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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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Polar Star
Souvenir shop offering matryoshka dolls, Lenin pins and assorted other Soviet-Russian kitsch.
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Pomor Museum
Stuffed polar bears, a dinosaur footprint and lots of rocks.
Entry 50 kr
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Sport Hall
Two sea water swimming pools and assorted other sports facilities. Also used for competitions with Longyearbyen
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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