Presentation with artist Britta Marakatt-Labba

Bodø
30.04.26
, 18:00
About the event
In connection with the exhibition opening on Thursday, 30 April, we invite you to a presentation by the artist Britta Marakatt-Labba. This event offers the audience a unique opportunity to meet one of Sápmi’s most significant artists, renowned for her rich visual universe created with needle and thread.

6:00 PM – Presentation with Britta Marakatt-Labba
Venue: The museum’s Festsal
Admission: Free

Please note that seating is limited. First come, first served – we recommend arriving early to secure a seat.

About the Artist
Britta Marakatt-Labba (born 1951 in Idivuoma) is one of the most prominent artists in Sápmi. Working primarily with needle and thread, she creates powerful narratives rooted in Sámi history, religion, and everyday life, drawing on an Indigenous perspective and her upbringing in a reindeer-herding family. Her textile art is both poetic and political, with embroidery as her primary medium.

Historjá – Shown in Bodø for the First Time
The monumental 24-metre-long embroidery Historjá is a key work in Marakatt-Labba’s artistic practice. Before the work returns to its permanent home at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, it is presented at the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Bodø – for the very first time.

Exhibition period: 30 April – 16 August 2026

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Bodø
30.04.26 — 16.08.26
Britta Marakatt-Labba

Historjá

For half a century, Britta Marakatt-Labba (b. 1951 in Idivuoma, Sápmi) has been one of Sápmi’s most prominent artists. Using needle and thread, she creates a rich and varied visual universe. Through countless small stitches, Marakatt-Labba depicts motifs from Sámi history, religion and everyday life, seen from an Indigenous perspective and inspired by her upbringing in a reindeer-herding family.
See the exhibition
Bodø
30.04.26
, 17:00 — 23:30

Double Exhibition Opening in Bodø – April 30!

For the first time, Britta Marakatt-Labba’s 24-meter-long embroidery Historjá is shown in Bodø. This monumental work conveys Sámi history through the artist’s rich, detailed, and distinctive visual language. At the same time, melanie bonajo’s (they/them) exhibition When the Body Says Yes opens, featuring three video installations that explore the body, intimacy, and belonging in a digital age.
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