Northern Norwegian Boat Museum

Gratangen The North Norwegian Vessel Protection and Boat Museum Foundation

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Get to know the Nordland boat and the northern Norwegian coastal culture at the North Norwegian Boat Museum in Gratangen. Here you will see a unique vessel collection, historical artifacts and traces of everyday life along the coast.

Highlights

  • Experience a large collection of traditional Nordland boats
  • Learn about coastal culture, fishing, hunting and boating in Northern Norway
  • See boats and objects that show how the sea shaped everyday life
  • Enjoy waffles, coffee, and cakes in the museum's café
  • Explore the museum shop with books, souvenirs, and gift ideas
  • Suitable for: Children 8+
Difficulty level
  • Easy
Booking
  • Drop-in
  • Online Booking
Duration
  • 1-2 hours

Description

At the North Norwegian Boat Museum in Gratangen, the Nordland boat is in the center. In the old coastal society, the boat was more than a means of transport. It provided food, transported people and goods, bound communities together and was crucial in both work, preparedness and social life. The museum is based on a boat collection that has roots back to 1928, when Arctic skipper Bertheus Eilivsen exhibited the family's old Nordland boats in the boathouse at Årstein. Later, the collection was preserved and further developed, and today the museum provides a close encounter with an important part of Northern Norway's cultural heritage. In the exhibitions, you can see Nordland boats of various sizes, from smaller rowing boats to larger boats such as five-oars. You will also gain insight into how the boats were used, how they were built, and how the engine gradually changed the fisheries and coastal communities in the north. The museum also displays objects related to fishing, hunting and everyday life at sea, such as clothes, Lofoten chest, nets and tools. Gratangen has long traditions in fishing and hunting, and the visit provides a concrete and vivid entrance to the history of people, boats and the coast.

More information

  • Accessible with wheelchair

Transport

Nordnorsk Båtmuseum ligger i Gratangen, omtrent 40 minutter med bil nord for Narvik.

Includes

  • Access to the museum's exhibitions
  • Access to the boat collection
  • Café with waffles, coffee and cakes available for purchase
  • Museum shop with books, souvenirs and gift ideas

Map & Directions

40 min

Prices from

100

Adult NOK 100, children 12–16 years NOK 50, children under 12 years NOK 0, group minimum 10 people NOK 75 per person

Contact information: [email protected] Website
Opening hours
Season
2026: open from 9 June to 23 August
Tuesday:
12:00–17:00
Wednesday
to Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
Monday:
Closed
External link
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