Sights and landmarks in Barentsburg

Sights and landmarks in Barentsburg

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   Art Arctic Gallery

   The main exhibition isn't about art, it showcases whalers' items from clothes to carved Orthodox crosses all the way back from the 17th century as well as parts of the wooden ship that Willem Barents expedition used when sailing the waters in 1596. Temporary exhibitions include traditional and folk art by Arctic peoples and paintings of Svalbard by Anna Mikhailova, a Russian painter.

   adults (15 years or older) 75 NOK, 10-14 years 25 NOK, under 10 years free

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   Cape Finneset

   South of Barentsburg, named so because according to someone it was a fine peninsula to land a ship.

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   Chapel

   A small Orthodox wooden chapel, erected in 1996 to commemorate the 140 victims of a plane that crashed while bringing in a new shift of miners to Barentsburg.

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   Lenin statue

   It may be only the world's second most northernly statue of Lenin (the top spot still belongs to Pyramiden), but it's still a popular spot to take a picture.

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   Mt Olaf

   Towering over Barentsburg, there are large satellite dishes here.

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   Star and slogan

   Look up on the hillside above Barentsburg — there's a five-pointed star and the Communist-era slogan Миру Мир/Miru Mir, or "Peace to the World". The sign also serves a useful function during winter, as when the star becomes visible again, the polar night has ended and summer is coming.

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   Cape Heer

   Heerodden

   The cape where the heliport is, north of Barentsburg.

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   Pomor Museum

   Stuffed polar bears, a dinosaur footprint and lots of rocks.

   Entry 50 kr

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Barentsburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).