The boaters in Jørnfjorden

04 November 2022

Three men at exhibition opening at Bø Museum

Visit Bø Museum and experience the exhibition the boaters in Jørnfjorden.

The exhibition consists of beautiful pictures drawn and painted by Asbjørn Vassbotn. The pictures show boats over 33 feet that once belonged to Jørnfjorden, as well as the boats that exist there today.

hefte om båtfolket hos Bø Museum — Foto: Bø Museum

kunstutstilling om båtfolket i Jørnfjorden — Foto: Bø Museum

Jørnfjorden consists of several farms and has an exciting history. Øystein Rysst has collected the stories about life in Jørnfjorden, about the people and their boats in a beautiful booklet. Photos and booklets are for sale at the museum.

Bø Museum is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (November 7-9). Welcome!

Visit Bø Museum

Bø Museum

Experience the history of Bø through objects and exhibitions, coastal culture and the authorship of Regine Normann, boathouse and rorbu. Fairytale forest for children. Artscape Nordland and outdoor gallery nearby. Museum gift shop. The man from the sea and the open-air gallery. Museum shop.

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