Stavanger Museum

Why go

This is the original Stavanger Museum building at Muségata, where natural history collections share the visit with exhibits made for children. It offers a different view of the region from the harbour and industry museums: local wildlife and the history of childhood become subjects you can explore together. Allow room for the full museum visit rather than treating it as a quick photo stop.

What to look for

• Explore the natural history displays in the Muségata building.
• Find the Norwegian Children's Museum within Stavanger Museum.

The full story

Stavanger Museum began in 1877 with a focus on regional natural history. Its zoological work gathered local wildlife as well as animals brought back by sailors and travellers, a telling combination for a port city. The museum later developed a strong interest in birds; its work at Revtangen included ringing migratory birds to study their journeys. The institution grew into a network of Stavanger museums, but a visit to the Muségata building has its own focus. Natural history remains one strand, and the Norwegian Children's Museum is here too. Look at the region's wildlife alongside the changing experience of growing up. Other institutions associated with the wider museum organisation, including the Maritime Museum and Ledaal, are separate places to visit. Keeping that distinction in mind makes the Muségata stop easier to choose for the interests of your group.

Useful to know

• Plan around the museum's typical 1½–2-hour visit if you want both main strands.
• Prams may enter the foyer and café, but not the exhibitions.
• Use the Muségata entrance for this museum; Ledaal and the Maritime Museum are separate venues.

Your next visit

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