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Tromsø

Mondays closed. Tuesday-Sunday 11-17

Bodø

Mondays closed. Tuesday-Sunday 11-17

Svalbard

10:00 — 18:00

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

Knud Andreassen Baade, "Fuglefjell, Hestmandø", 1844

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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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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Máret Ánne Sara, "Snared" (2018), Installation: Used lassos, used lasso rings made of horn and plastic

Máret Ánne Sara: Gielastuvvon

Høysalen (The high hall) will regularly house new works from the collection and function as a kind of project space, with complicated installations from the collection that mainly highlight female artists in the collection from Sápmi/Northern Norway.

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04.10.25 — 29.03.26

Adelsteen Normann:

Impressionist of the North

On October 4th, we opened 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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Carola Grahn og Wei Li, "Mother, Sun & Ocean, VII and V years" (2025)

Mother, Sun & Ocean, VII and V years

The installation in this room was recently acquired for the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum's collection and is based on a concept by the artist, Carola Grahn. Titled "Mother, Sun and Ocean, VII and V Years", 2025, it is part of a series of artworks that follow the artist's experience of motherhood and her relationships with her children.

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Upcoming exhibition

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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: "Gielastuvvon", "Mother, Sun & Ocean, VII and V years", "To Nature"

Welcome to three short introductions to the museum’s exhibitions: “Gielastuvvon”, “Mother, Sun & Ocean, VII and V Years”, and “To Nature”.

Guided Tour of the Exhibition "Adelsteen Normann: The Impressionist from the North"

Welcome to a guided tour! One of our museum guide will take you on a journey through the rich artistic legacy of the Nordland-born painter Eilert Adelsteen Normann (1848–1918). Normann was one of the first professional artists from Northern Norway and played a key role in bringing the landscapes of Norway to a European audience.

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.

Paint’n Pour: Student Afternoon in the Creative Workshop

, 15:00 — 17:00

Students, come and create <3. The museum sets up the worktables in the creative workshop with paints and materials for inspiration.

Utstillingsåpning: Monsteret som stedfortreder

Utstillingen Monsteret som stedfortreder tar utgangspunkt i monterrepresentasjoner 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.

Welcome to an introduction to the exhibition “Adelsteen Normann: Impressionist of the North

The guide will take you through the exhibition and share knowledge that will enhance your experience of the exhibition.

Creative Workshop: My Landscape – Collage Workshop

, 11:30 — 13:00

Welcome to the Creative Workshop at the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø. The motif of nature has long been a central source of inspiration in Northern Norwegian art.

Creative workshop: The magical midnight sun

, 11:30 — 13:00

Welcome to a creative and enjoyable Sunday workshop. We will explore what it is like to draw with oil pastel crayons. Perhaps we can learn something from artist Adelsteen Normann's beautiful and warm paintings of the Midnight Sun?

Creative Workshop: Letter to Nature

, 11:30 — 13:00

Welcome to the Creative Workshop: Letter to Nature at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø. Join a reflective Sunday workshop inspired by Gunnar Berg’s painting From Svolvær, featured in the exhibition "To Nature"

Creative workshop: Bird in flight

, 11:30 — 13:00

By the fjord, beneath the magnificent mountains in Adelsteen Normann's paintings, life is bustling. We find people at work, children playing and, not least, seagulls flying over the water. Come and join us in the exhibition and explore how the artist brought these birds to life with just a few brushstrokes! Afterwards, we will fold and make our own birds using different types of paper.

Chamber Music in Adelsteen Normann's Landscape

, 19:00 — 20:00

Welcome to a chamber concert at the museum with Musikk i Nordland. In the exhibition Adelsteen Normann: The Impressionist from the North, the audience is invited to a chamber concert where the music reflects the landscapes, light, and moods found in Normann’s art — a sensory journey through artistic expression.