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Set to open on June 4, 2027, The Whale is a new museum in Norway dedicated to exploring the “science, behavior, evolution, and cultural history of whales.”
Using immersive art, storytelling, sound, and architectural features, The Whale will be unlike any other museum experience before — mostly because it will feel like guests are visiting the actual interior of a massive whale.
The building is still under construction in Andenes, a village on the northern tip of the Norwegian island of Andoya, but Copenhagen-based architecture firm Dorte Mandrup has big plans.
The spot is located roughly 190 miles from the Arctic Circle, which Dorte Mandrup says makes the location a “small town located amid dramatic landscapes.”
“It is frequently visited by migrating whales, making Andenes one of the best places in the world to see this fabled animal up close,” the firm shares on its website. (continued on Page 2)