Tromsø University Museum is the oldest scientific institution in North-Norway. It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the University of Tromsø in 1976. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually.
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| Established | 1872 |
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| Location | Tromsø, Norway |
| Visitors | 80,000-90,000/year |
| Website | http://uit.no/tmu/152 |
The museum consists of six departments
- Geology
- Botany research projects
- Zoology
- Archaeology Excavations/Research projects
- Cultural History maintains a photo collection of more than 100,000 (historic) pictures
- Sámi Ethnography
The museum publish the popular science magazine Ottar (Norwegian only) and an English language publication called Way North.
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