Stavanger kommune

The Maritime Museum (Sjøfartsmuseet), a special museum
for the maritime history of the south-west of Norway,
is located at Nedre Strandgate 17 and 19. The Canning
Museum (Hermetikkmuseet) is located in a former canning
factory at Øvre Strandgata 88 in Old Stavanger.
The Museum of Archaeology (Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger),
in Peder Klows gate 30, covers the history of Rogaland
from the appearance of the first humans until the end
of the Middle Ages. In addition to exhibitions, the museum
does extensive research. In the summer months, a number
of archaeological digs are carried out under the museum’s
direction.
Above: Archeological Museum. Below: Norwegian Petroleum Museum.
Bottom: Rogaland Museum of Fine Arts
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum)
at Kjeringholmen is a modern and interactive museum. The
museum shows how oil and gas are created and the technological
development which enables these resources to be
used.
The Rogaland Museum of Fine Arts (Rogaland Kunstmuseum)
is situated in a beautiful location at Mosvannsparken,
a couple of kilometres from the city centre. Since 1992, the
museum has been pivotal for the whole region and owns the
largest Lars Hertervig collection in the country, more than
70 oil paintings and other works. The museum’s permanent
collection gives a rich insight into Norwegian pictorial art,
totalling more than 2 000 works from the 19th century onwards.