Most popular museums in Norway

The 20 most visited museums in Norway in 2009:

1. The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (is comprised of the National Museum of Architecture, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Gallery), Oslo
2. The Natural History Museum, Oslo
3. The Museum of Cultural History (is comprised of the Viking Ship Museum and the Historical Museum), Oslo
4. The Restoration Workshop of Nidarosdomen Cathedral, Trondheim
5. The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum), Oslo
6. The Norwegian Telecom Museum, Oslo
7. The Norwegian Defence's Museums (including Norway's Resistance Museum in Oslo, Marine Museum in Horten, the Armoury (Rustkammeret) in Trondheim, the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø, the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection at Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Oscarsborg Fortress in the Oslofjord and Bergenhus Fortress Museum in Bergen)
8. Bergen Aquarium, Bergen
9. The Fram Museum, Oslo
10. Museums in Sør-Trøndelag (include Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum, The Coastal Heritage Museum, Trondheim Art Museum, Orkla Industry Museum, Ringve Museum and Rockheim)
11. The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, Oslo
12. The Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo
13. Jærmuseet, Nærbø
14. Maihaugen Open Air Museum, Lillehammer
15. Blaafarveværket, Modum
16. Art Museums in Bergen, Bergen
17. Bergen City Museum (is comprised of several museums: Håkon's Hall, Rosenkrantz Tower, Bryggen's Museum, Old Bergen, the School Museum, Hordamuseet, Damsgård Manor, Alvøen Manor and the Leprosy Museum), Bergen
18. Akershus Museum/Akershus Fylkesmuseum, Akershus
19. Stiklestad National Culture Centre, Verdal
20. Vestfold Museums IKS, Vestfold (include The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord, Larvik Museum,Munch's House in Åsgårdstrand, Midgard Historical Centre, Haugar Vestfold Art Museum and Slottsfjellmuseet in Tønsberg)

Source: Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority (ABM). These are the latest figures currently available. Please note that museums that do not have their own research department do not feature on this list.