Svalbard Museum

Summary

Svalbard Museum is a museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Svalbard Museum received the Council of Europe Museum Prize^[3].
• Svalbard Museum is located in Longyearbyen^[4].
• Svalbard Museum is in the country of Norway^[5].
• Svalbard Museum's instance of is recorded as museum^[6].
• Svalbard Museum's Commons category is recorded as Svalbard Museum^[7].
• January 1, 1979 marks the founding of Svalbard Museum^[8].
• Svalbard Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 78.2225, 'lon': 15.65167}^[9].
• Svalbard Museum's official website is recorded as http://www.svalbardmuseum.no/^[10].
• Svalbard Museum's date of official opening is recorded as 1979^[11].
• Svalbard Museum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Box 521'}^[12].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1979 marks the founding of Svalbard Museum^[8].

Recognition

Svalbard Museum received the Council of Europe Museum Prize^[3].

Why It Matters

Svalbard Museum ranks in the top 5% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]

FAQs

What awards did Svalbard Museum receive?

Honors received include Council of Europe Museum Prize^[3].