Stavanger is the centre of Norwegian oil production, it is not surprising that it is open to Norwegian petroleum Museum. In this modern and exciting interactive Museum, you can learn how oil is formed deep in the earth, how it is mined and processed, for what purposes it is used and what is the place of petroleum industry in Norwegian society. The Museum is a gift shop where you can buy unusual gifts to their loved ones, as well as a café, offering original daytime snacks and gourmet meals in the evening.

Once Stavanger was a major fishing center – " the world's only Museum of canned food, opened in a former canning factory.

In a large Museum complex hosts the Maritime Museum and the Historical Museum. In Stavanger there is also a Museum of printing and graphic art, Museum of communication, where everyone learn Morse code and art Museum, the County of Rogaland, where the collected works of Norwegian artists of XIX-XX century.