Some exhibitions in science centres in Norway Norwegian

Some exhibitions in science centres in Norway • Norwegian Museum of Science & Technology, Oslo – Seeing the invisible • Natural Science Museum, Bergen, future plans. . . – Particle physics exhibition • Autumn 2009 ? • “Vil Vite”, Bergen, future plans. . .

ECSITE museums in Norway ECSITE member Institution type City Expology AS Private company Oslo Jaermuseet Science Centre/Museum Naerboe Nordnorsk Vitensenter Science Centre/Museum Tromso Norsk Teknisk Museum Science Centre/Museum Oslo Scientist Factory Other Oslo Vilvite, Bergen Vitensneter AS Science Centre/Museum Bergen Vitensenteret i Trondheim Science Centre/Museum Trondheim Vitensenteret Innlandet Science Centre/Museum Gjoevik Natural science museum, Bergen, does not seem to be a member

Norwegian Museum of Science & Technology, Oslo - Seeing the invisible • • • Exhibit opened January 2009, will be kept for 2 -4 years Includes 5 minute video titled “Verdens største mikroskop”(“The worlds largest microscope”) Presents CERN and LHC as a tool for creating and studying the smallest invisible parts of Nature Exhibits a lead glass block with PM tube as an example of an “extended eye” Tied in with exhibits on electron microscopy, medical imaging, visualisation of quantum mechanics, etc.

Natural science museum, Bergen • Future projects – Modular exhibition in 5 parts • Physicists as individuals • Collaboration • Daily work • Science and art • Big physics questions