Summer at SKREI – experiences for the whole family
Visit the Lofoten Museum this summer and experience the Nordland summer in beautiful surroundings. We organize activities and something for everyone.
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Do you have stories from the community house?
Calls for stories, memories and personal experiences from activities in the community houses in Lofoten. Contributions from events, meetings, volunteer work, celebrations and other gatherings are of great interest and will help to document an important part of Lofoten’s cultural history.
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international nomination publisher for stockfish traditions – UNESCO Heritage List
Not only are we opening SKREI in June as an ode to fisheries and coastal culture, we have also submitted to the Directorate of Culture the nomination proposal for UNESCO’s cultural heritage list: “Stockfish – cultural and culinary traditions of stockfish and associated social practices”.
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Joint UNESCO nomination for stockfish as living cultural heritage
Museum Nord, at SKREI Research Center, and LoVE Development’s international nomination on Stockfish Production in Norway: Knowledge, Craftsmanship and Living Cultural Heritage, have joined forces with the multinational nomination for Slow Food Bergen and Slow Food Mearra-Sápmi.
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The Vest-stretcher
Industrial pioneers had to look good. Christian Frederiksen (1865-1929) at Melbu had what was needed when the good life began to leave its mark
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Offers for children and young people At the Coastal Express Museum
The Hurtigruten Museum, with the world’s only exhibited, complete Hurtigruten ship, historical exhibitions and salons from the steamship Finmarken 1912. Here you will find offers for children and young people.
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International collaboration for sustainability and Viking history
The three-year Nora project has brought together four partners: Lofotr Viking Museum in Norway, Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga in Iceland, Kujataa in Greenland and Kyle & Lochalsh Community Trust in Scotland. The goal has been to create jobs and knowledge for young adults, develop professional skills and build an international network related to the Viking heritage.
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Lofotr becomes film arena in new Zwart project: ViQueens
We are extremely excited about the opportunity to participate as partners Harald Zwart’s upcoming film project ViQueens. The film will highlight Lofoten’s rich Viking history and convey the cultural heritage to new generations with international potential.
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Guided tour of the engine room
Join us on a guided tour of the engine room of MS Finnmarken.
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Fragments of history
For 30 years, Lofotr Viking Museum has had its doors open to convey the story of the chieftain’s seat at Borg. On Saturday, the exhibition fragments; An anniversary exhibition that shows fragments or fragments of our history. It is not about objects, but about the people who have shaped the place, and those who give life to the history here at Borg and have contributed since the beginning.
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Welcome back to the Viking Age – the Viking Festival 7-10 August
From 7 to 10 August, the Viking Festival at Lofotr Viking Museum is back! Vikings from home and abroad, markets, performances, concerts, battle shows, games and competitions can be found at the Viking Ship Harbour at Lofotr Viking Museum.
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Visit our permanent exhibition
Come and do a deep dive into the history of the coastal express with us!
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Sortland Museum
Strandgata 1,
8400 Sortland
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!
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A new dissemination sign at Lofotr’s harbour area
A new information sign has been put up at the harbour area at Lofotr Viking Museum. Now, visitors can learn more about Borgpollen as the chieftain’s harbor, and how climatic and geological changes have affected the use of this natural and protected harbor throughout the Iron Age.
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Bustone
Folk medicine mixed together the mundane and the magical to cure illness.
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From Iron Age to National Law: A Journey of Discovery for School Students
In connection with the National Law annuversary and the temporary exhibition “The Law and the Land”, all grades at Bøstad School were invited to participate in an educational program to learn about the Middle Ages, the National Law and legislation.
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The Battle of Trollfjord to SKREI
“In the Otolith, Gunnar Berg’s famous painting will meet a large and international audience. To be able to convey such an iconic work of art in North Norwegian and Norwegian art history to people from almost all countries of the world is something we are very much looking forward to”, says dept. director Svein Ingvoll Pedersen.
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The children’s corset
Everyone in a wealthy family 200 years ago had to help show off the family’s status and position, even the children
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The straw hat
A must for a fashionable gentleman around the year 1900, the versatile straw hat!
