
Minister Tora Aasland handed over 10 million NOK to new infrastructure for the areas surrounding the Museum. Among other things, a greater connection between the new Aula and the Student Centre will be created.
New Nature article: Snails and mussels – close relatives (06.09.2011)
How closely related are molluscs like clams, mussels, and squids, all from our second largest phylum? How did their shell, nervous system, body, and head develop?
Bergen Museum, The Natural History Collections – has been voted Best Museum in Bergen (01.09.2011)
Bergen museum, The Natural History Collections has been voted Best Museum in Bergen in a competition hosted by Bergens Tidende, the major regional newspaper in Western Norway.
Fragments from the Past (25.08.2011)
How did royal power and government apparatus develop in Norway in the Middle Ages? How did new legislation contribute to a state with courts of justice and judicial power?
Economic Plants in Botanical Garden – a multicultural rendez-vous (03.08.2011)
This year, we have a display of special vegetables from Asia and Ancient Rome, and also cereal grains from Afghanistan.
Enjoy our beautiful Collection of Summer Flowers (30.06.2011)
A sure sign of summer is the sight of summer flowers in the Botanical Garden at Milde. The finishing stage of the out planting is now around the corner.
Enjoy our beautiful Collection of Summer Flowers (30.06.2011)
A sure sign of summer is the sight of summer flowers in the Botanical Garden at Milde. The finishing stage of the out planting is now around the corner.
Unknown Letters from Ibsen and Bjørnson Discovered (27.06.2011)
In a rather common type of desk in Bergen Museum’s furniture collection, a discovery of unknown treasures has been made.A total of 300 letters from D.C Danielssen’s recently discovered letter collection have now been opened and read through.
New Museum Director with Visions (21.06.2011)
- The Museum in Bergen has an exceptionally great potential, says Christoffer Schander, who right in the middle of the Museum Project 2014 will begin his tenure as the director of Bergen Museum.
A New Deep-Sea Fish Species Discovered by Scientists at Bergen Museum (26.05.2011)
A hitherto unknown deep-sea fish species of the scaleless smooth-heads (Alepocephalidae) has now for the first time been described and published by scientists at Bergen Museum and Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Massachusetts, USA.
The Highest Number in More Than 15 Years (20.05.2011)
In March this year, more than 8122 visitors entered the exhibition halls of Bergen Museum. The Natural History Collections saw the highest increase in visitor numbers with 6129 visitors. This is the best ever month since the Museum started keeping records in 1996.
Behind the Scenes at Bergen Museum (04.05.2011)
Ever wondered what you would find in the back rooms of the exhibitions – in the Museum’s side corridors and the tower room? Join us on a guided tour in the Natural History Collections and listen to all the exciting things that will take place there over the next couple of years.
"Deeper than Light" to Germany (22.02.2011)
Bergen Museum’s travelling exhibition "Deeper than Light" has now toured several countries. See how the Danes presented it.
The Natural History Collections reopens (18.02.2011)
The restoration work on the outer surfaces of the Natural History Collections, Museplass 3, has now been completed. From 22 February, the majority of the exhibitions will once again be open to the public, until the next phase of the restoration work starts.
On Unknown Manufacturers, Tradespeople, and Consumers of the Middle Ages (10.02.2011)
Who were the unknown craftsmen who produced head adornments, shoes, combs, vessels, glass, and other types of equipment in common use in the Middle Ages? Who were the equipment and utensils made for, and who were the tradespeople who transported them between the south and the north of Europe?
Summer job 2011 (02.02.2011)
Are you interested in plants, nature and horticulture? We are looking for seasonal workers for the summer 2011, for varied tasks in our plant collections.
Job announcements and application form for archaeological fieldwork 2011 (01.02.2011)
Bergen Museum, Section for Cultural Heritage Management, currently announces jobs in connection with archaeological fieldwork for 2011. Persons interested must complete an application form by 18 February.

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