The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum (''Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum'') is a museum devoted to Norwegian
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
in the village of
Å in the municipality of
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. Ot ...
in
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 ...
in northern
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
.
Overview
The museum was founded on July 3, 1987, by the Moskenes History and Museum Society in collaboration with the Moskenes municipal council and Sigurd Harald Ellingsen. It was officially opened in June 1988 and has been receiving public grants since 1990. Several buildings offer varied exhibitions. The main themes are life in
Lofoten Fishery over the past 200 years. The prime focus of the museum is life in the fishing village from approx. 1840 to 1960.
Gallery
File:Å, Moskenes; Norway 24.jpg, View of several buildings
File:Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum - boathouse.JPG, Boathouse
File:Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum - exhibition.JPG, Fishing Village display
File:Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum - cod liver oil facility.JPG, Cod Liver Oil facility
File:Å, Moskenes; Norway 23.jpg, Tourist facilities
See also
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Lofoten Stockfish Museum
Lofoten Stockfish Museum (''Lofoten Tørrfiskmuseum'') is located in the village of Å in the municipality of Moskenes, in the Lofoten islands in the county of Nordland, Norway.
The Lofoten Stockfish Museum is devoted to the production of N ...
References
External links
Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum website
Museums in Nordland
Industry museums in Norway
Moskenes
Maritime museums in Norway
Fishing museums
Fishing in Norway
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