Vitensenteret Innlandet
Experience and learning centre in Gjøvik for mathematics, natural science and technology, with experiment stations, a ball pit room and a planetarium.
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About the museum
Vitensenteret Innlandet in Gjøvik is an experience and learning centre for mathematics, natural science and technology. Visitors learn by experimenting themselves, and the centre has many rooms with installations, brain teasers, experiment stations and a ball pit room. It is one of thirteen regional science centres in Norway.
As the only centre in Innlandet, it has its own space room with a planetarium, where guests are taken on a journey inside and outside our galaxy. The centre is adapted for families with children aged five to twelve, and separate activity days are held for children and young people.
The educational offer ranges from kindergarten to upper secondary school for all of Innlandet, so weekdays are mainly reserved for school classes, kindergartens and other groups. Families and individual guests come at weekends and during school holidays.
Highlights
- Planetarium and its own space room
- Rooms about the human body, energy and sound waves
- Laser room, ball pit and brain teasers
- Experiment stations for children aged 5–12
- Café area and gift shop on the ground floor
Permanent exhibitions
- Verdensrommet (planetarium) – Planetarium show with a journey inside and outside our galaxy.
- Menneskekroppen – Rooms with installations about the human body.
- Energirommet – Rooms with installations and experiments on energy.
- Operated by
- Vitensenteret Innlandet
Admission & discounts
| Adults | NOK 129 |
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| Children & teens | NOK 129free up to age 3 · Children aged 4–15. Children aged 0–3 enter free. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult aged 16 or over. |
| Families | NOK 420Two adults and two children; applies to up to four people in the same family. Each additional child costs NOK 69. |
| Annual pass | NOK 485Personal card that gives access as often as you like for one year. |
The ticket gives access to the whole centre for one day. A valid companion card issued by the municipality is accepted. Tickets are bought on the website.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- 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
Lifts to all floors and a large accessible toilet on the ground floor and the fifth floor. Two reserved parking spaces for people with reduced mobility outside the centre. Some installations are not accessible to wheelchair users.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | NOK 420 · Two adults and two children; applies to up to four people in the same family. Each additional child costs NOK 69. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Kids’ birthday parties
The centre suits families with children aged 5–12. A children's birthday party lasts two hours and can be booked for 11:00–13:00 or 14:00–16:00, with activities such as planetarium shows, making buttons or spinning tops (snurrebass).
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Gjøvik skysstasjon · 700 m
It is a 700-metre walk (8–10 minutes) from Gjøvik bus station.
By car
Parking available
Municipal parking right outside the centre. Parking is free on Saturdays and Sundays; from Monday to Friday it costs NOK 37 per hour between 08:00 and 16:00 (day parking, at least two hours, NOK 74). If the car park is full, day parking at Gjøvik Gård is recommended.
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Café area with simple refreshments on the ground floor (coffee, tea, cocoa, waffles, toast and ice cream) and the centre's own gift shop. The shop is open during the centre's opening hours.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
A meeting room and an activity hangar (aktivitetshenger) can be rented; the centre also offers events and science shows for businesses.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Educational programmes for kindergartens, primary and upper secondary schools are booked on the website. |
