War sailor exhibition at the Hurtigruten Museum

24 May 2023

Krigsseilere // a traveling exhibition has been on tour in Vesterålen in recent weeks and now has the last stop at the Hurtigruten Museum until June 4th.

Take the opportunity and visit this unique outdoor exhibition at the Hurtigruten Museum.

Read about the exhibition here

Krigsseilere // en vandreutstilling

Read about Hurtigruta’s War Sailors in this story

Hurtigruten at war

As many as 17 Hurtigruten ships went down during World War 2. Between 1941 and 1944, small boats hired by the shipping companies operated on replacement routes between Tromsø and Kirkenes. Read more about Hurtigruta’s war sailors here

War sailors // a traveling exhibition

Published 12 August 2022

War sailors // a traveling exhibition visits Narvik and Sortland in August and September. We meet eight people who were children and young people when the war turned them into war sailors.

Traveling exhibition in Narvik – Opening ceremony

Published 18 August 2022

The war sailors // a traveling exhibition is in Narvik. The exhibition will be at Rådhusplassen in Narvik until Sunday 21 August. From 21 August until Sunday 28 August it stands outside Narvik Museum.
Extended opening hours at Narvik Museum Monday 22nd to Friday 26th August. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SKREI receives NOK 2 million from Nordic Last og Buss

Published 31 May 2023

The largest single contribution from a local business to date. – I am touched and quite humbled when I see that SKREI means so much to so many in the region, says museum director Geir Are Johansen in connection with the presentation of a symbolic check this week.

The Nora Project and Iceland Trip

Published 25 May 2023

How to contribute to sustainable tourism? How will we be able to build environmentally friendly museums in the future and get younger generations to move to rural areas? These are some of the questions the Nora project will discuss and explore over the next three years.

What role should the museum have in my community?

Published 24 May 2023

What role should the museum have in my community? This question was asked by participants in the Council meeting of Museum Nord.

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