Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden

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Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden, University of Agder (Norwegian :Naturmuseum og botanisk hage, Universitetet i Agder, formerly Kristiansand Museum and Agder Natural History Museum) is the only natural history museum on the Southern Coast of Norway, located in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder County.

History: The museum known as Kristiansand Museum was founded in 1828 as part of Kristiansand Katedralskole. The current museum and botanical garden is run by the University of Agder. Today the natural history museum and botanical garden are located in the former farm Gimle Gård, with the museum in the outbuildings and the former park serving as a botanical garden. The former manor house of Gimle Gård also houses a museum which is part of Vest-Agder-Museum (Vest-Agder-museet).

Permanent exhibits: The permanent exhibits are from the early 1990s. The museum's current exhibition space was opened by the then Crown Prince Harald 26 June 1990. Focus is placed on the topics: "from the Ice Age to the Present" and "from sea to the mountains". In addition, there is an exhibition on "minerals and rocks". In addition to these, exhibitions are shown in limited periods.