1760 - Science on the edge of the world - University museum
1760 – Science on the edge of the world
Welcome to the Royal Norwegian Society of Science and Letters (DKNVS) in the year 1760. Here you will find some of the University Museum’s first collections of objects, species and books. The exhibition also includes historical items from the period.
DKNVS was founded during an exciting new period in time: when the world-view shifted from the church-dominated medieval period, and the Age of Enlightenment and its scientific revolution. As such, parts of the exhibition examines this development and early scientific ideas.
What started as a work of three volumes on the history of Norway and Denmark grew to become collections containing several thousand items. Discover the University Museum’s long history and its early scientific collections.
Meet and get to know Bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus, the founder and driving force for the establishment of what would one day become the NTNU University Museum.
Opening hours and tickets
Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm
The museum shop is in addition open on Mondays 10 am to 16 pm
Ringve Botanical Garden is always open
Where to find the exhibition
You can find the exhibition on the ground floor of the Gunnerus building, at Kalvskinnet Campus, Trondheim.
NTNU University Museum's exhibitions:
Our exhibitions, opening hours and ticket prices
Ticket 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
Free entrance:
- Children under 6 years
- School classes /preschools with teacher, student groups with teacher
- Individuals providing assistance
- ICOM, Ecsite, Norwegian Museum Association members