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Puzzle
Signs of the norwegian coastal culture can be found in the strangest places
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Gold Ring
The gold ring of the jekt skipper hides a secret. Can you guess what it is?
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Hurtigruten Museum nominated for EMYA 2025
Hurtigruten Museum has been nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2025. The nomination is a great recognition of the museum’s work to convey Hurtigruten’s rich history and cultural heritage, and its importance for both Norway and the world.
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The danish flag of the jekta Haabet
A hand-painted treasure that waved over Peder Bruun’s jekts
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The night chair
What did the wealthy do before the water closet came along?
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The Love Letter
Who was the unknown letter writer who loved the jektskipper’s son, Frederik Bruun?
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The Button
Read the dramatic story of the button for the postal clerk on board the Hurtigruten ship
DS Richard With
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The Dram glass
The wooden dram glass, perhaps a collaborative project between father and daughter
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The gold laced christening cap
A small treasure from the 1700s. Gold on the christening cap was supposed to provide extra protection for the little one
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The silver lace ribbon
The silver lace ribbon, and the child that never wore it
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Bicycle tickets
When traveling with your bicycle, the bike needed it’s own ticket
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NEW EXHIBITION AT THE LOFOTEN MUSEUM ABOUT MAGNUS LAGABØTE
New exhibition at the Lofoten Museum about Magnus Lagabøte and the Land Act on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the law of 1274. The law was valid for 400 years and carried within it the seeds of our modern society.
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Dorothea’s doll
For her twelve-year birthday in 1882, little Dorothea Bruun received perhaps the finest present she could’ve imagined.
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MS Finnmarken’s fabric sample book
Read about the secret behind the restoration work and replenishment work that has taken place on board the Hurtigruten ship MS Finnmarken.
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The Women’s saddle from Kvitnes
Take a look at the woman’s hall of the housewife at Kvitnes farm in Hadsel.
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Hand-painted playing cards
Do you like playing cards? In the collection at Melbo Manor we have a deck of playing cards from the 1790s. The cards are hand-painted with the help of stencils.
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The royal chairs at the manor
Were these chairs gifts from King Haakon VII? The royal chairs stand on the first floor of Melbo Manor. They have beautiful wood carvings.
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The company’s photo album
A little treasure from VDS’s humble beginnings. The album contains portraits of employees of the shipping company.
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SS Finmarken’s two ship’s bells
Why did the SS Finmarken keep two ship’s bells? The bells are used to mark arrivals and departures, and can be used in emergency situations.
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Sailor’s cap
The simple, but beautiful sailor’s cap made from wadmol. Used by a sailor from 1977 to 1981 as a sailor on board MS Ragnvald Jarl .
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The coal shovel from SS Vesteraalen
The coal shovel used to be an important tool for driving the old coastal express ships forward. This coal shovel is from SS Vesteraalen.
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The ashtray from the steamship Finmarken
A captain’s souvenir from DS Finmarken. A small piece of the bridge on the steamship Finmarken went home with Captain Sven Hertzberg when he signed off the ship
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The Salute cannons of the Bruun family
Salute cannons: Have you ever been to a dinner party and thought what this really needs is a real bang to get the party started?
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The ruff of the Øksnes Priest
Tore Inge Remme was the last priest in Øksnes to wear a clerical ruff in his office as a priest in the 1970s. This ruff was worn by him.
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The mast spire of the jekt 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
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The fish hook in Langenesvær
Read about the fishing hook in Langenesvær, which became the municipal coat of arms
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Children’s shoes in fish skin
Children’s shoes in fish skin – A little girl in Alsvåg wore shoes made of fish skin during the war in Øksnes
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Tiny Doll in bed
Perhaps the oldest toy in our collection. A doll mother and her baby
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The final restingplace of the unborn
A box found under the church floor boards in Øksnes Church on Skogsøya. The final restingplace of the unborn
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Ard, kneard, krokard
Crokard from Åknes. Arden as an agricultural tool has a history dating back to the Bronze Age