European Route of Lighthouses exhibition
Experience the European Route of Lighthouses online exhibition, which takes you on a cultural trail of lighthouses.

The Museums of the Norwegian Coastal Administration is the agency museum of the Norwegian Coastal Administration. Museum Nord represents Region Nordland. The Lofoten Museum and Andøy Museum, which work with lighthouse and harbour history, are particularly represented. Conservator Kristine Moltu is responsible for following up the museum work in The Museums of the Norwegian Coastal Administration.
Experience the European Route of Lighthouses online exhibition, which takes you on a cultural trail of lighthouses.
The online exhibition “Protection against the Great Sea” takes you back to the start of the port development in the 1870s.
Visit a lighthouse digitally – see photo tours and 3D models of selected lighthouses.
At kystverkmusea.no you will find a selection of digital exhibitions, projects and other relevant information.
On June 3rd and 4th, Museum Nord was able to present its venues and experiences to tour operators from a number of markets.
In this year’s summer cruise, the Museum of the Norwegian Coastal Administration sails with the museum ship “Gamle Oksøy” in foreign waters.
Summer is fast approaching, and it offers pleasant experiences, extended opening hours and more open museums in both Ofoten, Vesterålen and Lofoten.
On 18 May, International Museum Day is celebrated. To mark the occasion, we have collected 21 fun facts about us. Come and get to know us!
Visitor numbers and records, events, new exhibitions, registered objects, turnover and more. This is our result from 2025.
During NTW 2026, cultural heritage, history and experiences were given a clear place. And we at Museum Nord are both proud of and grateful for that.
Norwegian Travel Workshop is Norway’s most important meeting place for professional meetings and a place for networking and relationships in the travel industry.
Join a small annual cavalcade at museumnord.no and see what caught on in 2025.
Another year is coming to an end. Where does the time go? It is with great pleasure that I look back on 2025 and forward to 2026.
Museum Nord has spun off its business activities into a subsidiary. The company operates the commercial operations in all facilities, with sales offers and seasonal employees.

Kristine Moltu
Conservator

Telephone: + 47 40448209
Email: kristine.moltu@museumnord.no

The online exhibition "Protection against the Great Sea" takes you back to the start of the port development in the 1870s.
Lofoten's history is a story about fish. The population has harvested resources from the sea all year round, while many have also run small farms. But it is the seasonal fishing for skrei that has had the greatest impact on life here along the coast.
All skrei is cod, but not all cod is skrei. What exactly is skrei?