Museum Nord is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

museum consortium for the northern part of

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county, including the districts of

Lofoten Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvær ...

Vesterålen Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipel ...

, and

Ofoten Ofoten is a traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Tysfjord, Ballangen, Evenes, Tjeldsund, Narvik, and Lødingen. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the center o ...

. The museum is set up as a foundation and was established on December 13, 2002. It opened in 2004 and it is one of three museum consortia in Nordland; the other two are the

Helgeland Museum The Helgeland Museum is a group of 18 museums and collections of buildings in 18 municipalities in Helgeland, Norway. The concept of the museum is to distribute the museum's expertise across Helgeland. This allows people with special professional ...

and the Nordland Museum. The museum unit has about 53 permanent employees and 13 full-time-equivalent positions through the company Lofotr Næringsdrift AS, which is wholly owned by Museum Nord. Museum Nord's administration is located at

Melbu Melbu is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Hadseløya on the northern shore of the Hadselfjorden. Melbu is one of two population centres on the island of Hadseløya, and it is ca ...

Hadsel Hadsel ( sme, Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, ...

(staff and archives) and

Borg The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. The Borg are Cyborg, cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a Group mind (science fiction), hive mind called "the Collective". The Borg ...

Vestvågøy Vestvågøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leknes. Some of the villages in the municipality include Ballstad, Borg, B� ...

(business and marketing). The director of the museum unit, with offices in Melbu, is Geir Are Johansen. The museums included in Museum Nord receive 60% operating support from the state, 20% from the county, and 20% from their municipality.

Units

Museum Nord has 21 units divided in 11 municipalities. The

Lofotr Viking Museum The Lofotr Viking Museum ( no, Lofotr Vikingmuseum) is a historical museum based on a reconstruction and archaeological excavation of a Viking chieftain's village on the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norwa ...

was originally a separate museum, with the same status as Museum Nord, the Nordland Museum, and the Helgeland Museum, but it was later made a unit of Museum Nord. * The Andøy Museum (''Andøymuseet'') in

Andøy Andøy is the northernmost municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen archipelago. The main island in the municipality is Andøya. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Andenes. Other villages ...

* The Ballangen Museum in

Ballangen Ballangen ( sme, Bálák) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1925 until its dissolution in 2020. The municipality was part of the traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of th ...

* The Bø Museum in Bø * The Coastal Express Museum in

* The

Espolin Gallery The Espolin Gallery ( no, Galleri Espolin) is an art gallery in Storvågan near Kabelvåg in the municipality of Vågan, Norway. The gallery was established in 1992 to display the works of the artist Kaare Espolin Johnson. In addition to Espolin ...

Vågan Vågan ( sme, Vuogát) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svolvær. Some of the villages in Vågan include Digermulen, ...

* The

Lofoten War Memorial Museum The Lofoten War Memorial Museum ( no, Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) is a World War II Museum, World War II museum located in Svolvær, Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on even ...

(''Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum'') in

* The

(''Lofotr Vikingmuseum'') in

Museum Nord, Narvik Museum Nord, Narvik ( no, Museum Nord - Narvik) is a museum at Narvik in Nordland, Norway. The museum is an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. History Narvik was founded in 1902 as the railhead of the Ofoten Railwa ...

(formerly the Ofoten Museum) in

Narvik ( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ball ...

* Museum Nord, Tysfjord (formerly the Tysfjord Museum) in

Tysfjord Tysfjord ( smj, Divtasvuodna) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020. The municipality was part of the traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of th ...

, with departments in Tysfjord and Korsnes * The

Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum The Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum ( no, Norsk fiskeindustrimuseum) is a national museum in Melbu in Vesterålen, Norway. The museum was established in the spring of 1991 and is housed in the building of the former Neptune Herring Oil Factory ...

(''Norsk Fiskeindustrimuseum'') in

* The

Norwegian Fishing Village Museum The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum (''Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum'') is a museum devoted to Norwegian fishing in the village of Å in the municipality of Moskenes in Lofoten in northern Norway. Overview The museum was founded on July 3, 1987, by ...

(''Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum'') in

Moskenes Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Reine. Othe ...

* The Øksnes Museum in

Øksnes Øksnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the large island of Langøya, which is a part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village o ...

* The SKREI Heritage Center (''SKREI Opplevelsessenter''), which includes the Lofoten Aquarium (''Lofotakvariet''), Espolin Gallery, and

Lofoten Museum Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvæ ...

(''Lofotmuseet'') in

. The Lofoten Museum is part of the Coastal Administration Museum (''Kystverksmusea''). * The Sortland Museum in

Sortland or is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sortland. Other population centres in Sortland include Bø, Holand, Holmstad, ...

* The Sørvågen branch of the

Norwegian Telecom Museum The Norwegian Telecom Museum (''Telemuseet'', formerly ''Norsk Telemuseum'') was a Norwegian museum with a collection and several exhibits, including a permanent exhibit at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. The administration of the ...

(''Telemuseet'') in

* The Vesterålen Museum (''Vesterålsmuseet'') in

* The Vestvågøy Museum in

(The Skaftnes Farm and Fygle Museum, ''Skaftnes Gård & Fygle museum'')

References

External links

*
Museum Nord website
{{Authority control Museums in Nordland Museums established in 2002