Photos: Bernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Virtual-Pano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Bernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Virtual-Pano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Polar Museum, expeditions from this quay
Your local guide
Marianne Isaksen
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Highlights
- A former customs house, now a museum
- Expeditions that set out from this quay
- Tromsø's role as a polar departure point
- Arctic history, told from the harbour
- A building explained by a former researcher
About this tour
This session looks at the Polar Museum from the harbourside, a former customs house now telling the story of Arctic trapping and polar expeditions. You see the building's exterior and the quay expeditions once set out from. Marianne connects Tromsø's position to why it became the usual departure point north.
She keeps the session grounded at the quay, describing specific expeditions and the building's earlier customs role in turn. Questions about particular expeditions come up regularly, and she answers with detail from her own research background.
This suits anyone interested in polar history and exploration. It pairs with Marianne's second session at the University Museum for a broader Arctic and Sami perspective.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Tromsø before heading out.
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Harbourside building 21 min
The camera looks at the Polar Museum's harbourside building, a former customs house, and I explain its role in trapping and polar expedition history before it became a museum.
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Expeditions north 21 min
Standing at the quay outside, I talk through some of the expeditions that set out from this harbour toward the polar ice, and why Tromsø became their usual starting point.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Tromsø: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Arctic char and Tromsdalen, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Oslo time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Tromsø, showing you Harbourside building and Expeditions north live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the harbourside quay live with my phone.
Times shown in Oslo time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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