Exhibitions
The museum displays both permanent and temporary exhibitions throughout the year.
The temporary exhibitions are displayed in the Iŋggágoahti exhibition hall, the canteen and the hall. They vary from different forms of art: visual art, photography, sculpture; to thematic exhibitions of various kinds and information exhibitions.
The museum has a permanent collaboration with Nesseby Upbringing Center and every spring we exibit the Student Exhibition which is arts, crafts and projects made by the students from the school.
The Sámi handicraft exhibition “Duodji”
The exhibition “Duodji“ presents works created by Sámi handicraft practitioners from across Sápmi—Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. All the handicrafts were produced around the turn of the last millennium. The Sámi handicraft reflect regional and local traditions, as well as the individual maker’s artistic expression and choice of materials.
A defining characteristic of duodji is the use of materials sourced from the surrounding natural environment. These include wood, antler and bone, hides and leather, sinew, wool, roots, birch bark and more. Imported raw materials have also traditionally been used, most notably various types of metal.
Traditionally, both functionality and aesthetic design have been central considerations in the creation of duodji (Sámi handicrafts). This is also evident in this exhibition, where every item was made for practical use while at the same time demonstrating a high level of craftsmanship and artistic design.
The exhibition was renewed in spring 2026 where words for selected exhibited objects are painted on the wall in five different Sámi languages, accompanied by beautiful illustrations. On the opposite wall, a large map has been painted featuring important place names in Sámi.
The exhibition is produced by the Varanger Sámi Museum.
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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