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 .

From March 28 to April 4, the market is open every day from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM with a café and a stall. A week of activities for all ages awaits you, from candle casting and egg painting to music quizzes, historical tours and family Easter. Keep an eye out for the Easter eggs hidden around the area. Count all the ones you find and compete for prizes.

Mengyao Xia is a PhD student in social design at Kyushu University in Japan. Her research explores aesthetic democracy and material-based participatory methods in AI-mediated visual culture. During her stay at the City Museum in Bodø As a guest curator, she has worked practically in the exhibition room with map material related to Hans Ragnar Mathisen, and describes the experience as an important meeting between theory and practice.  

Museum educators Eirin Edvardsen and Lasse Frøsgård have been touring schools and kindergartens in recent weeks with the performance “How the Reindeer Got Blue Claws”.

A meeting at a seminar during the Insomnia festival in Tromsø was the starting point for a long-term collaboration between artist Hans Ragnar Mathisen and Taiwanese, Tromsø-based artist Lin Pei-Han. Now the collaboration is highlighted in connection with the exhibition Chronology of Urgencies at the City Museum in Bodø .