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Should you coincide with its restricted opening hours, don't overlook - as many visitors
often do - its
Medieval Age Museum (Middelaldermuseet; noon-3pm Tue-Fri &
Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
. Displayed around excavations of the old trading centre are well
documentedartefactsdiscoveredon-siteandreproductionsofmedievalillustrationsdepict-
ing the way of life of the west Norwegian coastal folk who inhabited this thriving commu-
nity. A pity that entry hours are so reduced…
Jugendstil Art Nouveau Centre
ART CENTRE
Offline map
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(Jugendstil Senteret; 70 10 49 70;
www.jugendstilsenteret.no
;
Apotekergata 16; adult/child Nkr60/ 30; 10am-5pm
Jun-Aug, 11am-4pm Tue-Sun Sep-May)
Everyone from serious aesthetes to kids out for
fun will get pleasure from this art centre. The introductory Time Machine capsule presents
'From Ashes to Art Nouveau', a 14-minute high-tech, very visual story of the rebuilding
of Ålesund after the great fire, while the displays offer carefully selected textiles, ceramics
and furniture ofthe genre. It'sin and above a renovated chemist'sshopthat has retained its
magnificent corkscrew staircase and 1st-floor dining room.
A tunnel connects you to
Kube
, in the one-time Bank of Norway building next door.
Here, Ålesund's most recent cultural asset mounts quality temporary exhibitions of archi-
tecture, art and design.
Atlanterhavsparken
AQUARIUM
(
www.atlanterhavsparken.no
;
Tueneset; adult/child Nkr130/65; 10am-7pm Sun-
Fri, 10am-4pm Sat Jun-Aug, 11am-4pm Tue-Sun Sep-May)
At the peninsula's western
extreme, 3km from the town centre, the Atlantic Ocean Park can merit a whole day of
your life. It introduces visitors to the North Atlantic's undersea world, with glimpses of
the astonishing richness of coastal and fjord submarine life. Children can dangle a line for
crabs or feed the fish in the touch pool while the whole family will gasp at the enormous
4-million-litre aquarium. Be there at 1pm (also 3.30pm, June to August) when the largest
ocean fish thrash and swirl as they're fed by human divers.
The groundsoffersuperb coastal scenery andwalking trails (lookoutforWWII bunkers
and gun batteries).
In summer, a special bus (adult/child Nkr35/18) leaves from beside the town hall hourly
from 9.55am to 3.55pm, Monday to Saturday.
Aalesunds Museum
MUSEUM
