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.
Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat 1972 – 2022
Opening hours in May 2022:
Tuesday – Thursday 09:00 – 15:00
From 2.05 the outdoor museum is open on all weekdays.
New exhibition: “RUOKTOT – The Return of the Sámi Drums"
In May the Museum is open on all Saturdays and the 17th of May at 12-16!
7.05 12-16
14.05 12-16
17.05 12-16
21.05 12-16
28.05 12-16
The outdoor museum is closed in winter.
Please, note that opening hours during this summer may be subject to change: Follow information update on our website.
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!
NEW!
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!
ENTRANCE FEE
Adults NOK 90
Students / pensioner NOK 60
Children under age 15 Free entry
Groups over 10 persons NOK 60 per person
You can find us here (link)
