Mid-Norway's Prehistory

Mid-Norway's Prehistory Stone Photo: Åge Hojem

Mid-Norway's Prehistory

From the Stone Age to the Viking Era

Mid-Norway's Prehistory

Have you ever seen a pair of Iron Age shoes? What about a knife from the Stone Age? Discover some of the Museum’s oldest items, dating from the early Stone Age to the Iron Age. The exhibition displays a large collection of archeological finds from Mid-Norway.

The NTNU University Museum’s cultural history collection has a history stretching back more than 250 years. Today, the museum administers most archeological excavations in Mid-Norway, and because of this, the museum retains a large number of objects from the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age. The exhibition displays a vast array of items, like ornaments, tools, weapons, and rock carvings.

The prehistoric exhibition is the largest of its kind in Mid-Norway, and one of the oldest at the museum. It was originally opened in 1930, then secured and evacuated during the Second World War, before reopening in 1950.

Opening hours and tickets

Opening hours and tickets

Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm

The museum shop is in addition open Mondays, 10 am - 16 pm

Ringve Botanical Garden is always open

Opening hours on public holidays 

Mid-Norway's Prehistory

 

Mid-Norway's Prehistory Axe Photo: Åge Hojem

Where to find the exhibition

Where to find the exhibition

NTNU Gunnerius

You can find the exhibition in the Gunnerus building, at Kalvskinnet Campus, Trondheim.

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Ticket prices

Ticket prices

We offer half price of the following prices:

  • Adults - NOK 120
  • Children (6-16), students, seniors - NOK 70
  • Family, group with children and adults, max. 5 people - NOK 325
  • Groups with 10 people or more, when tickets purchased together - NOK 110/60
  • Annual passes

Buy tickets Do you want a guided tour?

Free entrance:

  • Children under 6 years
  • School classes /preschools with teacher, student groups with teacher
  • Individuals providing assistance
  • ICOM, Ecsite, Norwegian Museum Association members