1760 - Science on the edge of the world - University museum
1760 – Science at the Edge of the World
Welcome to the Royal Norwegian Society of Science and Letters (DKNVS) in the year 1760. In this exhibition you will find some of the University Museum’s first collections of objects and books.
In this exhibition you will get to meet Bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus, the founder and driving force behind the society that would one day become the University Museum. DKNVS was founded in an exciting era, where the worldview shifted from the church-dominated medieval period to the Age of Enlightenment and scientific revolution.
Explore the University Museum's long history and learn how what started as three volumes of Danish-Norwegian history became a collection counting thousands of objects.
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
Where to find the exhibition
You can find the exhibition in the Gunnerus building, at Kalvskinnet Campus, Trondheim.
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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
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Free entrance:
- Children under 6 years
- School classes /preschools with teacher, student groups with teacher
- Individuals providing assistance
- ICOM, Ecsite, Norwegian Museum Association members