Exhibitions

The nomadic library of Sámi architecture, initiated in 2018 by the Tromsø-based architect and artist Joar Nango, has now, after several years of travelling around the world, come to Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum where it will stay for the coming years.

There are cities where history does not pass, but accumulates—layer upon layer—within land, bodies, and memory. This exhibition unfolds between Gaza and Tromsø, two geographies shaped by different yet resonant forms of colonial legacies.

Through video, analogue photography, sound, and works on mirrors, Maritea Dæhlin explores how the body, ritual, and landscape can open spaces for memory, play, and processes of healing.

A dwelling is the physical setting of people’s lives, primarily intended to provide protection and a place to live. But what is a home?

The national jury for the Annual Exhibition 2026 has completed its final round of selection. Out of a total of 1,163 submitted works, 57 works by 52 artists have been selected for the exhibition. This year’s selection represents the breadth of the Norwegian contemporary craft field and reflects some of the most pressing themes of our time.

What happens to our sense of space, time and human connection when nothing is fixed? For years, artist Lena von Goedeke has lived and worked in Longyearbyen, Svalbard: a place where permafrost is loosening its hold on the land, and day and night stretch into entire seasons, and where you might lose your track because you can’t calibrate your vision in the barren and volatile landscape. 

Utstillingen Kråketing tar utgangspunkt i museets samling og speiler det rike fuglelivet i Nord-Norge.