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In 2025, the University Museum marks an impressive 200th anniversary, and the celebration opens with a magnificent exhibition that takes you through two centuries of knowledge, curiosity, and scientific breakthroughs.

From the first collections initiated by Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie to today's modern research environment, the museum has been a driving force for both UiB and Western Norway. Here you will get a unique insight into how the museum – and the university – have developed in step with the major shifts in society, technology and science.

What can you expect?

• A spectacular journey through the museum's history
• Objects, stories and perspectives from the museum's 200 employees
• Insight into how research, dissemination and community missions have shaped the museum – and us

Practical information

• Opens: April 27, 2025
• Location: 3rd floor, University Museum of Natural History
• Duration: Until 2026

This is an exhibition that is guaranteed to inspire researchers, students and anyone who is curious about how knowledge is created – and why it matters.

Take the trip and join the celebration of 200 years of science, history and communication!

We invite you to a day filled with activities for young and old, both inside and outside the University Museum.

We invite you to a day filled with activities for young and old, both inside and outside the University Museum. 

All activities are free and suitable for both young and old. 

Godt Brød/Kafé Christie will be open all day and have a sales cart outside at Muséplassen. 

Activities in the museum 

Time: 11:00-16:00 

We invite you to activities and knowledge exchange about the world around you. Among other things, bring with you: 

• Learn about gunfights and armor from the Middle ages 
• Study spiders and other live insects up close. Do you dare to hold one?  
• Learn to make tools from flint, like they did in the Stone Age.  
• How do you actually stop an animal? 
• Have you found a rock you're wondering what it is? Bring it to our geologists and learn more about what you've found!
• Mathematical soap bubbles
• Whose skull is this? Guess which animal different skulls belong to
• Study coastal animal species up close under a microscope
• Using mobile EEG, you can explore how the brain reacts when you hear familiar and unfamiliar pieces of music. 
• How do we create a mini-brain in the lab? Study up close how scientists create tiny “mini-brains” from stem cells to understand how brain diseases arise
• And much, much more!

Source: https://www4.uib.no/arrangementer/kunnskapsfest-pa-uib

Every Friday we invite you to an open house at Eitri from 1:00 PM. We also invite guests to give a short waffle pitch, with exciting topics such as health, innovation, projects, research, politics, business development and much, much more. A great opportunity for both mingling and professional enrichment.

We also serve both waffles and coffee, so why not stop by on Fridays?

Location: Eitri, Haukelandsbakken 31, 5021 Bergen