The Norwegian Glacier Museum
The Norwegian Glacier Museum is a museum in Fjærland, Vestland county, Norway. The building was designed by architect Sverre Fehn. In 2002 a decision was made to build an extension to the museum, which was also designed by Fehn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
June—August: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
September—May: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Fjærland, Norway
- Also known as: “Norwegian Glacier Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fjærland Church.
Fjærland Church
Church
Photo: Vegarutend, Public domain.
Fjærland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjærland, near the northern end of the Fjærlandsfjorden. Fjærland Church is situated 2½ km southwest of The Norwegian Glacier Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjærland.
Fjærland
Photo: Aqwis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fjærland is a tiny town at the end of the Fjærlandsfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord. In Sogn og Fjordane county. It is a particularly enjoyable gateway to the Jostedalsbreen National Park, and is close to two glacial tongues.
The Norwegian Glacier Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sogndal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.42335° or 61° 25′ 24″ northLongitude
6.76315° or 6° 45′ 47″ eastOpen location code
9FH8CQF7+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 292098104OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q2530322
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“The Norwegian Glacier Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “挪威冰川博物馆”
- Czech: “Norské muzeum ledovce”
- Danish: “Norsk bremuseum”
- Dutch: “Norsk Bremuseum”
- Esperanto: “Norvegia Glaĉermuzeo”
- German: “Das norwegische Gletschermuseum”
- Indonesian: “Museum Gletser Norwegia”
- Italian: “Museo dei ghiacciai”
- Korean: “빙하박물관”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norsk bremuseum”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Norsk bremuseum”
- Norwegian: “Norsk bremuseum”
- Norwegian: “Norsk Bremuseum”
- Persian: “موزه یخچالهای طبیعی نروژ”
- Russian: “Норвежский музей ледников”
- Spanish: “Museo Glaciar Noruego”
- Spanish: “Museo Noruego del Glaciar”
- Turkish: “Norveç Buzul Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Норвезький музей льодовиків”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng sông băng Na Uy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bøyaøyri and Bøyaøyra.
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