Tromsø University Museum
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  Tromsø, Norway | |
| Established | 1872 |
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| Location | Tromsø, Troms, Norway |
| Coordinates | 69°38′05″N 18°54′45″E / 69.634858°N 18.912572°E |
| Collection size | 2 million objects |
| Visitors | 91,004 (2010) |
| Director | Marit Anne Hauan |
| Public transit access | Bus 37 |
| Website | http://www2.uit.no/ikbViewer/page/tmu?p_lang=1 |
Tromsø University Museum is the oldest scientific institution in North-Norway. It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the University of Tromsø in 1976. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually.
The museum consists of six departments
Sámi Ethnography
The museum publish the popular science magazine Ottar (Norwegian only) and an English language publication called Way North.
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