Norwegian Mining Museum, Eastern Norway, Norway
4.5 (146 reviews) Sunday: 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Buskerud Speciality Museums
Just awesome
The Norwegian Mining Museum including The Silves Mines collection of native silver, Norwegian minerals and miningindustry, Kongsberg skiing history, the coin and medal collection and the Kongsberg industry cololection are five exhibitions located under one roof in the city centre of Kongsberg. One ticket will give you access to all five museums. The Norwegian Mining Museum offers you the history of the Silver Mines and the worlds largest and most precious display of native silver. The Skimuseum has an astonishing collection consisting of over 5000 trophys. The Royal Mint Museum gives you an insight of the citys coin production from its beginning up until today. The museum of arms and weapons opened the year 2000 and conveys the industrial history of Kongsberg starting 1814. The Silvermines Join a train ride that takes you 342 meters below the surface and 2,3 km into the mountain. Inside the King’s mine there is a guided tour through stopes, adits and shafts. A mine elevator built in 1881 (“Fahrkunst”), is just one of many things to see on this tour, which takes 1,5 hours. The temperature is 6°C, so please dress warm! Children under 3 years are not permitted to entre the Silvermines.
Address
Hyttegata 3, Kongsberg 3616 Norway
Mobile
Website
http://www.norsk-bergverksmuseum.no/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 10:17
User Ratings
4.5 based on (146 reviews)
Reviews
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5John 5:00 PM Jan 7, 2023
Very good attraction
Really good tour guide that gave interesting and easy to understand history of the museum. I went here twice, once with friends and the second time as a business trip a few months later. Definitely a good recommendation to anyone.
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4Heather B 5:00 PM Sep 21, 2013
Much bigger than expected
This museum is actually several museums in one. It combines the history of mining in Kongsberg with the weapons manufacturing and marine equipment that still play valuable roles in Kongsberg. There is also a ski museum. It was an interesting stop with a lot to do. Pro tip: make sure to try every door. There are a lot of rooms that look "off limits" that are actually treasure troves of fun. Were they off limits? Maybe. But we investigated anyhow. Great information and history.
