The Natural History Museum is located in the Botanical Garden, in the centre of the Norwegian capital. On more than 2300 square metres of exhibition space, four and a half billion years of the earth's history are the focus of interest. More than 2500 objects from the extensive university collections are on display; in addition to well-known objects, new exhibits include a complete plesiosaur from Spitsbergen (Svalbard) and a newly prepared, fully mobile cave bear skeleton.