Editing Pyramiden (section)

== Preservation ==
Pyramiden is accessible by boat or [[snowmobile]] from [[Longyearbyen]], either as part of a guided tour or independently. There is also the [[Pyramiden Heliport]]. There are no restrictions on visiting Pyramiden, but visitors are not allowed to enter any buildings without permission even if they are open. While most buildings are now locked, breaking into the buildings, vandalism and theft of artefacts have become a serious threat to Pyramiden as it contributes to the accelerating deterioration of the buildings.<ref name="Umbreit2005" />{{RP|182}}<ref name="svalbardposten" />

Pyramiden is maintained as a tourist destination by Arctic Travel Company Grumant, a division of [[Arktikugol]]. Tours through many buildings are available upon request at the Pyramiden Hotel. The movie theatre has been restored to fully functioning, and movies may now be booked on request. An archive of over 1000 [[Cinema of the Soviet Union|Soviet films]] is preserved in the storerooms on the site.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://arctic.ru/tourism/20200814/962453.html|title=Northernmost movie theater reopens on Spitsbergen|website=Arctic.ru|access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

Since 2007, Arktikugol has been renovating the hotel and upgrading the infrastructure, including building a new power station with diesel generators, in order to accommodate tourists in the old settlement. Up to 30 workers have been living in the settlement year round to maintain the facilities and guide tourists visiting from Longyearbyen.<ref>[http://ruinmemories.org/2012/08/back-in-pyramiden-svalbard/ Back in Pyramiden, Svalbard] {{webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130618024857/http://ruinmemories.org/2012/08/back-in-pyramiden-svalbard/ |date=2013-06-18 }}. Elin Andreassen and Hein B. Bjerck, Ruin Memories. {{retrieved|access-date=2013-04-04}}</ref>

{{Asof|2013}}, the Pyramiden hotel has been reopened and it is possible to stay overnight in Pyramiden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Pyramiden|title=Pyramiden|website=[[Store Norske Leksikon]]|language=no|access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref> The hotel also houses the [[Pyramiden Museum]] as well as a post office and a souvenir shop. There was a small hotel built of old shipping containers near the harbour, but this has closed since the hotel is now renovated and open for guests.<ref name="svalbardposten">[http://svalbardposten.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&NyhetID=3273 Nytt liv for Pyramiden]. Svalbardposten, 6 April 2013. {{retrieved|access-date=2013-04-12}}</ref> There are no plans to renovate and reopen the whole settlement.