Exhibitions
The main exhibition “the Coastal Sami” tells about the Coastal Sami history and prehistory around the Varangerfjord. The exhibition shows settlement structure, religion, fishing, hunting and crafts, and also some of the sensational Stone Age findings from the area. Sound and light effects create an exciting atmosphere and involvement for those who visit the exhibition
The exhibition is divided in different theme sections:
- Icefree Land
- The First Settlement
- The Final Phase of the Stone Age
- The “Siida”Organisation
- Reindeer Hunting and Reindeer Herding
- The Varanger Sámi year 1900
- The Coastal Sámi year2000

Online exhibition Luondu
https://luondu.no/index-en.html
The online exhibition shows how various places in Nesseby municipality are connected to Sámi religion, mythology and Christianity. We have chosen places that are registered cultural sites in the municipality, and older than 1917, which is the automatic conservation limit for Sámi cultural sites.
“Gáktis through changing times”
Online exhibition from the research project “Gáktis through changing times”. A gákti is the traditional folk costume worn by the Sámi people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The main goal of this project has been to study the changes in the use of gákti in the Nesseby municipality through the last century, and how these changes are related to larger changes in the society such as the Norwegianization assimilation policy and the Sámi vitalization process. The project is financed by the development programme for museums within the Art Council of Norway. Photos from outdoor marked and Sámi national day.
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