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Narvik Municipal Photo Collection

Narvik Museum manages the Narvik municipal photo collection consisting of around 215,000 photographs. Part of the collection is presented on digitaltmuseum.no.

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Iron ore Locomotive El. 12

Did you know that Narvik Museum has its own electric iron ore locomotive? Learn more about the iron horse El. 12.

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Narvik Museum

The spectacular Ofotbanen railway and iron ore trains, Narvik city’s development and industry in addition to travelling exhibits.

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Å Musuem Shop (The Old Shop)– Gifts and useful things

A new sweater, a practical southwest or a bag of tea from Lofoten? In the Old Shop and the Souvenir Shop by the parking lot, the selection is large and exciting for most people.

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Summer museums 2021

Museum summer! From Andenes to Å and inwards towards Narvik you will find us and the good stories. Welcome!

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El. 12 project

El. 12 – an iron horse from the Ofotbanen.

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Rainy weather = Museum weather

Take the opportunity to explore our museums.

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The Norddalsbrua

Ofotbanen’s most spectacular cultural heritage site.

Christmas market at Narvik Museum

Welcome to the Christmas market with sales exhibitors at Narvik Museum on Saturday 4 December at 11-18. More info is coming.

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exhibitors for Christmas market

Do you make art, wool products, ceramics, food and more, and want to exhibit at Narvik Museum on 4 December?

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Train ride through Narvik

Narvik Museum’s electric locomotive is moving to permanent location.

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Joyful Christmas market in Narvik

On Saturday 4 December, a Christmas market was held at Narvik Museum.

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For children and youths from the museums in Ofoten

Here you will find information about what offers the museums in Ofoten have for children and young people: museum visits, geo trips, podcasts, the cultural school bag.

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See the relocation of El. 12

In the autumn, the El. 12 locomotive set was moved to a permanent location outside Narvik Museum. Now you can see the whole operation here.

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Ski train

The ski train had its heyday in the 1930s, 50s, 60s and 1970s with fully loaded trains up to and down from Bjørnfjell from Narvik station.

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17 May 1904

The children’s parade in Narvik on 17 May 1904 passes Narvikgården led by the boys’ corps tambur.

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Water Tower at Rombak

When the Ofotbanen railway was built, water towers were needed to provide water for the locomotives in winter. Water towers were built at Straumsnes, Rombak and Katterat.

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LKAB’s digging bar

Digging bars and sledgehammers were important tools at the post-war high-tech iron ore handling facilities at LKAB.

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Ole W. Lund

Ole W. Lund sits at the railway line at the intersection of Djupvik, where the railway stop ended about 8 km from Narvik.

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Perssons Café

There were a lot of colourful personalities on the track. Most are forgotten, but some live on in history. Like “Persson by the Bridge.”

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The locomotive Ofoten

The locomotive “Ofoten” was the first on the Ofotbanen line and belonged to The Swedish and Norwegian Railway Company Ltd.

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Life in Rombaksbotn

The community in Rombaksbotn was established when the second attempt to build the Ofotbanen railway started.

Train party

The family event at Narvik Museum is part of Arctic Kids. Visit our large ore locomotive and participate in activities in the garden.

Train party

The family event at Narvik Museum is part of Arctic Kids. Visit our large ore locomotive and participate in activities in the garden.

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Train party for families

Visit the museum’s large iron ore locomotive and participate in activities in the garden. The family event is part of Arctic Kids.

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Cultural Programme 2022

A new year is underway and we have planned a lot of exciting things for 2022. Explore our cultural programme and see if you can find something for you.

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House on the rock

Before it became a museum, the venerable brick building was used for something completely different. Narvik Museum’s magnificent building has a unique story to tell.

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Opening of the Ofotbanen railway

On 15 November 1902, the Norwegian Ofotbanen railway was connected to the Swedish Malmbanan on the National Border. The following summer there was a tablecloth for a feast dinner and a royal visit.

Winter festival at the museum

Welcome to 10 days of exciting stories, nostalgia and rallars, and a great atmosphere! Narvik Museum invites you to a winter party at the museum from 18-27 March.

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Visitor record and Arctic Kids in Narvik

Narvik Museum achieved a visitor record for the month of February. Join arctic kids train party on Thursday and Friday!

