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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Tromsø
11.05.24 — 27.04.25
Ingunn Utsi

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.
See the exhibition
Svalbard
16.11.24 — 14.09.25
Olaf Storø

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.
See the exhibition
Tromsø
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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Upcoming exhibition

1
Bodø
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.
See the exhibition

Events

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Sami Week at the museum
Tromsø
03.02.25 — 09.02.25
Join us to celebrate Sami art and culture with exciting activities and events. We have a Sami program all week 3-9. February. Discover Sami artworks from the collection, and the SKAPE workshop is open for creative expression with materials inspired by duodji.
Join us when we open our doors in Bodø on Tuesday 25 February!
Bodø
25.02.25
, 11:00 — 14:00
Do you want to be among the first to visit Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Bodø? - On the opening day from 11 am to 2 pm, you can explore the opening exhibition "Everything speaks. Stories in motion", meet the curators, get to know the newly renovated building, and participate in creative activities in Festsalen. We offer small refreshments in the café.
Learn about printing techniques and join the opening of a mini-exhibition
Svalbard
06.03.25
, 18:00 — 19:30
Join us for an exciting artistic evening during the Solfest week in Nordover, Svalbard! We are pleased to invite you to a unique demonstration with the artist Olaf Storø and the opening of the exhibition "Art in motion – works inspired by Olaf Storø."