The Norwegian Glacier Museum, Scientific museum in Fjaerland, Norway
The Norwegian Glacier Museum is a scientific museum in Fjærland dedicated to glaciers and climate change, with interactive exhibitions housed in a striking concrete structure. The building sits within the mountain landscape and presents photographs, models, and displays designed to explain glacial systems and environmental change.
The museum was established in 1991 when Queen Sonja inaugurated it, coinciding with growing interest in glacier research and environmental protection. The site sits on land shaped over millennia by the movement and retreat of the Jostedal Glacier.
The building's design echoes the harsh mountain terrain, with sharp angles and grey concrete deliberately evoking the glaciers and rock formations visible throughout Fjærland.
The museum is open year-round, with extended hours during the warmer months when travel to the area is easier. Visitors should prepare for mountain weather and the exhibitions are presented in multiple languages.
Visitors can conduct hands-on experiments with real ice samples extracted from the nearby Supphellebreen glacier, some over a thousand years old. This direct experience brings abstract concepts of glacial change into something tangible and personal.
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