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Explore Norway's energy history, participate in fun activities, and learn more about challenges and issues related to energy.

The exhibition takes you on a journey through Norwegian energy history, from the past to the present and into the future. The story begins with the water wheel and the fossil steam engine - two things that show the difference between renewable and fossil energy sources.

Through historical objects and interactive installations, you can learn more about nuclear power, solar power, wind power and other energy sources that are currently being developed. Discover how energy has been an indispensable driver for society's development and growth, and what challenges we face in recent times. How can we use energy in a more sustainable way?

Highlights

An interactive oracle gives an insight into the near and not so near future

Four children looking at a model of a locomotive in the exhibition

The fossil wall is 14 meters long and full of stories

Grown man and three children in the energy exhibition

Can you charge your mobile phone through raw muscle power?

A family of two adults and a child looking at a green steam engine

James Watt's Steam Engine

Restoration of a petrol pump for the exhibition

"We want to debate how energy has played a role over the years, how it is today and not least, what should we do with energy and the solutions for it in the future now that we know about the climate crisis?"

Frode Meinich, museum director

Explore the "energy in the time of climate crisis"

Sustainable energy narratives

Which narratives have been included in exhibitions of energy and industry? Which narratives have dominated and which have been suppressed?

But the starry sky fades

Senior curator Ketil Gjølme Andersen tells about how the energy exhibition came about and which themes are highlighted.

Activities

Learn about energy through play and fun activities! Take a tour of the energy exhibition with one of our skilled guides, build your own solar cell charger, or experiment with wind power by making a wind turbine.

The only limit is your imagination!

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