Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene, Historical trade museum at Bryggen, Norway
The Hanseatic Museum is housed in a preserved wooden building at Bergen's UNESCO World Heritage waterfront and displays original artifacts and merchant living quarters. The building also contains the Schøtstuene assembly rooms where traders held their meetings and shared meals.
German merchants established their trading post at Bryggen around 1360 and operated it for four centuries. During this period, Bergen developed into a major European commercial center under Hanseatic influence.
The Schøtstuene rooms were gathering spaces where German merchants met, ate, and conducted their business according to their own customs. Visitors today can see how these rooms were furnished and how daily life unfolded in these spaces.
The museum is operated by Museum Vest and offers guided tours in English on weekends year-round. During summer months, daily tours and multiple languages are available, making it easier to plan your visit.
Medieval ruins dating from 1280 were discovered beneath the museum floor, revealing how ancient commercial activity at this site truly is. These archaeological finds connect visitors directly to the foundations of Bergen's trading legacy.
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