Explore 4.5 billion years of natural history
All exhibitions
Welcome to Norway's largest natural history museum. Explore our Botanical Garden and exhibitions on zoology, geology and climate.
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The Stone Garden - new geological exhibition
Join us on a geological journey through time where you can touch and feel various stones. Free to visit and open during Botanical Gardens opening hours.
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Free guided tours in the garden
Tours are offered in English from the 7th of July until the end of September. Experience the selected trees and flowers in the garden.
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Museum Shop
The museum gift shop is packed with exciting items for everyone that loves nature. Animal and dinosaur models, posters, books, botanical drawings and lots more. Make sure to stop by during your visit or explore our web store.
Discover more about our objects
Enticed by what you saw in our exhibitions and want to learn more? Dig into more information about our iconic objects and other stories from our collections.
Our collections
What you can see in our exhibitions is just a tiny fraction of the museum collections. Placed safely in our magazines are 6 million scientific object that are used by scientists all over the world.
Research
Working behind the scenes are over 70 biological and geological scientists that study the world's spectacular natural diversity and the processes shaping it.
Study at NHM
Discover our study opportunities and what it is like to study at the Natural History Museum.