Guided tour of the highlights of the Polar Museum

Join us for a guided tour of the museum featuring stories about winter trapping and expeditions to the Arctic. Part of Tromsø Global, the international week in Tromsø. Free entrance. Welcome

 

Wanny Woldstad was the first female trapper on Svalbard. Photo: The Polar Museum. 

Tromsø has been the North Norwegian capital of sealing. Following its establishment as the “Gateway to the Arctic” in the late 19th century, Tromsø became a key as a base for many polar expeditions.

The Polar Museum preserves and conveys stories related to this aspect of the history of Tromsø and the Arctic.

The Polar Museum’s permanent exhibitions deal with sealing, overwintering trapping, the stories of famous trappers such as Henry Rudi and Wanny Wolstad, the expeditions of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen and the cultural history of Svalbard.

When: 23.08.19 kl 14.00–14.45
Where: Polarmuseet
Location / Campus: Tromsø
Target group: Ansatte, Studenter, Besøkende
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