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Welcome to Norrbotten's museum

Always free entry

We are looking for: County Museum Manager

Norrbotten Museum's current county museum director, Margaretha Lindh, will be retiring. We are now looking for someone who wants to continue the work of realizing the organization's vision, mission and goals together with competent employees.

Vasikkavuoma.

What are your gems in the municipality of Arvidsjaur?

Are there places, buildings or environments in Arvidsjaur municipality that you think are important and should be preserved? Let us know - your knowledge can help to make the municipality's cultural heritage visible and preserved for future generations.

Building in Gallejaur. It's summer.
Gallejaur, Arvidsjaur municipality. Photo: Erica Duvensjö, Norrbotten Museum.

Wind power and your life – share your story

Wind power plants affect both landscapes and cultural environments, and affect people in many ways.
With this fundraiser, we want to hear your story about wind power in Norrbotten.

Windmills. Photo: Rúnar Gudmundsson, Norrbotten Museum.

The museum building is closed for renovation

The museum building in the center of Luleå is closed due to renovation. 

The museum building. Photo: G Rúnar Gudmundsson, Norrbotten Museum.

Our exhibitions

34 embroideries of red-listed animal and plant species

Date: -
Location: The Crystal, Kiruna
Ongoing now!

Iron in the north

Date: -
Location: Överkalix Municipal Library
Ongoing now!

Can himself - Cultural history meetings

Location: Piteå museum
For barn
For barn

Ralph Erskine in the North

Location: Shopping mall, Luleå
Exhibition

Virtual walks

Location: Virtually
Digital

Activities and events

Course: Equal and effective meeting techniques

Date: -
Location: Norrbotten Archives Center
Book a seat
Courses

Forestry, rafting and Storforsen

Date: -
Location: Älvsby Folk High School
Solar forum

Building maintenance camp 2025

Date: -
More dates
Location: Älvsby Folk High School
Fully booked
Courses

Archaeology Day in Sammakko

Date: -
Location: Sammakko Homestead
Archeology Day

Northern archaeology in Arvidsjaur

Date: -
Location: Arvidsjaur local history museum
Archeology Day

Distinctive features of Norrbotten houses

Date: -
Location: Digital
Solar forum

Folk painting in Tornedalen

Date: -
Location: Norrbotten Archives Center
Archive cafe

The importance of caution

Date: -
Location: Cultural center Ebeneser
Solar forum

The land of opportunities

Date: -
Location: Norrbotten Archives Center
Archive cafe

Rephotography – rephotographing older buildings and cultural environments

Date: -
Location: Norrbotten Archives Center
Archive cafe

Piteå hospital and asylum

Date: -
Location: Cultural center Ebeneser
Solar forum

Sikfors power station

Date: -
Location: Piteå museum
Storytelling evening

Travels north during the 1700th century

Date: -
Location: Norrbotten Archives Center
Archive cafe

For those of you who...

Museum collections

Since the end of the 1800th century, Norrbotten's museum has collected objects that tell the story of the county's history. It's a wide collection - from painted chests and cabinets to plastic plates and napkins. Norrbotten's museum also has an extensive image archive. The archive contains images from the museum's own documentation in the county, as well as from photographers and private individuals. You can see pictures and objects in our museum collection database Carlotta.

 

In the VAS (Visual Archive Search) system, you have the option of searching among your own lists on internal pages or on the internet. 

Old black and white photo of two men indoors at a machine.
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