Hotels near Hanseatic Museum and Schotstuene

Bergen's Hanseatic Museum reopened in 2024 after a 5-year restoration and is the best way to understand what life was like inside the Bryggen merchant houses from the 14th to 19th centuries. The museum occupies one of the original Bryggen wooden houses (Finnegården 1A) preserved with its original beds, ledger desks, and storage rooms. The kitchen at Schotstuene 5 minutes away (included in the ticket) housed the common kitchen and assembly hall of the merchants.

The exhibition includes a recreated bedroom for journeymen (4 men per box bed, never married, no fires allowed for fear of burning down the wharf), a 16th-century salt cod trading desk, and a reconstructed assembly hall at Schotstuene. The conservation work used scientific dendrochronology to date individual beams. Combined ticket 150 NOK. Allow 90 minutes for both sites.

Pro Tip: Time your visit for the 13:00 guided English-language tour included in the ticket. The fishery and salt cod trade context dramatically improves the visit; without a guide the museum can feel sparse.