Lecture tour in Vesterålen -

21 September 2026

Regine Normann at a desk in Sigrid Undset's home. Black and white photo.

Welcome to a lecture about the author Regine Normann and her fairy tale collections, with Gøril Karlsen and Liv Helene Willumsen.

Tour schedule:

Monday 21.9 at 6 pm: Øksnes Museum: Lecture: Regine Normann and her fairy tale collections –

Tuesday 22.9 at 6 pm: Bø Museum.

Wednesday 23.9 at 6 pm: Melbo Manor.

Thursday 24.9 at 6 pm: Sortland Museum.

About the lecture:

The author Regine Normann (1867-1939) was from Bø in Vesterålen. She has an authorship of 18 books consisting of novels, fairy tales and legends. In the last two years, her fairy tale collections, Fairy Tales (1925) and New Fairy Tales (1926), have had their 100th anniversary, and the lecture will focus on these texts. Finally, there will be a reading of one of Regine Normann’s beautiful fairy tales.

The speakers are Gøril Karlsen, head of the Regine Normann Foundation, and Liv Helene Willumsen, who has written the biography The Merman’s Daughter. Regine Normann – a lifetime.

PLEASE NOTE: The lecture will be given in Norwegian.

Admission is NOK. 100,- p.p.. Free coffee/tea and light snacks will be available.

Øksnes Museum

The beautiful Alsvåggården, a building with a history dating back at least 450 years. Enjoy a cup of coffee in historic surroundings. Exhibition in the main building every summer.

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.

Melbo Manor

From quiet farm to a small industrialized city within a few decades (1890–1920). The businessman and landowner Chr. Frederiksen was in the center of the activities. Visit the mansion that has been restored to it´s former glory.

Sortland Museum

GaiaVesterålen (Sortland Museum) is located in the Gallery on Sortland. This summer, you can experience the Vesterål model in all its glory, as well as visit the museum shop. During the autumn, the rest of the premises will be transformed into a new museum. Stay tuned!

Øksnes Museum

The beautiful Alsvåggården, a building with a history dating back at least 450 years. Enjoy a cup of coffee in historic surroundings. Exhibition in the main building every summer.

Bø Museum

Melbo Manor

Sortland Museum

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