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Zoologists search for unknown animals on Madagascar (23.11.2012)
Thanks to gifts from both ship鈥檚 captains and other long-distance travellers in the past, you can now find examples of animal life on Madagascar at the University Museum. Zoologists from the Museum have now been to the island once more and they found additional animal species 鈥� in line with old traditions, but with a new approach.
Book launch in Brazil (20.11.2012)
The Portuguese edition of Professor Haakon Fossen鈥檚 textbook 芦Structural Geology" was recently released in Santos, Brazil, South America.
The University Museum, The Natural History Collections, side view of entrance...
The University Museum will be closed on Friday 2 November (30.10.2012)
The University Museum, The Cultural History Collections and The Natural History Collections will both be closed to the public on Friday 2 November
The University Museum, side view of entrance area Photo: Marianne R酶svik
On Friday 5 October the University Museum closes at 13.00 (02.10.2012)
The University Museum, the Cultural History Collections and the Natural History Collections will both close at 13.00 on Friday 5 October.
High-class masonry 鈥� maintenance of the Ausevik rock art site (11.09.2012)
The Ausevik rock art site in Sunnfjord, the second largest in Western Norway, is located on phyllite, a type of rock which presents challenges as regards disintegration and dissolution.
Cindy Lee van Dover.
Offshore ocean exploration, industrialization and conservation (29.08.2012)
How to manage the vulnerable ecosystems of the world鈥檚 oceans at a time when the industrialisation and exploitation of resources go further and deeper?
Viking Site at Bj酶rkum (10.07.2012)
If you are passing through L忙rdal and Bj酶rkum during summer, you鈥檙e travelling on truly unique historic grounds. New information boards in English and Norwegian provide information about, among other things, an extensive craft production that took place here during the Viking Age.
14 August: The Natural History Collections Closed (03.07.2012)
We welcome all visitors to the University Museum this summer! The Museum is open every day, except Mondays, from 10.00 (Sat/Sun: 11.00) to 16.00. Please note that The Natural History Collections (Mus茅plass 3) will be closed on 14 August on the occasion of the opening of the new academic year.
Summertime at the University Museum (04.06.2012)
The University Museum has extended opening times during the summer months. From 1 June to 1 September the two museum buildings are open Tuesday to Friday, from 10.00 to 16.00, and from 11.00 to 16.00 at weekends.
Egypt Saturday! (13.04.2012)
Did you know why they mummified people in ancient Egypt? Did you know that ancient Egyptians also mummified cats, crocodiles, bread, and even fish?
FISH DAY 鈥� slippery, salty, and exciting! (21.03.2012)
How long has fish existed here on earth? Where do flounders live? What is the biggest fish and what is the smallest fish?
Ora et labora 鈥� Pray and Work (02.03.2012)
Nine hundred years have passed since Munkeliv Monastery was founded as the first of a total of seven in Bergen. The monasteries were internationally oriented. They contributed to the development of the city and gave Bergen a cosmopolitan character that it has retained up to the present time.
Hilde Inntjore: Eternal Life in this Life on Earth? (27.02.2012)
This is the theme that researcher Hilde Inntjore addresses in her lecture, which is the first one out in this spring鈥檚 series related to the Museum鈥檚 exhibition Fragments of the Past.
Wednesday Evening Events: Night at the Museum and Lecture on Soul-Saving Gifts (27.02.2012)
On Wednesday evening 29th February, the University Museum of Bergen has organised a jam-packed programme in both Museum buildings: "Night at the Museum" and a Lecture on soul-saving gifts in the Middle Ages. There will be something to suit audiences of all ages.
The University Museum closed on Friday 24th February (23.02.2012)
The University Museum, both The Natural and Cultural Collections, will be closed on Friday 24th February.
Director of the University Museum has passed away (22.02.2012)
The Director of the University Museum of Bergen, Christoffer Schander has died after a short period of illness. He was only 51 years old when he died.
Fragments of the Past (02.02.2012)
People living in Bergen in the Middle Ages loved entertainment and good literature, and a glass or two. At the same time the church warned of judgment day after death. By setting out on a pilgrimage, one could make up for one鈥檚 sins and see the world.
The Viking Woman of Western Norway 鈥� How Was She Dressed? (18.01.2012)
A shift, a strapped gown, and a cloak were common female garments in the Viking Age. But how were they designed and used?

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