03 October 2022
There is always something exciting going on at our museums. This week there will be an exhibition opening and several talks.
On Tuesday 4 October there is the opening of a brand new exhibition at Bø Museum. The exhibition is all about poop. Yes, you read that right!
Poop – The portal to the past is an exhibition that is about poop and what the poop can tell us. The poop is a gossip who only with his mere presence says something about where you have the poop, who has the poop and often you can see what has been eaten. For example, what do you think the grouse has eaten when the poop is blue?
The exhibition also consists of activities and tasks, and there is room to play. More about the exhibition opening can be found here.
October 6th is a real lecture day with three entertaining and exciting evening lectures and seminars.
At Lofotr Viking Museum, Gerhard Schøning is celebrated with a seminar in collaboration with Vestvågøy history team. Read about the event here.
At Melbu you can visit Melbo Manor at 6 pm. Here Åsa Elstad talks about the Bruun family on Børøya and the treasures they left behind. More about the event can be found here.
Historian Johan Borgos is coming to Bø Museum on 6 October to talk about our coastal culture. He says the following about the lecture: “Bø has a rich history and was previously not a little brother in the Vesterålen’s family. The lecture Fishermen farmers and fishing villages in Bø aims to show the diversity of the Bø community and tell about the coastal culture in the area, perhaps with a little jab at tourism.” Read about the event here.
Saturday 8 October there is a new round of children’s Viking Saturday at Lofotr Viking Museum. This Saturday, stick bread is made in the chieftain’s house.
