Norwegian Petroleum Museum, Stavanger

Fantastic museum I'm usually not a very enthusiastic museum-goer but this museum absolutely won me over. It provides a lot of information in a very visual and playful way. I loved the reflecting and self-critical aspect. The oil industry is not glorified here but rather rationally explained and climate aspects get highlighted very well. Would totally recommend also for children.

This is a good museum for both children and adults. The models are fantastic. And there's a hologram room that we spent a half hour in easy but could have spent longer. It was just so cool. The day we attended, there was a theater show and it missed the mark on educational value (the message was mixed too, whether oil had been good or bad for Norway). There is also a large dinosaur portion but none of the dinosaurs on display have anything to do will oil or Norway so it's a little confusing. I understand it as an attraction for kids, but there must be other ways to engage children on oil than just dinosaurs. Oh well, they were cool to look at but I think they detracted from the rest of the museum.