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07.04.2020
Gallery Stig Tobiassen Stig Tobiassen has been painting since he was 10. It's natural when father and grandfather paint in their spare time. Gradually, many works of art with different techniques have become, and some are easily recognisable. Favourite motifs are the old Lofoten with five bearings...
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07.04.2020
Lofoten War Memorial Museum The Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) is an apolitical association and private World War II Museum in Svolvær that engages in informative work on the Second World War with particular emphasis on events...
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07.04.2020
Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter (NNKS) er et regionalt senter for visuell kunst som arbeider over hele Nord-Norge. NNKS ble etablert i 1979 og har administrasjon i Svolvær, Lofoten. NNKS er kunstnerstyrt, eierne er Nord-Norske Bildende Kunstnere (NNBK) og Norske...
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06.04.2020
Galleri Dagfinn Bakke Galleri Dagfinn Bakke established in 1982 is displaying hundreds of artwork in an exhibition, which is continuously changing. Motives from the coast and humor characterizes the art shown. The emphasis of the exhibition is Dagfinn Bakke’s watercolor paintings and lithographs. The...
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06.04.2020
Magic Ice, Svolvaer A True ‘Winter Wonderland’ and a fantastic Natural Ice Blue World Created by Snow and Ice! The entrance to Magic Ice is the gateway to an adventure both magical and far removed from everyday life – a feeling of being beamed over to the Arctic. The entire permanent...
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06.04.2020
Bodo Cathedral Bodø Cathedral (Norwegian: Bodø domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Bodø. It is the church for...
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05.04.2020
Bodo Open-Air Museum Bodøsjøen Friluftsmuseum—in English, the Bodø Open-Air Museum—may be hard to say, but it’s easy to reach, as it's just a 10-minute drive from Bodø’s town center. This four-hectare (10-acre) open-air historic village includes a...
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05.04.2020
Bodin Church Bodin Church (Norwegian: Bodin kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the town of Bodø. It is the main church...
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05.04.2020
Nordland Museum Nordland Museum (Norwegian: Nordlandsmuseet) is a museum located in the center of Bodø in Nordland, Norway. The museum is a central part of a larger consortium of 18 museum units in nine municipalities with the county of Nordland. The museum was...
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04.04.2020
Norwegian Aviation Museum The Norwegian Aviation Museum (Norwegian: Norsk luftfartsmuseum) was opened by King Harald V on May 15, 1994. It is the Norwegian national museum of aviation and also the largest aviation museum in the Nordic countries, covering around 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft). Situated in...
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