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

2
Tromsø
25.01.25 — 12.10.25

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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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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Upcoming exhibition

3
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.
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Bodø
04.10.25 — 29.03.26
Adelsteen Normann:

Impressionist of the North

On October 4, 2025, we open the doors to a grand exhibition that breathes new life into one of Northern Norway’s most significant artists! Adelsteen Normann (1848–1918) was a pioneer of Norwegian landscape painting and a vital bridge between the dramatic nature of Northern Norway and the European art audience.
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Tromsø
08.11.25

Monsteret som stedfortreder

Utstillingen tar utgangspunkt i monsterrepresentasjoner i samlingen til Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum for å se på fremstillingen av det monstrøse, med et spesielt fokus på Nordnorge og Sápmi, fra et skeivt perspektiv
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Events

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Introduction to the exhibitions: "Layers of Time," and "To Nature"
Tromsø
27.09.25
, 14:00
Welcome to short introductions to the museum’s exhibitions: "Layers of Time – Everyday Life in Svalbard," and "To Nature."
Introduction to the exhibitions: "Layers of Time," and "To Nature"
Tromsø
27.09.25
, 15:00
Welcome to short introductions to the museum’s exhibitions: "Layers of Time – Everyday Life in Svalbard," and "To Nature."
Welcome to the Opening of “A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow” at Nordover Art Center
Svalbard
27.09.25
, 18:00
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum warmly invite you to the opening of Maritea Dæhlin's first solo exhibition "A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow"
Guided tour in the exhibition: "Layers of Time – Everyday Life in Svalbard"
Tromsø
28.09.25
, 14:00
Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition "Layers of Time – Everyday Life in Svalbard". Three generations of artists, each with different connections to Svalbard, come together through photographic and musical expressions.
Guided tour in the exhibition: "Layers of Time – Everyday Life in Svalbard"
Tromsø
28.09.25
, 15:00
Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition "Layers of Time – Everyday Life in Svalbard". Three generations of artists, each with different connections to Svalbard, come together through photographic and musical expressions.
Artist Talk with Maritea Dæhlin, Liv Brissach and Bianca Hisse
Svalbard
28.09.25
, 14:00
In connection with the opening of the exhibition Maritea Dæhlin: "A-FI-SA. But It Might Not Be Tomorrow", there will be an artist talk with Maritea Dæhlin, visual artist Bianca Hisse, and exhibition curator Liv Brissach.
Opening of the Exhibition “Adelsteen Normann: The Impressionist from the North”
Bodø
04.10.25
, 13:00
Welcome to the opening day of our new exhibition at the Northern Norway Art Museum in Bodø – Saturday, October 4! This grand exhibition breathes new life into one of Northern Norway’s most significant artists: Adelsteen Normann (1848–1918) from Vågøya in Bodin.
Creative Workshop at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum: Autumn is Here
Tromsø
05.10.25
, 11:30 — 16:00
Autumn is a season of change – nature shifts its colors and mood, and darkness returns to the North.
Miniseminar "Adelsteen Normann: I nytt lys"
Bodø
05.10.25
, 12:00 — 15:00
Seminaret tar utgangspunkt i utstillingen "Adelsteen Normann: Impresjonisten fra Nord" og utforsker både tematikken og de kunsthistoriske rammene. Hensikten med seminaret er å gi nye perspektiver på Adelsteen Normanns kunstnerskap, med innlegg fra både kunsthistorikere og malerikonservator.
Curator-guided tour with Charis Gullickson on the last day of "Layers of Time - Everyday Life in Svalbard"
Tromsø
12.10.25
, 12:00 — 13:00
Join curator Charis Gullickson for a curator-guided tour on the final day of the exhibition "Layers of Time - Everyday Life in Svalbard"!