Posted in: News
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”.
Posted in: News
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.
Posted in: News
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.
Posted in: Discover exhibits
Bustone
Folk medicine mixed together the mundane and the magical to cure illness.
Posted in: News
Needle binding workshop at Lofotr Viking Museum
On Saturday 12 April, there will be a workshop day at Lofotr Viking Museum from 12:00 to 16:30. Vestvågøy Husflidslaget will visit the museum and hold a stop workshop, while Kim Holte, our textile craftsman, holds a needlebinding course.
Posted in: Discover exhibits
The straw hat
A must for a fashionable gentleman around the year 1900, the versatile straw hat!
Posted in: Discover exhibits
Gold Ring
The gold ring of the jekt skipper hides a secret. Can you guess what it is?
Posted in: News
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.
Posted in: Discover exhibits
The danish flag of the jekta Haabet
A hand-painted treasure that waved over Peder Bruun’s jekts
Posted in: Discover exhibits
The night chair
What did the wealthy do before the water closet came along?
Posted in: Discover exhibits
The Women’s saddle from Kvitnes
Take a look at the woman’s hall of the housewife at Kvitnes farm in Hadsel.
Posted in: Discover exhibits
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.
Posted in: Discover exhibits
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.
Posted in: Discover exhibits
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
Posted in: Discover exhibits
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
Posted in: Discover exhibits
Ard, kneard, krokard
Crokard from Åknes. Arden as an agricultural tool has a history dating back to the Bronze Age
Posted in: Stories
Depopulation of The OUTER SIDE OF LOFOTODDEN
Today there are no permanent residents on the outer side of Lofotodden. The outer side overlooks the Arctic Ocean, where the heavy, wet seas and hard storms occur. Once upon a time, the fishing villages of Helle and Refsvika existed.