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The Ofotbanen Railway

The 43 kilometre long railway line from Narvik to riksgrensen is a continuous series of cultural-historical treats interspersed with beautiful scenery and dizzying views.

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Well blown Winter Party at the Museum

After two years of cancellations, Winter Festival Week in Narvik was finally held. 160 schoolchildren were given a tour of the museum, and VU artist Lotta Lampa was one of several drawcards!

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Market research on Narvik Museum

Do you have a few minutes to respond to a market research survey about Narvik Museum?

International Museum Day at Narvik Museum

Celebrate International Museum Day on May 16th with Narvik Museum with half price on all entrance tickets and extended opening hours.

Narvik 1900’s virtual expo

An exciting and innovative exhibition with a combination of traditional paintings, abstract paintings and digital art (Virtual reality).

Christmas market at Narvik Museum

On December 3rd, the Christmas market at Narvik Museum will take place.
At the annual Christmas market at Narvik Museum you will find exciting sales exhibitors. You can find many of the Christmas gifts here. Maybe Santa will come?

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1000 stories

Immerse yourself in stories small and large from our museums, ranging from boat graves from the Viking Age to the construction of the Ofotbanen railway, and potato setting.

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NARVIK 1900’S VIRTUAL EXPO

Experience art and technology exhibition at Narvik Museum 4 to 11 June

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What happens this weekend?

There are several events and exhibitions waiting to visit this weekend!

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Cultural Heritage Days 2022

Bring your family and spend the Cultural Heritage Days 2022 at our museums. Here you will find an overview of events and programs.

Gingerbread town at Narvik Museum

Gingerbread town at Narvik Museum We invite families with children, schools and kindergartens to contribute to our gingerbread town at Narvik Museum. It is open to submit contributions during November….

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Public meeting in Narvik about museum development

Wednesday 16. November there is an open public meeting in Narvik about museum development in Ofoten.

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Experience history digitally

Did you know that we have several digital offerings from our museums? Here we have collected some suggestions for digital material that you can delve into.

Winter party at the museum

Winter party at the museum, with an art exhibition with this years VU-artist Bjørg-Elise Tuppen, and a café every day!

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Ofotbanen railway across

The Ofotbanen railway was arranged for the first time on Wednesday 18 January at Katterat Station, in collaboration with Arctic Train.

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This is where Northern Norway’s first workers’ struggle was fought

In 1888, 800 workers on the Ofotbanen went on strike. Northern Norway’s first workers’ struggle. After six days, all requirements were met, but the following year they were completely out of work. The company was bankrupt.

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Visit the museums during the winter holidays

The museums are ready to give you and your family a pleasant experience during the winter holidays.

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Meeting with the National Network for Museum Railways

Narvik Museum participated last week in a meeting with the national network for museum railways at the Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar.

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Good visitor numbers in Narvik in February

Narvik Museum experiences increased visitor numbers for February compared to the last two normal years

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GaiaVesterålen collects history of Vesterålen 

Four out of five workshops for the local population have now been conducted to collect the story of Vesterålen. How will the work continue in the future?

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Lunch lecture at Narvik museum

Tuesday 16. In May, Trond Blomlie held a great lunch lecture for an engaged audience at Narvik Museum

Exhibition opening: The electrification of the Ofotbanen

Narvik Museum invites you to the official opening of a new part of our permanent exhibition.

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Exhibition opening: “Electrification of the Ofotbanen railway”

On 22 June, Narvik Museum opened the new permanent exhibition “Electrification of the Ofotbanen”

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Electrification of the Ofotbanen railway

Electrification of the Ofoten Line – In 1923, the Ofoten Line switched from steam locomotives to electrically powered locomotives.

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War History Bike Tour

War History Bike Tour: Narvik Museum invites you on an electric bike ride through the city’s history; The Ofoten Railway, the war years and the city’s industry and development.

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Summer in Ofoten

Summer in Ofoten: Your holiday is well underway, and if you drive the E6 through Ofoten you have the opportunity to visit several of our museums in the region!

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100th anniversary of the electrification of the Ofotbanen railway

July 10, 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the electrification of the Ofotbanen! The anniversary will be celebrated with an event at Katterat station on 8 September

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100th anniversary of the electrification of the Ofotbanen railway

100th anniversary of the electrification of the Ofotbanen – The anniversary will be marked with an event up at Katterat station. The anniversary celebration starts with a great train ride from Narvik station to Katterat.

