Norwegian Mining Museum, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
THE NORWEGIAN MINING MUSEUM is a museum managing the national cultural heritage of the Kongsberg Silvermines, including its buildings and collections. At the Norwegian Mining Museum you can see and experience:
• Collections from Kongsberg Silvermines
• Norwegian mining and minerals
• Kongsberg Industrial History
• Coin and medal collections
• Kongsberg Skiing history
• The Silvermines
• Cultural landscape in the mining areas
COLLECTIONS FROM KONGSBERG SILVERMINES
The collections document the development of mining through the 335 years the Silvermines in Kongsberg were in operation. The main attraction is the silver- and mineral collection which was created after the royal resolution of 15 March 1841. Today the Norwegian Mining Museum hosts the largest collection of native silver in the world.
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