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1000 stories

23 May 2022

Well, we’re not quite there with 1000 stories on museumnord.no yet, but we’re at it!

Immerse yourself in small and large stories from our museums, ranging from boat graves from the Viking Age to the construction of the Ofotbanen railway, and potato planting.

Enjoy your reading!

Find your favorite story:
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Have you planted the potato?
A/S Bjørkaasen gruber
Boathouse at Lofotr Viking museum
Copper mines in Melkedalen
Depth gauge from M/S Skogøy
Fishing and sea capture in the viking age
Gold and precious glassware
Hundholmen Granite Quarry
Life in Rombaksbotn
LKAB’s digging bar
The Norddalsbrua
Opening of the Ofotbanen railway
Sinklia in Ballangen
Ski train
Skrei Fisheries in Lofoten
SKREI Stories: A HISTORY OF CONNECTEDNESS
Stories from Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Boat grave at Lofotr Viking museum
The Chieftain’s port – Innerpollen, Lofotr Viking Museum
The feldspar at Hundholmen
House on the rock
The last classic Hurtigruten ship
The locomotive Ofoten
The Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement, a Rescuer Is Honored
The Ofotbanen Railway
Water Tower at Rombak

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Revision of preservation plan for private archives

Published 24 March 2023

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Eddie – THE otter

Published 24 March 2023

Eddie was born somewhere on Sotra outside Bergen, most likely in late summer 2022.

She was found after her mother was hit and taken home to a family in Sotra. She stayed there for several months before taking the long flight up to us at the Lofoten Aquarium at the end of January 2023.

TV program for children «Klaas Kan alles»

Published 22 March 2023

The Dutch TV presenter Klaas van Kruistum was at Lofotr Viking Museum on Tuesday 14 March. Together with the crew, he recorded an episode of the children’s program “Klaas Kan Alles”.