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Tromsø

11:00 — 17:00

Bodø

11:00 — 17:00

Svalbard

10:00 — 20:00

What's happening

Visit our exhibitions. We offer guided tours, art workshops, talks, lectures, special tours and other events. Regular guided tours are included in the entrance fee.

At our Tromsø location, we have a unique SKAPE Workshop that is available during opening hours. Visitors are welcome to use a range of materials and equipment for creative expression. Use of the workshop is free of charge.

At our Bodø location, we have a presentation and event space called Festsalen. This space will host activities such as lectures, artist talks, film screenings and other workshop activities. Festsalen is also available for private events. Please contact … for further details.

Exhibitions

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I am what I have done

11.05.24 — 27.04.25

I am what I have done

Solo exhibition with the Norwegian Sámi artist Ingunn Utsi, winner of the John Savio Award 2023. Utsi is particularly known for her sculptures, where she often uses wood, often driftwood, combined with other materials such as plexiglas, stone, feathers, bone, fur and gold leaf.

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16.11.24 — 14.09.25

Stay away

In the artwork "Stay away" (2019), a polar bear looks us in the eye and gives us a clear message: You should not be here. This landscape was not created for humans.

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25.01.25 — 05.10.25

Layers of Time - Everyday Life in Svalbard

Three generations with different connections to Svalbard meet through their different artistic expressions. Can we learn anything from the old photographs?

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25.02.25 — 31.08.25

Everything is Speaking – Stories in Motion

Nordnorsk Kuntmuseum welcomes you to the new museum department in Bodø/Bådåddjo with the exhibition “Everything is Speaking – Stories in Motion”. The exhibition shows a selection of artworks from the museum’s collection from the 19th century to the present day, by artists with northern Norwegian, Sámi, Norwegian and international backgrounds.

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15.03.25 — 03.08.25

Kväänibiennaali 2025

The third edition of the Kven Biennial shines a spotlight on Kven contemporary art, and challenges the public to consider what Kven art can be. The biennial is the first exhibition at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum to feature exclusively artists with a Kven background.

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Upcoming exhibition

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Knud Andreassen Baade, "Fuglefjell, Hestmandø", 1844

TIL NATUREN

Denne utstillingen ser til naturen i nord gjennom et utvalg kunstverk fra Nordnorsk Kunstmuseums samling. Felles for kunstnerne som er representert er at de formidler naturen, men med ulike blikk, tilnærminger og tilstedeværelse.

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Events

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Easter in Tromsø at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum

11.04.25 — 15.04.25

In Tromsø, Makerspace is open for both young and old who want to scratch their creative itch.

Guided tour in the exhibition «I am what I have done», Ingunn Utsi

, 14:00 — 14:45

Join our art mediator in the solo exhibition of Savio prize winner Ingunn Utsi. Together you will experience Utsi's life and universe through her sculptures and drawings.

Activities in the museum's "Festsal"

, 12:00 — 16:00

, 12:00 — 16:00

Welcome to a creative workshop at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, for families with children.

Guided tour by artist and musician Aggie Grøndal Peterson in "Layers of Time – Everyday life in Svalbard"

Join artist and musician Aggie Grøndal Peterson in the exhibition for a truly unique experience of "Layers of Time – Everyday life in Svalbard"

Samtale med kunsthistoriker Hanna Horsberg Hansen

, 13:00 — 14:30

Vi inviterer publikum til en samtale om tema fra utstillingen "Alt snakker – fortellinger i bevegelse" sammen med kunsthistoriker Hanna Horsberg Hansen. Deltagelse er inkludert i inngangsbilletten!

Natur og gjenbruk i kunst – tekstil – arkitektur

, 12:00 — 16:15

Velkommen til et tverrfaglig seminar med fokus på kystkultur, husflid og klær, gjenbruk, planter og tang i relasjon til tekstilkunst, samt sirkulær arkitektur.