Our Struggle
Our struggle – the history of the Labor Movement in Vesterålen.
Jennestad Trading Post
Time has stood still since the closure of the store in the pier in 1982. Step up and experience a bygone era in the general store.
First prototype for GaiaVesterålen
Visit the first prototype to GaiaVesterålen at Øksnes museum in the summer of 2023.
Open Weekend at Melbo Manor
Open museum and activities for children both days.
SILENT FILM in historic surroundings
Come and see the silent film PAN in Melbu community centre. Light refreshments and music at Melbo Manor.
Uniform telegraph operator
Black uniform jacket and trousers for telegraph operator. The uniform is part of the collection of the Hurtigruten Museum.
History workshop with GaiaVesterålen in Øksnes
Join us in influencing what will be shown on the large model of Vesterålen, in a workshop at Øksnes Museum!
Visit the Hurtigruten Museum during the winter holidays
Welcome to a winter holiday filled with many exciting activities. Bring your family to visit!
Hurtigruten 130th anniversary
The 130th anniversary is just around the corner: – Hope as many as possible will celebrate with us!
Tiny Doll in bed
Perhaps the oldest toy in our collection. A doll mother and her baby
Coordinator exhibition renewal
Are you young and newly educated, is structured, thinks strategically, likes to work with others, is willing to travel and is passionate about making our museums ready for the future? Look at us!
Hurtigruten Museum
A monument to Norway’s Transport history: Visit the bridge, engine room and cabins on the Finnmarken express route (1956) in its iconic barley. Feel the atmosphere in the lounges from the steamship Finmarken (1912). Activities for children and families. Hurtigruta’s importance is told in modern exhibitions. Food and drinks are served in the dining room anno 1956. Welcome aboard!
Neptun Herring Oil Factory
A piece of northern Norway’s industrial history. The country’s most modern herring oil factory when it was established in 1910. Cooperation with the occupying forces during World War II and predation on nature is part of Neptun’s exciting history. Protected by the National Heritage Board as a technical-industrial cultural monument.
Great-grandmother’s perennials of our time
Lecture with Mari Marstein: “Great-grandmother’s perennials in our time. Look at the old garden plants with a new look!”
Reginedagan
Head to Bø in Vesterålen from 22 to 31 July and take part in activities, lectures and cultural events.
Book launch and two talks on World War II in the north
Lecture with Åsa Elstad and Baard H. Borge on the occasion of the launch of the three-volume work on World War II in the north – the first overall presentation of the war in the region.
Christmas workshop and super sales on annual passes
At the Hurtigruten Museum we start christmas celebrations on November 26th!
Marine Radar
Marine radar type Furuno 2.3 cm. The instrument is mounted in a wooden rack. Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.
Historical Walking Tour of Andenes
A guide will take you on a walk through the old part of the town.
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Joint meeting of the museums in Nordland
From 21 to 22 September, Helgeland Museum, Nordland Museum and Museum Nord gathered for the annual joint meeting of the museums in Nordland. New this year is that the Árran Julevsáme guovdásj/Lule Sami Center, the Norwegian Aviation Museum and the Narvik Centre also participated.
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.
Christmas market at Bø Museum
Christmas market at Bø Museum
Saturday, November 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Welcome!
Introducing the first version of the Vesteråls model
GaiaVesterålen and Sortland Museum invite you to view the first prototype model of Vesterålen, the model deals with Øksnes and parts of Andøy. The work is part of the research project in GaiaVesterålen.
Risøyrenna 100 years
Risøyrenna is 100 years old this year. Here is the programme for the anniversary celebrations at Stokmarknes on 25 June.
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Norway leads record-breaking climate project
The EU is now giving NOK 270 million to a research project that will improve the districts’ ability to deal with climate change. The Resist climate project is led by SINTEF, and is the largest EU award for a Norwegian-led climate project ever.
Ship model of DS Lofoten
Ship model 1:16 in glass display case of the Hurtigruten ship DS Lofoten.
