Narviksenteret Reviews

I visited there briefly with a friend who did volunteer work as a museum guide, and I must say that the museum itself was really nice! I don't have much experience with other museums, but it was a lot of interresting artifacts and items on display, as well as everything that is written being both in Norwegian and English for those who are not native to Norway! While the main focus of the museum was Norway in World War 2, it is also got some other points of interests that is about war itself!
If you're in Narvik, or just loitering around not having anything to do, I would reccomend checking the museum out!

A smaller museum jam packed with actual memorabilia from a personal collection. Some interesting items like Nazi christmas ornaments and personal clothing. Staff is on hand for questions

New exhibitions with impressive amount of information

An incredible experience. It is a small museum but full of information about WWII. It is very interesting to know how Narvik played such an important role in the conflict.

Highly recommended

At first, a big disappointment ... the museum is located in the building of the City Library. We get the impression that we are about to see a small exhibition concentrated in one room. Narvik is an important city for us Poles in Norway, referring to the heroic struggle of Polish soldiers in its defense.
After entering, however, we are pleasantly surprised ... a modern segment was added to the library building, constituting an extension of the museum. The museum exhibition is interesting, combined with interactive elements. We will also find some Polish elements: the uniform of the Podhale Riflemen, plaques with decorations (so far the plaque is under construction and there are no Polish decorations) and a bell which is a gift from ORP Grom. A museum worth recommending. Visiting about 2 hours, unless someone is particularly interested in the subject of war, they will probably spend more time there.

Parking: Underground parking next to the museum. And 5 minutes from the museum on foot, on Verkstedbakken street, two paid parking lots: one for campers and the other for cars in front of it.

In Narvik and its vicinity we can find 4 other places dedicated to the memory of fallen Polish officers and soldiers:

The first grave of Poles who died in the fight for Narvik (first alley on the right, entering through the German cemetery through the side entrance from the parking lot). Address: Rombaksveien 44, 8517 Narvik. There is a small free car park in front of the cemetery.

Groms plass in Narvik (Monument to the sailors of the Volunteer Fire Department GROM). Address: Ibsensvei 16, 8517 Narvik



Krigsmonument, Narvik 1940 (on the E6 road, 16 km south of Narvik). Address: Grindjord 36, 8520 Ankenesstrand. There is a large free car park in front of the monument.

Very interesting museum, which I don't think would exist in Germany
Definitely worth a visit, with the equivalent of 12 entry also very cheap for a museum

Beautiful newly located museum - good display of an old theme

I don't know about nice, but illuminating the reality of the war and the mix of Narvik was important.
Reasonably visible. 8v jaxoi bikes for over an hour.
For adults, local knowledge and perspectives

Got a good insight into the Battle of Narvik.
Very well explained about the battles in the area.

Gives good insight into the role of Norway during the 1st and 2nd World War.

Relatively small but very entertaining museum! It really makes you stop and think about war.

Put the objects and time period in a larger context. Ended with a reflection on war.

Informative museum of Norway's situation before and during their occupation. Worth a visit if history is your thing.

Very good and neutral depiction of war and future wars

More of an art exhibition than a museum, nothing new / miraculous for myself in military history but still worth going, especially the downstairs school desk in front of the month made me think about the nonsense of war

Very dissapointed.
It was supposed to be a War Museum ... No hippie peace center ...
Hotchkiss's tank has been raped and transformed into nothing incomprehensible.
Bombs have become gulls ..
Where has it become of the great collection from the 'old museum'?
No, disappointing.

I love how they tried to recreate history. The sounds, light and pictures. I learned a lot

Interesting compilation of events in Narvik during WWII.

Not a huge meseum but one with a high information density and sustained interest.

I enjoyed multi-media war map with visuals and narration to explain in great detail the twists and turns of the battle of Narvik.

I also thought the exhibits were thought-provoking. I gained a much better understanding of Norway's neutrality policy by the end of the exhibition.

Has a nice care and underground parking (entrance not on main road).

This museum is larger and with larger pieces than Svolvaer, but the latter has more details.

Excellent displays and a very helpful film detailing the WW2 battles. A member of staff kindly put the film on especially for the two of us between the normal scheduling and this was much appreciated in the limited time we had available. Very nice cafe as well.

A smaller museum. Public guidance is incomplete. It is important to know in advance that the museum can be found in the Parkkitalo library building if you want to visit the museum.

