The Ofoten Museum is situated in the south of Narvik town centre, opposite the Swedish seamen’s church. Click for road map. It is located in the old NSB railway administration building that dates back to 1902, and displays exhibitions from the local cultural history.
Traditionally, the people of the Ofoten region made a living from a combination of fishing and agriculture. Modern times arrived with the building of the Ofotbanen railway towards the end of the 1800’s. In order to extract iron ore from the mines in the Kiruna area, a railway leading to an ice-free port was necessary so that the ore could be shipped to Europe and other parts of the world. The railway was completed in 1902, together with the new city of Narvik.
The Museum is set in beautiful natural surroundings and houses cultural-historical and theme exhibitions, an audio-visual show, films, a basic café and a small museum shop. Free parking.
Exhibitions 2010
Contact us
Museum Nord – Ofoten Museum
Administrasjonsveien 3,
8514 Narvik
P.O. Box 140,
8502 Narvik
Telephone: 76 96 96 50
Fax: 76 96 96 51
Opening hours
All year round / Monday – Friday: 10 am – 3 pm
After hours visits can be arranged for groups.
Summer season: June 21 – August 15, 2010:
Open Monday – Friday 10 am – 4.30 pm
Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 4 pm
