Location: Stavanger
Top Things to do in Stavanger
Top Restaurants in Stavanger
Top 10 Museums in Stavanger, Western Norway
With about 120,000 people, Stavanger is Norway’s fourth-largest city and a fascinating mix of old and new. Its history stretches back deep into the Middle Ages. Stavanger was once a tranquil coastal market town and then later an important fishing port. But it was the 1969 discovery of oil offshore that forever changed the now bustling city’s fortunes and landscape. Don’t miss the well-preserved old town (Gamle Stavanger), the unique Canning Museum or the 12th-century Stavanger Cathedral.
Restaurants in Stavanger
1. Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,331 reviews
A Dynamic Museum for a Dynamic IndustryNorwegian Petroleum Museum is a museum for everyone. Its exhibits explain how oil and gas are created, disovered and produced, and what they are used for. The museum also provides informastion about technological advances and the way petroleum influences Norwegian society. Original objects, models, films and interactive exhibits illustrate everything from everyday life offshore to technology and dramatic incidents. The curious cat Petro serves as a guide through the museum's science centre.The museum was designed by architects Lunde & Løvseth, and is an attraction in itself. Its architecture is a scenographic interpretation of the Norwegian bedrock, the open coastal landscape and the offshore oil installations. Architechtural reviews have said that there is hardly a building in Norway which signals its function as obviously as the Norwegian Petroleum Museum. The museum was opened in 1999.
Reviewed By pederthess - Landstuhl, Germany
An absolut worthy venue to spend some hours if you are in Stavanger. A historical journey through the oil exploration in Norway and Scandinavia, which shows the troubled road from the very first endeavours to today modern platforms. Amazing setup, with show rooms and videos, even things you can try on your own, so live and near that you almost feel being there for real.
2. Norwegian Printing Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
A museum dedicated to the printing process, with demonstrations of old printing technics and guided tours. Activities for children. Sale of coffee in Café Gutenberg. Open every Sunday 11 am - 16 pm.
3. Kunsthall Stavanger
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
4. Neo Galleri
5. Breidablikk
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
The best-preserved villa in the country, dating from the 1880s and with authentic interior. Built for a ship owner family who lived there until 1965. Collection of paintings including works by Kitty Kielland and August Jacobsen.
6. Norwegian Canning Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 336 reviews
This place is temporarily closed We much regret that, owing to major construction work, the museum will be closed from closing time Sunday 18th. August until c. October 2020. We will respond to emails and other Communications.
Reviewed By TartuMindy
A canning museum would not normally be our family's first choice for fun things to do on a vacation; however, this place had excellent reviews and almost everyone said the same thing: surprisingly enjoyable. And it was!!! My husband and I enjoyed learning the history of the canning factory, but our kids LOVED this place! They loved seeing all the machines and learning how they worked, they loved the arts and crafts station upstairs, but they especially loved practicing canning with the rubber fish! And they decided to spend their own money to buy rubber fish and cans to bring home as souvenirs. We visited almost a year ago, and the canning museum is still remembered as a highlight of our trip (and the souvenirs are still played with regularly, too!) Thank you! :)
7. Flyhistorisk Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
The airplane museum at Sola owns an impressing collection of planes and items. Here is more than 30 planes, an exhibition in an authentic german hangar from WW2 and all types of jet fighters used by the Norwegian Air Force.The museum is basically run by enthusiastic, hard-working voluntaries.
8. Touscene
9. Viking House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 71 reviews
Climb on board our Viking ship and join the adventure as we travel back in time and experience, with the use of VR-technology and video imagery, the magical world of The Vikings. Hear and experience the great sagas about ' Harald Fairhair ', Norway's first king and the famous battle of Hafrsfjord in 872 where Norway became united into one kingdom.
Reviewed By robert12714
A great half an hour experience well worth the price. Having recently visited the Viking ship museum in Oslo, it was great to be immersed in the Viking world and see the ships in virtual reality. It left us wanting to find out more. The staff were lovely and really made the whole experience delightful. Thank you to them for a great time!
10. Museum of Archaeology (Arkeologisk Museum)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 156 reviews
Cultural and natural history over 15,000 years. Prehistoric articles from Rogaland and exhibitions on varied themes. Public archives of prehistoric sites. Models show prehistoric life, exhibits of natural historic highlights. Children's activities, CD games etc. Library, bookshop, museum shop. Lunch café.
Reviewed By 743jacquelinet - Newry, United Kingdom
We enjoyed our visit to this museum as a family, my teenage son really loved it as did my husband.Great pieces of history on show and we got to hold chain mail vests and axes. Also some nice presents to purchase in the shop
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