Karasjok

The Sámi Museum in Karasjok

  • Gilhligiisá – Bridal chest
  • The Sámi Museum in Karasjok, Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat (SVD) represents Sámi cultural history. The museum consists of a main building with exhibitions and storage rooms as well as an Outdoor Museum.
  • In autumn the colorful foliage delights visitors.
  • Trees, shrubs and grass start to change color into shades of red, yellow and orange in Autumn.
  • On the left – a turf hut called lavdnjegoahti in Sámi, is made of a wooden frame covered with birch bark and blocks of turf. Luovvi to the right is a wooden scaffolding with a floor for storing larger items.
  • Turf hut in February.
  • Njalla is practical and elevated over the ground to prevent wild animals from getting to the food kept inside.
  • Traditional Sámi woman dress from Karasjok.
  • Goahti – a mobile version of the traditional dwelling – in museum permanent exhibition.
  • Both traditional and contemporary Sámi handicrafts are displayed in museum permanent exhibition.
  • A replica of a Sámi drum called goavddis in Northern Sámi. The drum belonged to a famous Sámi healer and expert in indigenous religion, Anders Poulsen, who was sentenced to death during the missionary activities in the 17th century. The Sámi Museum is claiming repatriation of this drum from the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • The river Sámi farm buildings from the early 19th century.
  • A marked trail in the Outdoor museum. Along the trail there are ancient pitfalls for hunting of wild reindeer.
  • Sparrolavdnjegoahti – larger turf hut – is a permanent dwelling.
  • Njalla – a small storehouse on top of a wooden pole in the Outdoor Museum. The pole is about 2–3 meters long.
  • Forest Lodge was moved to the Outdoor museum from Beaivvášgieddi, about 40km from Karasjok. The room on the right, built in 1875, is the oldest part of the lodge.
  • Traditional Sámi winter shoes and woven patterned bands from Karasjok area.
  • Various Sámi household items are displayed inside the Sámi tent in museum permanent exhibition.
  • Handmade harness for reindeer with decorated fastening straps in museum permanent exhibition.

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Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat – The Sámi Museum in Karasjok was founded in 1972 as the first Sámi cultural institution in Norway. The museum is a part of the RiddoDuottarMuseat museum foundation.

Today our collection comprises of 5000 objects. This is the largest collection within Sámi cultural history in Norway. The artifacts come from all over Sápmi, in addition to local items from the Karasjok region.

One of the most interesting attractions in the main exhibitions is a display of traditional Sámi clothing, gákti in Sámi. The interior of the museum building is decorated by the renowned Sámi artist Iver Jåks. Visitors can enjoy Jåks’s art in the main entrance as well as in the exhibition rooms.

In the museum shop we offer books about Sámi culture and history, jewelry made by Sámi craftsmen, and other intriguing items. We also sell coffee and other refreshments. There are tables and sitting places for visitors in the museum hall. During warm summer days one can find sitting places also outside, side by side with our Open-air museum showing traditional Sámi buildings. In the Open-air museum we offer digital guided tours with our museum app VAPPUS. The app is available in Norwegian, English, Finnish, and Sámi.

Source: Book Finnmark