Tromsø

11:00 — 17:00

Bodø

11:00 — 17:00

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

11.05.24 — 27.04.25

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.

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16.11.24 — 14.09.25

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.

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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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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.

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Upcoming exhibition

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15.03.25 — 03.08.25

Kväänibiennaali 2025

The third edition of the Kven Biennial shines a spotlight on Kven contemporary art, and challenges the public to consider what Kven art can be. The biennial is the first exhibition at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum to feature exclusively artists with a Kven background.

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Events

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Artist talk with Thor Erdahl

, 19:00 — 20:30

In connection with the exhibition ‘Everything speaks - Stories in motion’, we invite the public to get to know a selection of artists in the exhibition. First up is Thor Erdahl, who has been active in the art scene in Northern Norway since the 1970s.

Welcome to the opening of Kväänibiennaali – Kvenbiennalen 2025 – Työ / Work

Kväänibiennaali – Kvenbiennalen 2025 is opening soon, for the first time in Tromsø! The third Kväänibiennaali – the Kven Biennial shines a light on kven art and engages the audience in questions of what oven art could be.

Learn about printing techniques and join the opening of a mini-exhibition

, 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."

"The Echo of Time" - a music experience in the museum

Nordnorsk kunstmuseum Bodø is pleased to present our first concert in the series of events coming up in the museum's Festsal. This event is a collaboration with Musikk i Nordland.