In a week it will break out again Hamarøy with the cultural festival The Hamsun Days . This year's festival, which has the subtitle "The Ring is Over", has a packed program that will both challenge and embrace the audience in the very best way! 

Nordlandsmuseet has received a grant from the Arts Council of Norway's trainee scheme to hire a full-time trainee. From 1 January 2027, Irena Hishchynska will take on the role to strengthen the collection work.

Every year receives Nordlandsmuseet inquiries from people who want to donate objects, photographs or other objects to our collections. Such gifts are valuable, they can fill gaps in the story we tell, or supplement what we already have.

On 28 and 29 June, Performance Studies in Sápmi brought together artists, researchers and performance artists from Sápmi, Norway, Finland, the USA and Lithuania in Bodø The festival was initiated in 2024 by Marija Griniuk, department head in Nordlandsmuseet , as part of her postdoctoral research on political performance art.

Nordlandsmuseet has activities for children at most of our facilities throughout the summer. Here's what awaits you and your family this summer.

Are you going on holiday in Salten this summer? Here is inspiration for what you can experience at the Nordlandsmuseet facilities, grouped by themes and experiences.

Little did Lars Larsen know when he came over the mountains from Sweden that his new home in Norway would become a cultural monument and museum. Little did he know that the small living room would one day be visited by thousands of people – from schoolchildren to the Crown Prince and Princess themselves.

From 8 to 12 June, Head of Department Marija Griniuk, Head of Communication Magnus Sivertsen Sørvig and Museum Director Barbro Laxaa presented a research paper at the Design Research Society conference (DRS 2026) in Edinburgh. DRS is an international organisation that promotes research in education, art and practice, and the conference brings together academics, practitioners and researchers from all over the world. 

Kjerringoy trading post is one of Norway's best preserved trading posts from the 19th century. You can cycle here from Bodø city ​​center in one day, through one of the region's most beautiful coastal landscapes.

Via Querinissima is officially certified as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. This means that The Jekt Trade Museum in Bodø is now part of a European cultural network that stretches from Venice to Northern Norway.

May 18 is International Museum Day, and this year the day is about how museums can build bridges between people across culture, society and geography. Nordlandsmuseet marks the day with a 50% discount on entrance tickets at Kjerringøy trading post , City Museum in Bodø and The Jekt Trade Museum from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd May. 

From May 13th you can once again take the original mining locomotive 1.6 kilometers into Sulitjelma Mountain. Sulitjelma Visitor Mine opens for a new season, and experienced mining guides are ready to share stories about life as a miner in the 1900s. 

In June, academics, artists, social actors, local residents and researchers will gather at Røst and in Bodø to explore the concept of "hospitality." A project inspired by a story from the 15th century.

Marija Griniuk, Head of Department South at Nordlandsmuseet , has published a scientific article in the international journal The International Journal of the Arts in Society . The article was published on March 26, 2026 and is based on the work on the exhibition First Strike City at the City Museum in Bodø .