An adventurous Superlørdag with the Vikings
Published 14 September 2026
Vikings from Lofotr made the trip to Meieriet Library to create fun experiences for all the children who participated in Superlørdag.
09 October 2025
Last week, Geir Are Johansen, director of Museum Nord, received the Interreg NPA Award for the project CINE – A Nordic collaboration that links cultural heritage and climate through new technology.
On Wednesday 1 October, it became clear that Museum Nord will take home the most prestigious award in the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic programme’s annual award ceremony. Director Geir Are Johansen received the award “Reimagining cultural heritage through digital opportunities” during the event at Wood Hotel in Bodø.
The award honours the CINE (Connected Culture and Natural Heritage in a Northern Environment) project, in which Museum Nord has spearheaded a transnational collaboration between museums, universities and technology communities in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland and the Faroe Islands. Using everything from VR reconstructions and drone mapping to interactive narratives, the project has made history accessible to new generations – At the same time, it highlights how climate change threatens cultural heritage in the north.
“We are very pleased to receive this award. We have been a partner in several EU projects, and the CINE project was the first time we took on a Lead Partner role. We are grateful for such recognition. I would like to thank the leader of the project, Anna Vermehren and all partners and contributors.”
This is what Geir Are Johansen says about accepting the award.
Facts about the award
The Interreg NPA Awards are presented once a year and go to projects that excel in the work of sustainable development, solidarity and innovation in the northern periphery. This year, CINE was the only Norwegian project to reach the very top in the category “cultural heritage and digital opportunities”.