Aalesunds Museum
Aalesunds Museum
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Aalesunds museum displays permanent and temporary exhibitions with an emphasis on the city history from the late 1800 and onwards. The exhibition are spread over four floors and presents historical events that occured in Ålesund. Become more familiar with the the coastal towns history. See the exhibitions "The Great fire in 1904", "Aalesund during the occupation" and "Uræd" the first enclosed lifeboat to cross the North Atlantic.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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keithmJ6744FW
The Villages, FL84 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
The life boat exhibit was the best point of interest to us. Be sure to get inside the lifeboat and see what it felt like to be in that situation. The museum was full of interesting facts about Aalesund.
Written July 7, 2017
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Shannon B
Chicago, IL41 contributions
May 2018 • Friends
I would make the trip just for the awesome tiny boat exhibit that you can go inside! Very cool to get inside the boat and see how small the inclosure was and to hear the sound of the roaring sea. The nice (and super cute) guy working the museum on the Friday we were there let us have a look around despite the fact that it was actually closed for holiday. Cheers!
Written May 17, 2018
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jmk_girl
Chicago, IL27 contributions
Sep 2017 • Friends
The museum is accessible to all language speakers and very nice. As others have mentioned the life boat exhibit was our favorite. We also enjoyed speaking with the staff. Definitely an opportunity to learn about the town!
Written September 14, 2017
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Olav M
Ålesund, More og Romsdal, Norway13 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
After a long abrupt walk in rain we arrived the museum. when we wanted to pay the prices was not
what we seen on the internet, and they not acsepted creditcard or any card for payment. And the closest minibank is far away from the museum! What a SHAME! So we was amacing disapointed and canseld the visit! So you guys so want to visit, bring chash to this stonaged museum so dont acsept cards!
what we seen on the internet, and they not acsepted creditcard or any card for payment. And the closest minibank is far away from the museum! What a SHAME! So we was amacing disapointed and canseld the visit! So you guys so want to visit, bring chash to this stonaged museum so dont acsept cards!
Written August 8, 2014
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TexasCatBird
Gatesville, TX2,456 contributions
Sep 2013 • Couples
The day we arrived as part of our cruise, Alesund was experiencing fairly heavy rain. So we planned our day accordingly - stay out of the rain as much as possible yet leave room to have fun and gain some knowledge. Thus we chose to walk to Alesund Museum in the heart of downtown.
My research on tripadvisor told me the museum was small but worthwhile. Sure enough we really enjoyed our visit. Before we went inside we walked up the hill a bit farther near the cannons and took some good pictures overlooking the city. After paying the cash admission and picking up our English guidebook we began our discovery. There are several floors to this museum. My favorite part was the enclosed lifeboat, large ship models, and city history including old doctors/dentist office, photograhers studio, Art Nouveau furniture samples, city resurgence from the devastating 1904 fire, and WWII resistance with radio room. Even if you visit Alesund on a sunny day I can recommend this museum. However, it is a bit difficult to find and is not accessible by wheelchair unless you arrive by taxi.
My research on tripadvisor told me the museum was small but worthwhile. Sure enough we really enjoyed our visit. Before we went inside we walked up the hill a bit farther near the cannons and took some good pictures overlooking the city. After paying the cash admission and picking up our English guidebook we began our discovery. There are several floors to this museum. My favorite part was the enclosed lifeboat, large ship models, and city history including old doctors/dentist office, photograhers studio, Art Nouveau furniture samples, city resurgence from the devastating 1904 fire, and WWII resistance with radio room. Even if you visit Alesund on a sunny day I can recommend this museum. However, it is a bit difficult to find and is not accessible by wheelchair unless you arrive by taxi.
Written October 12, 2013
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BrisgirlAustralia
Australia24 contributions
Oct 2019
This museum because it gives a history of the town and the region and in particular it highlights how brave the locals were during the German occupation in WWII.
Written November 5, 2019
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TableCrow
Fleet, UK175 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
Excellent exhibition of the way of life in Norway, fishing and during the war with many exhibits, artefacts and written descriptions by local inhabitants.
Written June 7, 2018
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Wallyontravel
Vercelli, Italy311 contributions
Aug 2017 • Solo
Interesting museum, it has various rooms that exhibit the history of the place, on various aspects, from the war to old times, navigation...
Written August 13, 2017
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Karen_Pinn
Barrie, Canada1,547 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
We walked up the stairs to this beautiful grounds. Nice views into town. Some outside exhibits to look at. Worth the walk up the stairs.
Written July 12, 2017
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ali-gleason
Carlsbad, CA9 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
This was a nice and charming museum with good information about Aslesund. They had guides on each floor for multiple languages to read as you walked through. I enjoyed the museum.
Written July 3, 2017
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Am on crutches is there a lot of stairs or a lift to use?
Written August 27, 2017
Richard L
Alesund, Norway
Hi,
The city museum is located in an old neo-baroque building and consist of four floors. Aalesunds Museum does not have a lift. I am sorry for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Aalesunds Museum
Written August 28, 2017
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