Odderøya museumshavn
Maritime museum harbour in Nodeviga on Odderøya in Kristiansand, with a floating plastic-boat exhibition, activity house and summer café.
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About the museum
Odderøya museumshavn (museum harbour) lies in Nodeviga on Odderøya, right by the centre of Kristiansand. The site is part of Vest-Agder-museet and shows the maritime history of the Sørlandet coast, with an emphasis on boats and life by the sea. The new quay complex and activity house opened in summer 2025.
A floating outdoor exhibition shows plastic boats in bright colours. From the 1950s a considerable plastic-boat industry grew up on the Sørlandet coast, and the boats in the harbour tell of it. Bragdøya kystlag (coastal association) contributes older wooden boats to the exhibition.
In the harbour visitors can borrow a rowing boat and a water viewer (vannkikkert), rent SUP boards, see fish in the saltwater aquarium, and take part in activities such as making bark boats (barkebåter) and folding paper boats. The museum has a summer café and museum shop in “Kabyssen”. Vest-Agder-museet is also building the new VIGA cultural history museum on the island, which is scheduled to open in 2028.
Highlights
- Floating exhibition of classic plastic boats
- Saltwater aquarium and maritime activities for children
- Loan of rowing boats and rental of SUP boards
- Summer café and museum shop in “Kabyssen”
- The quay complex is open around the clock
Permanent exhibition
- Flytende plastbåtutstilling – Classic plastic boats in the harbour show the plastic-boat industry that grew up on the Sørlandet coast from the 1950s.
- Founded
- 2025
- Operated by
- Vest-Agder-museet IKS
Admission & discounts
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Companion with companion certificate has free admission. |
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| SUP board, 1 hour | NOK 175 |
| SUP board, 3 hours | NOK 400 |
| SUP board, day hire 11:00–16:00 | NOK 550 |
SUP board hire: 1 hour NOK 175, 3 hours NOK 400 and full day NOK 550 (20 per cent student discount).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: not available
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The quay complex is universally designed. The activity house has wide doors level with the outdoor area, a lift between the ground floor and the first floor, and accessible toilets on both floors. While the new museum is being built, the quay is the only access; the path from the sports hall can be steep. Dogs may be on the outdoor area on a lead.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Playground / play area
Family activities such as the aquarium, badge-making (buttons), paper boats, bark boats, crab line and knots. Sandpit and small pool for bark boats on the outdoor area.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Buses and trains stop in the centre, and it is within walking distance of the bus and railway station. You can come on foot via the quay complex.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
No parking in Nodeviga. Kildens parkeringshus (car park) is about five minutes' walk away, with entrance to the museum harbour via Salamanderparken from the top floor.
- Accessible parking: not available
It is not possible to drive a car to Nodeviga.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Summer café and museum shop in “Kabyssen”, with waffles among other things.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | There is no parking in Nodeviga; the museum recommends Kildens parkeringshus, a car park about five minutes' walk away. |
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