Virtual Tromso - the best (unofficial) tourist guide to Tromso

Tromsø Gallery of Contemporary Art - is located in the southern part of the Tromsø town centre. This building was constructed in order to house the Tromsø Museum, in conjunction with Tromsø's 100 year anniversary celebration, in 1894. In 1961, the museum was relocated to another premise, situated on the southern part of the Island. After the building was used for various cultural purposes until the Tromsø Art Centre moved in the 1980s. At the same time the Tromsø Gallery of Contemporary Art started to function here.

Polar Bear - The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is native to the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas. He share the title of largest land predator with the Kodiak Bear. An adult male weighs around 400–680 kg (880–1,500 lb), while an adult female is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrow ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across open water, ice, and snow. This specie is hunting the seals which make most of its food. On left you can see Polaria, and on right Norwegian Polar Institute.