The Art Museum of Northern Norway is another sight you must be sure not to miss when you come to Tromsø. In the museum you find Norwegian visual and applied art from the 19th century and until today.

The Art Museum

The museum was established in 1985. It especially focuses on art from the Northern region. There are about 1400 works in the museum; paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, textiles and various objects of applied art. You will find works by famous Norwegian artists like Edvard Munch, Odd Nerdrum, J. C. Dahl, Harriet Backer, and Kristian Krohg. One of the paintings is Munch’s “Hjemvendende arbeidere” (1920) from the first decades of modernism.

Hans Gude: Høyfjell, 1858 (© Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design) 

The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions of both Norwegian and international art. The diversity of the exhibitions makes the museum interesting for both adults and children.

The museum is located at Prostneset, very close to the Tromsø Cathedral, in Tromsøs oldest street Sjøgata. The entrance is free, and the opening hours are Mondays: Closed, Tuesdays – Fridays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays: 12 noon – 5 p.m. Read more about the museum here.