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Research from Nordlandsmuseet : When art tells the city's story
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 .
Easter on Kjerringøy trading post
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.
Guest curator Mengyao Xia: wants to strengthen "aesthetic democracy" in an AI-mediated image culture
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.
How the reindeer got blue hooves - a performance for schools and kindergartens
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”.
From Sápmi to Taiwan: collaboration highlighted in Chronology of Urgencies
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 .
We are looking for summer hosts for several of our museums.
Nordlandsmuseet is looking for mediators and summer hosts for several of our museums in the summer season 2026. The position is suitable for those who enjoy working with people, mediation and the public, and who want a summer job in a historical setting.
Spring lecture: When “made in Bodø "was a given"
When “made in Bodø "was a given - here is the spring lecture"
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Nordlandsmuseet has museum facilities in all of Salten's nine municipalities - Bodø , Fauske , Saltdal , Sørfold , Steigen , Hamarøy , Beiarn , Gildeskål and Meløy What they all have in common is that they collect, preserve, research and communicate Salten's 10,000-year history.
To make this diversity more accessible, we offer Nordlandsmuseet Now, annual passes give you free access to our facilities. With annual passes, you can explore the full breadth of our cultural heritage, at your own pace and throughout the year.
New director at the Hamsun Center
Nordlandsmuseet has hired Monica Celius as the new director of the Hamsun Center in Hamarøy – a center dedicated to the life and writings of Knut Hamsun. Since its opening in 2009, the Hamsun Center has established itself as a significant cultural institution, both nationally and internationally.
Bodø made it – have you taken care of it?
This fall, the City Museum will be filled with city history again. This time, we will take a closer look at industry and production in Bodø throughout the 1900s.
Exhibition opening: First Strike City by Dan Mariner
Security, sovereignty and the shadows of conflict - welcome to the opening of the exhibition First Strike City by Dan Mariner on June 14!