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The Lofot exhibition

During the 19th century, a vast and proud tradition for sailing to Lofoten during the winter months to participate in the cod fishing season emerged in Trøndelag.
Men of all ages and social classes ventured north in the darkest and coldest parts of winter, in nothing but open sail boats, while the women remained home to take care of the children, livestock and farms.

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“Lofotdrifta fra Trøndelag” is a permanent exhibition around the boat: “The Last Viking” built in 1929, a replica of the typical boats used to go to Lofoten in the 19th century. Additionally, the exhibition is about the work and struggles, risks and profits and the fates of the men made during the long trip up north in January in the period. The boat, the equipment, the technology and the methods which were used. Fishing gear, clothing and the love letters received from home, is all a part of the exhibition.

This is our oldest exhibition, built by volounteers and decendens of the "lofot fishers" in 1989, and kept in it's original form since - showing how proud the local community is of their history and heritage. 

The house itself it the village's old school house, built in the 1950's and bought in the 1980s to be used in the exhibition. 

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    "The Last Viking", built in 1929, here seen sailing just outside Trondheim in 1930. You can see the famous landmark Munkholmen behind the boat.

The exhibition is in it's own building, separate from the main exhibition building at the museum. 
During the summertime, the house is open all day.
During the wintermonths, the exhibition will be unlocked upon request.

 

Opening hours:
Thursday-Sunday, 11-15 o'clock. 

Museum24:Portal - 2025.04.08 / v2.0.7.3
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