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Anniversary Celebration at Katterat station

Friday 8. September marked the 100th anniversary of the electrification of the Ofotbanen with a great event up at Katterat Station. The organizers were Bane NOR, LKAB, Narvik Museum and Arctic Train.

Autumn Break at Narvik Museum

Autumn has arrived with its cool breeze, and Narvik Museum welcomes it with open arms. It’s time for Autumn Break at Narvik Museum, a week filled with exciting activities that…

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Autumn holiday 2023 at the museums

Are you looking for fun activities for families during the autumn holidays? Look here!

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Polar night magic: student day in Narvik

Polar night magic: student day in Narvik: Friday 10 November, Narvik Museum participated as a co-organizer in the event Polar Night Magic organized by UiT in Narvik.

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Hundalen

The story of Hundalen by the Ofotbanen railway – the place that was strategically located for the upcoming construction road from Rombaksbotn

Winter holiday at Narvik Museum

Winter holiday at Narvik Museum. We offer family activities. Explore our exhibition and tunnel. Children NOK 50,- family NOK 250,-

Winter Festival Week at Narvik Museum

The Winter Festival Week at Narvik Museum is tradition, as is the fact that we host this year’s VU artist.

VU-Market at Narvik Museum

Welcome to VU-Martnad at Narvik Museum. First weekend of Vinterfestuka (9 and 10 March, 11 AM-3 PM)

International Museum Day at Narvik Museum

In connection with the International Museum Day 2024, we invite you to the opening of a new staircase exhibition.
Exhibition opening at 11AM

Museum Nord 20th Anniversary: Garden party at Narvik Museum

In connection with Museum Nord’s 20th anniversary and the Cultural Heritage Days, we invite you to Garden Party 2024 at Narvik Museum. Program coming

Autumn holiday and mouse hunt at Narvik Museum

Welcome to autumn holiday and mouse hunt at Narvik Museum. The museum will be open all week for 10AM-5PM, with activities for families.

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Christmas story from the Ofotbanen Railway

Christmas history from Høifjeldet by the Ofotbanen – Per Fridheim’s story about Christmas 1901 and the celebration at the lodge at Bjørnfjell

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Pyrite from Ballangen

Aktieselskapet Bjørkaasen Gruber was established on 21 January 1913 and operated on pyrite from 1917 to 1964. It was Ballangen’s cornerstone company for more than 50 years with around 500 employees at its peak.

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Mercury vapor rectifier

Mercury vapor rectifier in 220V 3-phase semi-bridge coupling that provided 60A direct current from shunter locomotive Ska 205 on the Ofotbanen.

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Train party in Narvik

On Wednesday 28 February we were invited to Togfest at Narvik Museum. Over 70 young and old visited the museum during the day!

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Glimpses from the history of Vinterfestuka

A few glimpses from the long history of Vinterfestuka in Narvik!

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Summer 2024 at our museums

Our museums are ready to welcome you and your family and friends to pleasant summer days in Ofoten, Lofoten and Vesterålen! Here we have gathered useful information that is nice to have with you on the trip.

“Threads from the past” – Lecture with Åsa Elstad

“Threads from the past” – Lecture with Åsa Elstad: Join us and hear about textile history and tradition in our region!

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Maintenance on the Navvy Road

Maintenance on Rallarveien: Operations Manager Håvard and Department Director Jon up to Rallarveien to carry out maintenance and maintenance.

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Cultural Heritage Days 2024

The Cultural Heritage Days 2024 will be held from 31 August to 8 September. This year’s theme is “Traces, networks and connections”.

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Filming in Ofoten

This week, photographers Elias and Linn have been filming in Ofoten in Kjøpsvik, Korsnes, Ballangen and Narvik!

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National Network for Museum Railways

Last week, Narvik Museum participated in a meeting with the National Network for Museum Railways at the Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar.

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Staff gathering 2024

Staff gathering 2024 was held in Narvik from 23 to 24 October. In addition, we had a big anniversary to celebrate, namely that Museum Nord turns 20 years old.

