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Archaeologists unearth manufacturing site from early Viking Age (12.10.2009)
Thanks to particularly favourable preservation conditions, archaeologists at Bergen Museum are now able to unearth an extensive archaeological site in Lærdal, Western Norway.
Archaeological surveys unearth new knowledge about early Viking Age (21.09.2009)
Archaeological surveys at Bjørkum in Lærdal have unearthed more than 20 buildings, sheds, and tofts. This is probably also the largest find of bone material in one single locality from the Viking Age in Norway.
Humans leave traces – also on the greatest ocean depths (21.09.2009)
A Japanese toothpaste tube, a beer can, and clinker from the first Atlantic steamers. At present, researchers find objects like these on the greatest ocean depths. They are now on display in a new section of the exhibition - in time capsules.
Archaeological excavation in Loen, Stryn (16.09.2009)
Archaeological excavation in Lærdal (16.09.2009)
New book: Den teatrale illusjon (07.09.2009)
“Den teatrale illusjon”, a new, topical book on scenography in a historical and current perspective, is now available. The book will be launched on Wednesday 9 September at the Cultural History Collections.
A lovely Garden – where Roses are in Bloom (03.09.2009)
What do we find of old garden roses along the Norwegian coast? At an international convention in Vancouver this summer, Per Harald Salvesen from Bergen Museum gave a lecture of an exciting project about heritage roses.
BLING – Decoration and clothing in the Middle Ages (04.06.2009)
On Wednesday 13 May, the exhibition BLING opened at Bryggens Museum – about jewellery and other things in the Middle Ages. BLING is a result of collaboration among Bergen City Museum, Bergen Museum, and other specialist communities on the Middle Ages, designers, and students in upper secondary schools.
Cultural Monuments tell their stories (04.06.2009)
Bergen Museum, Bergen Maritime Museum, and Bergen City Museum invite you to a cultural heritage experience on the occasion of the celebration of the Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage 2009
PLANTS AND CULTURE – exhibition in Realfagsbygget (14.05.2009)
" Plants and culture – about trends and development in European horticulture and the use of plants". This is the title of an exhibition open to visitors at Realfagsbygget ( Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences). Exhibition period: From 16 April to 2 June.
The Museum Project 2014 (14.05.2009)
The University of Bergen wishes to offer consolidating and contemporary science communication in a renovated, splendid building at Muséplass 3. The Directorate for Cultural Heritage praises the restoration plans.
Former student of Bergen Museum wins award for new knowledge of flies (30.03.2009)
A former student of Bergen Museum, Dr Maxwell Billah, who discovered the fruit fly Bactrocera invadens and saved millions of fruit trees in Africa, was recently recognised for his contribution to taxonomy.
Spring time in Museum Garden (26.02.2009)
Sunday 26th April Bergen Museum welcomes you to the Museum Garden to discover how nature wakes up again after a long winter. The Museum Green House is open and you can join guided tours both there and in the garden.
Mummies with surprising secrets (26.02.2009)
Two Egyptian mummies, a woman and a man, from Bergen Museum have now been treated in the CT-scanner at the Haukeland University Hospital. This gave many new results and surprises for researchers. Also a mummified crocodile and a cat were sent to x-ray treatment.
Welcome to the Micro World: Pollen – so small – so great (20.01.2009)
The new, permanent exhibition "Pollen – so small – so great" at the Natural History Collections was opened to the public on Sunday 30 November. We invite you to peer into a fascinating micro world that is otherwise only visible through a microscope.

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