The Sámi Museum in Karasjok was established in 1972 as the first Sámi cultural institution in Norway. The museum has over 5,000 objects in the collections. This is the largest museum collection representing Sámi cultural history in Norway. The museum consists of a main building with exhibitions and magazines as well as an open-air museum.
OPENING HOURS
Open Tuesday – Thursday from 09:oo-15:00
N.B. The Outdoor Museum is closed from October 2023 until Spring 2024.
Opening Hours Easter 2024
Sat. 23.03: 12.00pm-05.00pm
Sun. 24.03: Closed
25.-27.03: 10.00am-05.00pm
28.-30.03: 12.00pm-05.00pm
Sun. 31.03: Closed
Mon. 01.04: 12.00pm-05.00pm
ENTRANCE FEES
Adults NOK 150
Students / retirees NOK 90
Children under the age of 15: free entry
Groups (more than 10 persons) NOK 90 per person
On March 21 at 6 p.m. we open a new exhibition:
“With an Eye for the Sámi: Alan Borvo´s Postcard Collection".
For update regarding opening hours during this summer m: Follow information update on our website and Facebook.
For group reservations, please take contact: post@rdm.no or call:+47 784 69 950 / +47 406 11 82
For museum tours for groups outside regular opening hours, please, contact for an arrangement. Welcome!
THE OUTDOOR MUSEUM
We offer digital guided tours at our Outdoor Museum. The digitally guided tours contain text, pictures, maps, audio, and video.
Our digital application, VAPPUS, is free for museum visitors and can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
VAPPUS is available in English, Norwegian, Finnish and Sámi.
For group reservations, please take contact: post@rdm.no or call:+47 784 69 950 / +47 406 11 82
For museum tours for groups outside regular opening hours, please, contact for an arrangement. Welcome!
For groups with an old agreement and bookings, the old prices will stay until 1. October.
You can find us here (link)