Hurtigruten in the war
During World War II, the Hurtigruten route became a war zone where many Vesterålings were also affected. At the same time, the population along the coast was even more dependent than before on Hurtigruten for freight and necessary travel. As many as fourteen Hurtigruten ships were sunk in the period 1940-45, in addition to three “replacement express routes.
Children’s shoes in fish skin
A little girl in Alsvåg wore shoes made of fish skin during the war in Øksnes
Andøy Museum
Climb the stairs of the tall cast iron tower of Andenes lighthouse. Exhibition on the harbor development. Also exhibition: Life of a Polar hunter.
Seabed Exhibition
Seabed talks about the importance of the sea in the north, the vulnerable ecosystem in the ocean and the consequences of marine litter and pollution that are the subject of the exhibition.
Oil fence turns 50
Gamle Oksøy visits Sortland on 21 June at 13-17 June, as part of the 50th anniversary of the oil conservation.
Festive evening: Sortland in the 70s
Sortland Museum and Sortland Library invite you to a FEST EVENING about Sortland in the 70s with lectures, pictures, stories, food and music!
War sailors from the north – lecture with author Roger Albrigtsen
Welcome to a lecture with Roger Albrigtsen about his book series “War sailors from the north”, a strong depiction of the brutal reality of the war sailors during World War II.
Leather case
Leather case with copper fittings with handles and leather closing straps.
Stolen years: Children in the North during WW2
Stolen years: Children in the north during World War 2 tells about children’s fates and everyday life in the north during the war, and can be visited at Sortland museum in May/June 2023.
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration Museum’s summer cruise 2023
Throughout the month of June, the Norwegian Coastal Administration Museum has carried out this year’s summer cruise with the museum ship MS Gamle Oksøy. The cruise has sailed along almost the entire Norwegian coast from Kristiansand to Gamvik, and back to Kristiansand, where Gamle Oksøy has its home port.
Manager with commercial flair applied to Museum North Group
We are looking for a leader with entrepreneurial spirit and drive.
The fish hook in Langenesvær
Read about the fishing hook in Langenesvær, which became the municipal coat of arms
Lofoten coffin
The white gold of the sea is still important. The fisherman must have that little extra, a sixth sense, about the weather and about the nature of the fish.
Seabed Digital English
Seabed Digital is based on the exhibition Seabed where through videos one learns facts about the sea and fun exercises.
HURTIGRUTEN MUSEUM OPENS ON 28 AUGUST
Culture Minister Abid Raja makes the official opening of the new Hurtigruten Museum at Stokmarknes. The opening takes place on Saturday 28 August at 14.00.
100th anniversary of Risøyrenna
Welcome to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of risøyrenna in Risøyhamn on 25 June.
Hurtigruten Museum 1 year
We invite you to a family day in connection with the 1-year celebration of the Hurtigruten Museum. There will be activities for children, discounted tickets for families, coffee and cake.
Children’s activities and lectures
Children’s activities 12-15, lecture with Cathrine Thoresen at 17
The Museums of the Norwegian Coastal Administration
The Museums of the Norwegian Coastal Administration is the agency museum of the Norwegian Coastal Administration. Museum Nord represents Region Nordland.
The mast spire of the jekta Fremad
Once the Jekta Fremad sailed up and down the coast between Breistrand and Bergen, building prosperity and trade relations. The mast spire from Breistrand bears witness to a bygone era
GAIA: Fixing Workshop – free course in clothing repair
Do you have clothes that need repairing but aren’t sure where to start? 🧥🪡🤔 Then this course is for you! Sortlands Husflidslag, Sortland Museum, Sortland Library, and GaiaVesterålen invite you […]
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.
Summer opening at Øksnes Museum
Øksnes Museum opens for the summer season 28 June, and is open Tuesday–Sunday from 11–16 up to 7 August.
Lecture with Johan Borgos
Johan Borgos gives a lecture on Sami place names in Vesterålen.