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Welcome to Norrbotten's museum

Lecture: The Mining Society Laver

For those who want to see Bill Nilsson's lecture about the mining community Laver It is now available on the museum's YouTube channel.

Image: Laver copper mine: Photo Gustav Grahn 1938

New section: From Archives & Collections

In this episode of From Archives & Collections we meet the Arctic Cat Model 100, one of the most important models in snowmobile history.
Together with Anna Lundgren and snowmobile expert Mats Lager, we get a unique insight into an object that changed how snowmobiles were developed, used and experienced.

IMAGE: Anna Lundgren together with snowmobile expert Mats Lager

The museum director has his say

Since January 19th, I have been the new museum director of Norrbotten Museum. I would now like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. 

Lennart Pettersson, county museum director.
Lennart Pettersson, County Museum Director. Photo: Simon Eliasson.

Norrbotten Museum Yearbook 2025

This year's theme is "Care and Welfare" and depicts the county's social history with a focus on people's vulnerability - poverty, illness, disabilities and children's upbringing conditions.

Information on where you can purchase the book can be found via the link below.

Norrbotten Museum Yearbook 2025.

What's going on in the building?

The renovation is in full swing and there is a lot being renovated. Many are curious about how the work is going - in the video below we tell you more about the exciting work that is going on behind the scenes.

Henrik Nordenskiöld, museum technician at Norrbotten Museum.

The museum building is closed for renovation

The museum building in Luleå city center is closed for renovation until further notice. If you are curious about what we are doing, you can read about the renovation via the link below.

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

Our exhibitions

34 embroideries of red-listed animal and plant species

Date: -
Location: STF Abisko Tourist Station
Opens May 21
Exhibition

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

Advanced steelmaking among ancient hunter-gatherers

Date: -
Location: Haparanda Swedish Finnish Folk High School
Note: 18.00 FINNISH time!
Solar forum

The harem scandal in Luleå

Date: -
Location: Cultural center Ebeneser
Solar forum

Open your hearts.

Date: -
Location: Norrbotten Archives Center
Archive cafe

Window renovation day

Date: -
Location: Hermelinsparken, Luleå
Counseling

Folk costume market

Date: -
Location: Hägnan Open Air Museum
Folk costume market

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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