Train party at Narvik Museum

Join the Train Party at Narvik Museum! Bring the family and let the children romp around in the museum garden, and look in the locomotive El.12!

International Museum Day at Narvik Museum

In connection with International Museum Day at Narvik Museum 2024, we celebrate by having half price all day!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We wish all our visitors, partners and followers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Museum Nord’s anniversary film

In 2024, we celebrated 20 years as an organization. In connection with this, we have made an anniversary film to celebrate all our museums.

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museumnord.no in 2024

What struck a chord with museumnord.no in 2024? We have looked back at last year and collected statistics from our website.

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Visitor record at Narvik Museum in 2024!

Narvik Museum got a visitor record in 2024, finally beating the previous record from 1993! In 2024, we had 6115 visitors!

Autumn holiday and mouse hunting at Narvik Museum

Mouse hunt at Narvik Museum: The staff at the museum have discovered small toy mice in the museum’s exhibitions, and they need your help to find them!

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Interviews for the CULTURALITY project

We are in the process of interviewing producers of locally produced products, craftsmen and other cultural actors for the CULTURALITY project.

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Train party at Narvik Museum

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Narvik Museum invited you to a train party in the garden, with activities, bonfires and cocoa!

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The summer season is upon us

Extended opening hours, more museums opening their doors, festivals and activities – the experiences are queuing up for this summer’s guests.

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Escape room in El.12

Narvik Museum has collaborated with students from Frydenlund school, and the students have created an escape room in the museum’s locomotive El.12!

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Registration session in Narvik

Last week, the collections team in Museum Nord was in place at Narvik Museum for a new round of registration session!

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Maintenance on Rallarveien

Last week, Jon Framnes was at Rallarveien to work on care and maintenance together with Banenor and Rombaksbotn landowner and user association

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Autumn holidays 2025

During the autumn holidays, the museums invite you to exciting activities and events for young and old. Take a look here at what’s on the program.

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Christmas Markets and Christmas Workshops

Here you will find more information about this year’s Christmas markets and Christmas workshops at our museums in November and December.

Autumn holiday and mouse hunt at Narvik Museum

Mouse hunt at Narvik Museum: The staff at the museum have discovered small toy mice in the museum’s exhibitions, and they need your help to find them!

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Launch of Yearbook for Narvik

The Narvik History Society launched this year’s edition of the Yearbook for Narvik at Narvik Museum on Wednesday 5 November.

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Cozy Christmas workshops in Ofoten

This week, Christmas workshops were arranged in Ballangen, Kjøpsvik and Narvik! Many young and old made the trip to make Christmas decorations!

Family Sunday

The Lofoten Museum invites you to Family Sunday. More information to come. Entrance: Ticket/Annual Pass

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Christmas market at Narvik museum on Saturday

Come to a cozy Christmas market and get a kickstart on the Christmas spirit! Welcome to the Christmas Market at Narvik Museum on Saturday 6 December from 11-17!

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museumnord.no in 2025

Join a small annual cavalcade at museumnord.no and see what caught on in 2025.

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A roof for El.12

Narvik Museum’s El.12 got a roof in the autumn of 2025, and the locomotive is now illuminated outside the museum building in Narvik.

Train party at Narvik Museum

Join the Train Party at Narvik Museum! Bring the family and let the children romp around in the museum garden, and look in the locomotive El.12!

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Train party during the winter holidays

Join the Train Party at Narvik Museum during the winter holidays! Visit the large locomotive and join in on fun activities in the museum garden!

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Colorful train party in Narvik

This week, Narvik Museum arranged a colorful Train Party in the museum garden, with snow trains that could be colored by small and large guests!

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Grand exhibition opening in Narvik

The Winter Festival week in Narvik is underway and on Saturday it was ready for a grand exhibition opening at Narvik Museum!

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21 facts on International Museum Day

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!

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Summer 2026 at the museums

Summer is fast approaching, and it offers pleasant experiences, extended opening hours and more open museums in both Ofoten, Vesterålen and Lofoten.

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International meetings through the Arctic Europe Tourism Cluster

On June 3rd and 4th, Museum Nord was able to present its venues and experiences to tour operators from a number of markets.

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The autumn holidays at Museum Nord

Through two eventful weeks, Museum Nord invites you to adventurous activities in both Lofoten, Vesterålen and Ofoten.