Norwegian Glacier Museum

The Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland

The Norwegian Glacier Museum is an award-winning hands-on museum, situated in Fjærland at the head of the Fjærlandsfjord. The museum is the leading centre in Norway for dissemination of knowledge with regard to glaciers and climate.

In an entertaining and exciting manner, you will get answers to questions like 'Why is glacier ice blue?', 'Why is the fjord green?' and 'How were the fjords formed?'. You can even perform your own experiments with 1000 year old ice from the nearby glacier Supphellebreen.

Do not miss the unique and staggering panoramic film about Jostedalsbreen National Park, and experience the climate exhibition which takes you on a journey through Earths' climatic history.

The museum was designed by Professor of architecture, Sverre Fehn, receiver of the 1997 Pritzker award - the highest international award an architect can get. The building has received several awards, including the highest Norwegian award for architecture. All exhibitions have been adapted for the disabled.

The museum is a private non-profit foundation established by the International Glaciological Society, different Norwegian research institutions and the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association. H.M. Queen Sonja opened the museum in 1991, and since then more than 1.7 million guests has visited the museum. The museum is also a visitor centre for Jostedalsbreen National Park.

The exhibition is presented in 13 languages; Norwegian, English, German, Deutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Norwegian Glacier Museum Cafè

In the museum you will also find a Cafè where they serve hot and cold drinks, waffles, lunch, ice cream and more.

Winter at the Norwegian Glacier Museum

From January to March it is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 - 15:00 where there will be a hall of simple cakes and coffee/tea/mineral water.