2000 km with Viking ship on trailer for Lofotr Chieftain
Published 18 August 2026
Chieftain and operations manager at Lofotr Viking Museum, Terje Bøe, traveled to Gjesvær to participate in the Finnmark Viking Age Festival.
Chieftain and operations manager at Lofotr Viking Museum, Terje Bøe, traveled to Gjesvær to participate in the Finnmark Viking Age Festival.
Reporter Kaja Figenschou and Reiseradioen have visited Museum Nord’s facilities this summer, where we have share our “sound of summer”.
Join the family party in Øksnes on Saturday 25.7! There will be an open museum, bouncy castle, market, café, performances on stage, Bjørnis visits, etc.
The new museum building, The Otolith, is making an impression on locals, visitors, and the industry. Read their feedback!
During week 30, the festival Huinndagan is being set up outside of Øksnes museum. There is limited parking and the museum is closed on Friday and Sunday.
On Saturday 11.7, Yngvar Gustavsen gave a lecture on how people have historically used the sea as a traffic artery to and from Øksnes.
The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum is looking for an enthusiastic guide who speaks German or French, as well as English or Norwegian. We are looking for a friendly, flexible, and reliable team player who enjoys meeting people and sharing stories. The job includes guided tours, welcoming visitors, and helping with different tasks at both the museum and our historic museum house. We offer an interesting and meaningful job in a friendly working environment.
Here you can experience living history, exciting activities and beautiful cultural environments that take you back to a time when the fishing villages were the heart of Lofoten.
The day after SKREI had opened its doors, we had the pleasure of having Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth visit.
The renowned travel journalist Daniel Stables has been to Vesterålen, and of course he took a trip to the Hurtigruten Museum.