Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design – The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Languages: Norwegian and English.
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, situated in Oslo, has the responsibility for the collections of The National Gallery, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, and The Norwegian Museum of Architecture.
The two relevant museums with medieval collections are: The National Gallery and The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
Kulturhistorisk museum-Historisk museum – Museum of Cultural History-Historical Museum
Languages: Norwegian and English.
The museum holds collections of Viking-Age and medieval artefacts, church art (among them several stave-church portals), a large collection of runic inscriptions, coins etc.
Kulturhistorisk museum-Vikingskipshuset – Museum of Cultural History-Viking Ship Museum
Languages: Norwegian and English.
The museum houses the most spectacular findings of Viking ships from Scandinavia:
Bergen Museum-De kulturhistoriske samlinger – Bergen Museum-Cultural History
Language: Norwegian and English.
The museum is part of the University of Bergen. It holds collections of Viking-age and medieval artefacts, coins and an important collection of medieval church art. This contains the largest collection of medieval painted wooden alter frontals and wooden sculpture from Norway.
Bryggens museum i Bergen – The Bryggen Museum in Bergen
Languages: Norwegian and English.
The museum has been built over the remains of the first settlement at Bryggen. The oldest buildings are from the 12th century, and the various findings have been left in the ground where they were found by the archaeologists.
Stavanger museum – Stavanger Museum
Language: Norwegian and English.
The museum holds collections of Viking-age and medieval artefacts in addition to a collection of medieval church art.
Vitenskapsmuseet i Trondhjem – The Museum of Natural History and Archaeology
Language: Norwegian and English.
The museum is a part of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondhjem. The museum holds collections of Viking-age and medieval artefact, church art, coins and some manuscripts.
Erkebispegården – The museum of the arch-bishops palace in Trondhjem
Language: Norwegian.
The museum consists of the medieval palace and the additional fortifications and buildings of the arch-bishop of Nidaros. The museum/palace is situated next to the gothic cathedral. This was the main cathedral in Norway containing the relics of St. Olaf, patron saint of Norway. The museum holds collections of medieval artefacts and church art from the cathedral and palace.
Tromsø Museum
Languages: Norwegian, English and German.
The museum is a part of the University of Tromsø, and holds collections of archaeological findings from the Viking-age and medieval period as well as church art from the northern part of Norway.