Very interesting with very modern animations and you learn more from Norway

A great museum of war in Narvik. Many Polish accents. Regarding the participation of our soldiers in defending Norway against German aggression in 1940 in April. It is really worth visiting this place.

Well worth a visit, has material in both Norwegian and English. Very thought-provoking.

Excitingly designed exhibition with many exhibits. Fortunately multilingual! Interactive exhibits are also available, which shows the events well. Only the last part of the exhibition is weird - I didn't quite understand it.

Good app with translations, but not in sequence. From the exhibition, good except for the future thoughts

Memorabilia of battles fought in Norway, a fragment of the Tirpiz, the Enigma cipher machine and a torpedo torpedo.

A little content. Had it not been for the cozy female guide, it would have been raped. Everything is significantly worse than the old museum, where there was both atmosphere and a lot to see. A star for the wizard. Save your money, buy ice cream and coffee and watch the city

Here was a lot to learn about the past, about the future and even about myself! Great presentation!

Yes, I think the old museum, despite being a bit old run down, was better. There were more items on display and the captions were better. The new museum is too dark. The big dis[play of the naval battle with the moving lights is not very clear or understandable. The section in the basement on war in the future is a bit preachy at times though it does have a powerful message. The actual building is quite interesting architecturally. Worth a visit whatever.

It is worth seeing the fight for Narvik during World War II

A good try but needs more of an actual museum instead of some form of statement that war isnt good, which I believe everyone can agree to.

Relatively small museum, however, with a lot of important history. Did not like parts of the exhibition downstairs.

A small museum in the library. But gives a good picture of the battle of Narvik. That is a special story that I did not know in any case. But if you drive around in the area you will encounter many memories of that battle.

Very good museum. Top stories from the war. Very useful lesson.

Wonderful, thought provoking display. Explains the complexities of war and it's effect on the people of Norway.

Starts well, with good information. The first two floors are good, but the lower one was not worth the trip down the stairs.

A bit expensive but the museum is phenomenal, totally recommended

Very informative, I learned a lot about the history of Narvik. The museum is interactive and most everything is translated into English. Wonderful, I loved it!

Very interesting and well-made museum with a focus on German invasion in 1940.

Museum of the Second World War, there are uniforms, weapons, vehicles and the famous enigma machine, I liked it.

It looks small from the outside but it actually houses 3 floors of exhibit. Including real tanks and missiles! It's very interesting and you can touch them too.

Well done museum, which deals primarily with the battle of Narvik, but also covers a few general WW2 topics in Norway. It is written out in Norwegian and English. It is possible to have the texts output in German via an app, which I did not try. The lower part of the museum deals more with contemporary issues surrounding war and today's conflicts. It's "modern" style. Certainly not for everyone, but I found it interesting.

Amazing place. Wonderful and well-preserved exhibits. A very nice application in which Polish is supported for those who do not know English or Norwegian.

It was nice, especially the first part which is modern. Good old equipment well conserved! The G7 torpedoes are impressive!

The top floor has interesting information and displays about Narviks role in the war. As you head down, the focus changes and the focus moves to the cause and effects of conflict. I found it very thought provoking and something I had not come across before. It offers no answers, but demands that we ask more questions before committing to acts of war. Well worth visiting.

Great experience very informative spent the afternoon in the museum .

Excellent museum depicting the gruesome battles in Norway during the Second World War

Unfortunately I have lost a lot since they rebuilt the museum have been here twice before and liked it better those times because there were more things to see and it felt more like a museum room to feel.

Visited when busy so didn't get to read all the history. But managed to get enough info to understand the WW2 Narvik story. Large exhibition space downstairs shows interesting installation

Awesome and modern museum! Important story that is conveyed. Really recommended

Very nice museum.
The descriptions of the objects are in Norwegian and English but it is possible to download a mobile application to have them in other languages.
The last part of the museum is original but is equally interesting and requires some reflection.

Great upgrade of former museum. Really liked the installations that made one reflect on the future.

Interesting to learn about the history of Narvik during world war II.

I went but I did not enter. From the outside it's cute. The entrance is 100nok if you can do it, it's part of the story :)

1.5 hours is enough to visit all the exhibitions. Interesting and modern museum with a message. Descriptions and guides of the museum are in many languages (including Polish). The museum also honored Poles fighting for Narvik with a separate exhibition dedicated to ORP Grom.

Ordered, the battle clearly represented although limited to the Narvik area.