What to do and see in Nordland, Northern Norway: The Best Art Galleries

Vefsn local history museum is located in Sjogata 31 b in Mosjoen city centre. Look for a large, yellow two-storey warehouse on the Vefsna riverbank. In addition to the museums permanent "Town history" Exhibition we often offer exciting temporary exhibitions. From februar 2017 to april 2018 we show an exhibition about the local sami pioner Elsa Laula Renberg. Our quaint gift shop is also Worth the trip! Tickets: NOK 50. Children: free admission. In the summer our open air museum is open (weekdays 10-3am, weekend 11-3am). The open air museum consist of various farm buildings from the 1600s up until the end of the 1800s. In july: - Next to our open air museum you find Dolstad church where we offer guided tours every monday and sunday at 2am. - Visit our 1930s Shell gas station in Skjervgata (thursday-sunday 11-4am)

Artgallery and cafe`. Betty`s Tearoom, a lovely cafe`with freshly homemade cakes and tea. A visit to our place can easily be combined with a hike in our beautiful surrrondings. All art is made by Siv.

Ecofriendly gift shop with open studio, where you will meet the artist Sylvia Henriksen. Production of recycled textile crafts in forms of jewellery, accessories and interior products, as well as photos and postcards. Paintings by Bjørn Tore Stavang.

Art gallery and glassblowing studio with beautiful glass made in the heart of Lofoten. Workshop: Try to make your own glassbeed.

Gallery Lofoten has Norway’s largest collection of paintings from Northern Norway dating back to the turn of the last century – a period by many called the golden age of North Norwegian painting. On the gallery’s ground floor you find a collection of paintings by renowned artists like Otto Sinding, Gunnar Berg, Even Ulving, Adelsteen Normann, Einar Berger, Ole Juul, Thorolf Holmboe and others. The gallery’s first floor is divided into two sections – one exhibiting watercolours by Lars Lerin and one exhibiting pictures and ceramic works by Her Majesty Queen Sonja. In the gallery shop you find a selection of art books, postcards, and posters by the exhibition’s artists. In our café you may enjoy a glass of wine and a cheese platter from the local cheese producer Aalan Farm.

An art gallery featuring permanent exhibitions of Tor Arne Moen’s Hamsun illustrations. New annual sales exhibition of art and craft. Café. The gallery is partially adapted for wheelchair users and a sauna is available for hire.

This gallery display northern Norway’s largest private collection of art and artefacts. The ethno-graphic collection consists of several thousand items, primarily old tools and domestic utensils spanning Nordland history from the Stone Age right up to our recent past. This is organized into exhibitions on fishing, hunting and trapping, handicrafts, home crafts and agriculture. There is also an exhibition on World War II, with a particular emphasis on the Russian prisoner-of-war camp that was located at Bodogaard. The permanent collection comprises over 150 icons from Russia, Poland and Greece, as wall as a unique Russian gospel from 1791 that used to belong the Czar family. Also part of the collection are several hundred works by artists from the Arctic region. In addition, Gallery Bodogaard displays temporary exhibitions, and offers fine art and crafts for sale. The facilities are also used for concerts and other cultural events. Meals and refreshments on request. Opening times: Sundays 12 noon to 4 pm all year round. Opening times for special exhibitions and events will be announced. Beyond this, visits and guided tours can be arranged on request.