About the museum

Our mandate is to generate interest, awareness, and knowledge about visual art and craft in the region of Northern Norway.   

The core of the museum’s activity is the preservation, research and activation of a collection of over 2,000 works by artists from the 17th century to the present day. 

The museum is responsible for programming at Nordover Art Center in Longyearbyen, and is a key partner in the artist residence Artica Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum has exhibition spaces in Tromsø and Bodø. The museum is also working toward new museum building in Tromsø in collaboration with Tromsø Municipality and the Arctic Philharmonic. 
 

Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum's values: Open, Relevant, Co-creative.