University Museum: From Noah's Ark to the Double Helix
The Ark
Do you know the names of the animals in our exhibition? Over time, the NTNU University Museum has gained a large collection of different species from Norway and around the world. Our anaconda is over 100 years old! Visit us and discover some of the most known and exotic animals from our collection!
Do you know the names of the animals in our exhibition? Over time, the NTNU University Museum has gained a large collection of different species from Norway and around the world. Our anaconda is over 100 years old! Visit us and discover some of the most known and exotic animals from our collection!
In our exhibition The Ark we invite you to explore how different species have evolved. We start by looking at how we study older objects and the creation of fossils.
On the tree of life you can see an example of how one organism, over millions of years, has developed into several new species. Do you know how we determine what an animal eats and its habitat by examining its features? What types of species do you think we have in Norway? Can you recognize any of the birds?
This exhibition has sound effects and a craft activity section with different colouring sheets of animals and coloured pencils.
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
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
Where to find the exhibition
You can find the exhibition on the ground floor of the Gunnerus building, at Kalvskinnet Campus, Trondheim.