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
22.08.26
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Introduction to the exhibitions: "Girjegumpi", "Folkeskikk", "Mother Dough"

Welcome to three short introductions to the museum’s exhibitions: "Girjegumpi", "Folkeskikk", "Mother Dough"
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Tromsø
23.08.26

Final Guided Tour in the Exhibition «To nature»

Welcome to the final guided tour of the exhibition To nature/Til naturen, featuring works from the museum’s collection. The exhibition closes on 23 August.
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Tromsø
23.08.26

Creative Workshop: Fantasy Birds

Bli med på kreativt søndagsverksted på Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum i Tromsø, august 16.
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Foto: Marthe Mølstre
Tromsø
29.08.26

Concert in the Art: Arktisk Filharmoni with Moddi

Arktisk Filharmoni and Moddi will perform a concert in the exhibition Folkeskikk at the Northern Norwegian Art Museum on Saturday, 29 August, from 12:00 to 13:00.
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Bodø
29.08.26
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Exhibition Guided Tour: When the Body Says Yes

Welcome to a weekend tour of the exhibition When the Body Says Yes by melanie bonajo at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Bodø.
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Tromsø
30.08.26

Creative Workshop: Make a Friendship Bracelet

Join us for a creative Sunday workshop at the Northern Norwegian Art Museum in Tromsø on August 30.
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Photo: Tine Hole / Frivillig Bodø
Bodø
30.08.26

Creative Workshop: Give Your Textiles a New Life

Join us for a creative Sunday workshop at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Bodø on August 30.
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Exhibitions

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Knud Andreassen Baade, "Fuglefjell, Hestmandø", 1844
Tromsø
24.05.25 — 23.08.26
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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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

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.
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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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ZeftLand no. 8, (2019), Hani Zurob, Artist collection (Paris studio)
Tromsø
04.06.26 — 08.11.26

Mother Dough: The Slow Alchemy of Witnessing

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.
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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/Good Manners: Five Popular Movements – A Fight

The term “folkeskikk”, which roughly translates to “good manners”, is often associated with social conventions: saying thank you at mealtimes, listening, showing consideration for others. In Jannik Abel’s practice, the term takes on a new meaning. Here “manners” is about an ethical responsibility, about responding to injustice with presence, care and action.
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Upcoming exhibition

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Bodø
03.09.26 — 31.01.27
Maritea Dæhlin

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

The Northern Norwegian Art Museum is pleased to present Maritea Dæhlin’s first solo exhibition in Norway, “– A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow.” This exhibition has been shown at the Nordover Art Centre in Longyearbyen, and its next stop is our museum in Bodø.
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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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Bodø
19.11.26 — 14.03.27

NKM Annual Exhibition 2026

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.
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Tromsø
19.11.26 — 11.04.27

Exhibition with Tanya Busse

Our exhibition program continues with both local and international focus in autumn 2026 with an exhibition dedicated to the work of the Tromsø-based Canadian artist Tanya Busse. She works primarily with printmaking and installation, and her practice explores questions of visibility in relation to deep time, invisible architecture, and larger systems of power.
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