19.10–23.10.2026
Bodø City Museum
Opening hours during the period: 11:00-16:00

As part of Sami language week, the City Museum presents i Bodø a pop-up exhibition with duodji by Kirsi Máret Paltto.

Duodji is the Sami tradition of creation and encompasses a wide range of practical, artistic and cultural expressions. Materials, techniques and forms are closely linked to place, tradition and knowledge that is passed down between generations.

In this pop-up exhibition, Kirsi Máret Paltto presents a selection of works that provide an insight into duodji and how the tradition is practiced and developed today. The exhibition gives the public the opportunity to encounter Sámi duodji and reflect on how traditional knowledge continues to develop and find new forms of expression.

About the artist:

Kirsi Máret Paltto is a Sami artist, writer and communicator who works with Sami language, culture and creative practice. Through her work with duodji, literature and teaching, she contributes to preserving and further developing Sami knowledge and traditions. Her practice connects cultural heritage, contemporary expression and pedagogy, and creates space for Sami language and knowledge to be shared across generations.

The promotion of the exhibition is supported by the Visual Artists' Aid Fund (BKH), a development and promotion grant from BKH.

Photo: Adjaga-Askai / Marvin Popo