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.   

Events

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Tromsø
16.04.26

Late Night Opening at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø

Welcome to Late Night Opening at the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø! We offer a variety of events for both children and adults. See this week’s program – Thursdays from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
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Tromsø
18.04.26
+ 2 dates

Introduction to the exhibition: Outi Pieski

One of the museum’s mediators will welcome you and share insights and perspectives that can add an extra dimension to your experience of the exhibition.
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Tromsø
18.04.26
+ 1 date

Introduction to the exhibition: Synnøve Persen: "The sea rocks, the sky whispers"

Welcome to an introduction to the museum’s exhibition: Synnøve Persen: "The sea rocks, the sky whispers"
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"The Monster as Stand-In" exhibition
Tromsø
19.04.26
+ 1 date

Guided tour in the exhibition: "The Monster as Stand-In"

Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition "The Monster as Stand-In".
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Tromsø
19.04.26

Creative Workshop: Draw Birds

Welcome to a Creative Workshop at the Northern Norwegian Art Museum in Tromsø on Saturday, April 19, from 13:00–15:00.
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Bodø
19.04.26

Creative Workshop: “My North” Patchwork Workshop

Welcome to a creative workshop at the Northern Norwegian Art Museum in Bodø. Create your patch for the art project “My North” and share your story through embroidery, cutting, collage, or other techniques. Your patch may become part of the large patchwork quilt that has already been started in the project.
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Tromsø
25.04.26
+ 8 dates

Introduction to the exhibition: “To nature”

Welcome to an introduction to the museum’s exhibition “To nature”, based on works from the museum’s collection.
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Tromsø
25.04.26
+ 1 date

Introduction to the exhibition: "The Monster as Stand-In"

Welcome to an introduction to the museum’s exhibition: "The Monster as Stand-In"
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Tromsø
26.04.26
+ 3 dates

Guided Tour in the Exhibition: "To Nature"

Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition "To Nature", based on works from the museum’s collection.
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Tromsø
26.04.26

The Eight Seasons – Collage Workshop at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø

Welcome to a collage workshop inspired by the Sámi understanding of nature’s rhythm through eight seasons, on April 26.
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Bodø
30.04.26

Double Exhibition Opening in Bodø – April 30!

For the first time, Britta Marakatt-Labba’s 24-meter-long embroidery Historjá is shown in Bodø. This monumental work conveys Sámi history through the artist’s rich, detailed, and distinctive visual language. At the same time, melanie bonajo’s (they/them) exhibition When the Body Says Yes opens, featuring three video installations that explore the body, intimacy, and belonging in a digital age.
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Exhibitions

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Knud Andreassen Baade, "Fuglefjell, Hestmandø", 1844
Tromsø
24.05.25
from our collection

To nature

This exhibition looks to the nature of the North through a selection of artworks from the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum's collection. Common to the artists represented is that they convey nature, but with different perspectives, approaches, and presences.
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Svalbard
27.09.25
Maritea Dæhlin

– A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow

Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum is delighted to announce Maritea Dæhlin’s first major solo presentation "– A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow" – in Norway and Svalbard. For her exhibition, Dæhlin has created the immersive moving image installation A-FI-SA, which takes the viewer on a meditative journey between Longyearbyen, Svalbard and San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
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Tromsø
08.11.25 — 03.05.26

The Monster as Stand-In

The exhibition is based on monster representations in the collection of Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, exploring the depiction of the monstrous with a particular focus on Northern Norway and Sápmi, from a queer perspective.
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Tromsø
30.01.26 — 17.05.26
Høysalen:

Outi Pieski

Høysalen (The high hall) will regularly feature new works from the collection, which primarily highlight female artists from Sápmi and Northern Norway.
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Synnøve Persen, "Bleeding sun" (2013), foto: Marvin Pope
Tromsø
05.02.26 — 03.05.26
SYNNØVE PERSEN

The sea rocks, the sky whispers

The exhibition is a journey through Persen’s world of images and poetry – where the colors, lines, and words reflect the northern landscape and carry a message of freedom, belonging, and care for nature.
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Joar Nango står i et lokale med naturmaterialer som treverk og skinn, samt verktøy og ser mot fotografen.
Tromsø
19.03.26
Joar Nango

Girjegumpi

Beginning in March 2026, the museum in Tromsø will host Girjegumpi, the nomadic Sámi Architecture Library, initiated by artist and architect, Joar Nango in collaboration with duodjar, researchers, authors, boatbuilders and other craftspeople.
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Upcoming exhibition

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Bodø
30.04.26 — 16.08.26
Britta Marakatt-Labba

Historjá

For half a century, Britta Marakatt-Labba (b. 1951 in Idivuoma, Sápmi) has been one of Sápmi’s most prominent artists. Using needle and thread, she creates a rich and varied visual universe. Through countless small stitches, Marakatt-Labba depicts motifs from Sámi history, religion and everyday life, seen from an Indigenous perspective and inspired by her upbringing in a reindeer-herding family.
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Bodø
30.04.26 — 25.10.26
melanie bonajo

When The Body Says Yes

The exhibition When the body says Yes, which will be shown from April 30th to October 25th 2026, presents three central video installations by Dutch artist melanie bonajo (they/them), a queer, non-binary artist known for their explorations of the body, intimacy, and social belonging in a technological age.
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Tre politibetjenter bærere en demonstrant kledt i rødt mellom seg. Kun den knytta neven til demonstranten vises.
Tromsø
04.06.26 — 25.10.26
Jannik Abel

Folkeskikk

Fem folkebevegelser-én kamp. Jannik Abel har vært vitne med kameraet sitt på over hundre aksjoner og demonstrasjoner i Norge og Sápmi. "Det tok meg litt tid å få øye på, men det ble etterhvert veldig tydelig, dette er én kamp: For frihet og mot undertrykkelse.»
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Hans Borchgrevink Hansen, Untitled | NNKM.01524
Tromsø
08.10.26 — 17.09.28

Gimme Shelter: Home and protection

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?
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