Great attendance and enthusiasm
Published 30 November 2023
What exactly is SKREI? The open information meeting held at the end of November gave the audience many answers.
01 March 2022
Photo: Rebeca Franko
Wondering what we can offer this year? Lectures, festivals, winter holiday activities, theatre, Christmas workshops and much more! Explore our cultural programme 2022.
Throughout the year there are a lot of different things going on around our museums. Below you can take a closer look at what we currently have on the block for 2022. Individual events with more details will be posted under Events. Subject to changes to the program.
Book launch “Sami past in Lofoten”:
21 February at 19: Lecture with Knut Werner Hagen “General Fleischer and the battles for Narvik in 1940” at Sortland Museum.
February 23-27 The Northern Lights Festival – Winter party in Andøy at andøymuseet.
3. and 4 March at 14-16: Arctic Kids event at Narvik Museum
March 13 Family day at the Lofoten Aquarium, Espolin Gallery and the Lofoten Museum
March 15-16 School performance “Music in the Farm” at Melbo Manor
16 March Festaften/The radical gymnasium at Sortland Museum
18-27 March Winter party at Narvik Museum
24 and 25 March Lofoten fishing days on Å
March 30 Lecture with Ole Martin Rønning “First in the North – The Labor Movement in North Norway” at Sortland Museum.
Lecture with Knut Werner Hagen “General Fleischer and the battle for Narvik in 1940” at Melbo Manor. Date’s coming.
1-3 April Course with Tone Elvebakk in weaving Sami coma bands from Nordre Nordland and Sør-Troms. Melbo Manor in cooperation with NAKV.
2 April Lecture with Tone Elvebakk: Sami gákti/kofte in Nordre Nordland and Sør-Troms. Melbo Manor in cooperation with NAKV.
April 7 at 7:19 p.m.: Lecture with Åsa Elstad “Hurtigruta under the war” at Sortland Museum.
Week 14 Concert with the Sami group “Duvvene”. The date hasn’t quite set yet. Melbo Manor in cooperation with NAKV.
May 29 season opener/Coast Day at Lofoten Aquarium, Espolin Gallery and Lofoten Museum
Summer opening of museums: Skaftnes farm, Bø Museum, Kjøpsvik Museum, Korsnes Museum, Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, Øksnes Museum.
June 1 starts city biking in Narvik and the bakery at Å opens
June 4 The Arctic Triple starts from the Lofotr Viking Museum
June 7 Plant sale at Melbo Manor
June 8 Launch of first prototype from GaiaVesterålen at Sortland Museum
June 4-11 Pop-up art exhibition at Narvik Museum by Sammuel Ambroise
June 11 Exhibition opening: Espolin Johnson and Savio at the Espolin Gallery
June 11 Costal day at Bø Museum
June 11 18-21 Board games evening at Andøy Museum
June 15 Childrens routen opens at Norwegian Fishing Village Museum
June 21 The boat Gamle Oksøy visits Sortland as a part of the 50 years anniversary of the Norwegian oil spill protection. Arranged by the Museum of the Norwegian Costal Administration.
June 25 Risøyrenna 100 years
June 28 Our Struggle opens at Øksnes Museum
June 29 Summer opening at Jennestad trading post
Summer activities at Lofotr Viking Museum:
Summer opening of museums: Ballangen Museum
July 1 to 10 Summer Melbu. Here are selected events from NAKV and Museum Nord. Visit Summer Melbu for complete program.
July 7 at 12-14 Art workshop for children and youth at the Espolin Gallery
July 13-14 at 12-14 Arctic kids mining camp at Ballangen Museum
July 24-31 Reginedagan at Bø Museum
Summer activites at the Lofoten Museum, Espolin Gallery and Lofoten Aquarium in July:
Summer activities at Lofotr Viking Museum:
August 3-7 Viking Festival at Borg, Lofotr Viking Museum
August 12 “Touring Theatre in Trøndelag – The Last Viking” visits Vågan
August 20 Barbecue day at Andøy Museum
Summer activities at Lofotr Viking Museum:
Travelling exhibition about war sailors visits Museum Nord
Cultural heritage days 3-11 September:
September 12 ERIH workitout at Narvik Museum
September 13 Live podcast about EvoCave in Kjøpsvik. Organizer: Kjøpsvik Museum
Travelling exhibition about war sailors visits Museum Nord
4 October Kanelsnurren’s day at the Norwegian Fishermen’s Museum
Winter holiday activities at the museums
Mouse hunt at Fygle Museum
Autumn Day/Draugendag at the Norwegian Fishermen’s Museum
November 16 «Night at the Museum» at Ballangen Museum
26 November Christmas market and Christmas workshop for children Bø Museum
Christmas workshop and super sale of annual passes at Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Bright living Kabelvåg vol. 4 – Gallery Espolin
December 3rd Christmas market at Narvik Museum and old-fashioned Christmas at Å