About us - Lofotr Viking Museum

The museum’s main task includes research and presentation with emphasis on the Iron Age. There are about 10 full-time employees at the museum. Additionally, about 40 seasonal workers are employed at the museum during the summer. In 2017, about 95,000 people visited the museum. The museum administration is housed in the old vicarage of Borg, a stone’s throw away from the museum. Office time: weekdays 08:00 – 15:30.

Museum Nord - 21 museums, 1000 stories. Lofotr Viking Museum is part of Museum Nord. Museum Nord is northern Nordland’s consolidated museum unit and includes most museums in the regions of Ofoten, Vesterålen and Lofoten. Museum Nord is responsible for operations at those museums in Ofoten, Vesterålen and Lofoten which receive financial assistance via the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s grants system for museums.

The grants system requires that Nordland County Council and the individual municipalities involved also contribute financially. Immerse yourself and be amazed. 21 museums are ready to tell you over a thousand stories. Welcome!

The museum has Eco-Lighthouse certification. Eco-Lighthouses.

Lofotr Viking Museum cares about the environment and makes every effort to adapt operations so that any environmental impact is kept a to a minimum. This involves, amongst other things, the sorting of refuse, the minimisation of energy usage and consumption, conscious buying (eco-labelled goods where possible, etc.), running the barn and stables in such a way as to ensure good husbandry, and lots more. Lofotr Viking Museum’s annual “climate and environment” report is available on request.

We aim to generate traffic for the tourist industry in Lofoten and contribute towards developing year-round activity in the area. We generate local pride and identity. The museum creates jobs and helps make Lofoten more attractive for both locals and visitors. We contribute towards local community activities with particular focus on children and young people.

21 MUSEUMS – 1000 STORIES

What is Museum Nord?

Come and visit us in the North of Norway! Meet those who work at sea, in the fields, the mountains and in the mines. Our coast line has always been our life line. It has shaped our communities here in the North, and it has offered great wealth to those who were skilled to navigate it – Vikings, landowners, traders and industrialists.

Throughout history our people have always been connected. Our culture depends on the strong links to Europe and to the world – whether this is the Hurtigruten line, the Coastal Highway One or the fishing industry exporting dried cod as far as Nigeria or South America.

Life in the North is about extraordinary people. Over the centuries people have lived from the rich harvests of the sea and the barren lands. They have been working in the mines and in the navy during peace times and during war. In these harsh, northern conditions fisher-farmers have become outstanding entrepreneurs. A folk of resilient men and women; and they know how to have a good time, and how to tell a story…

Museum Nord brings you close to the past, the present and the future of Northern Norway. Listen to the stories and be inspired and amazed by 21 museums. Welcome!