Salten Museum
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The Salten Museum is a museum located in the center of Bodø
, a town in North Norway
. It includes several exhibitions that cover North-Norwegian culture and history.
On the first floor the museum has two exhibits: one about the old traditional North-Norwegian fisheries and the international stockfish
trade with the Hanseatic League
, and a second covering the local Sami people
(Lapps). Most of the Sami material on display is from Tysfjord
, north of Bodø.
The exhibition on the second floor shows a silver treasure from the Viking age
. This treasure was found in Bodø
in 1919 and is one of the biggest that is known in North Norway. The treasure consists of silver jewellery and silver pieces, among them Anglo-Saxon and Arabic coins.
The third floor shows an exhibit about the history of Bodø from the founding in 1816 to the present. Central to the exhibit is the German destruction of the old town during World War II, a dramatic highpoint in the town history. The exhibition also contains a 25 minute documentary with English subtitles about the town's older history (1816-1940).
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
, a town in North Norway
Nord-Norge
North Norway or Nord-Noreg , North Sámi: Davvi-Norga) is the geographical region of northern Norway, consisting of the three counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in North Norway are Mo i Rana, Bodø, Narvik, Harstad, Tromsø...
. It includes several exhibitions that cover North-Norwegian culture and history.
On the first floor the museum has two exhibits: one about the old traditional North-Norwegian fisheries and the international stockfish
Stockfish
Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks on the foreshore, called "hjell". The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage life of several years...
trade with the Hanseatic League
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League was an economic alliance of trading cities and their merchant guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe...
, and a second covering the local Sami people
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
(Lapps). Most of the Sami material on display is from Tysfjord
Tysfjord
Tysfjord or Divtasvuodna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Ofoten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøpsvik...
, north of Bodø.
The exhibition on the second floor shows a silver treasure from the Viking age
Viking Age
Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the late 8th to 11th centuries. Scandinavian Vikings explored Europe by its oceans and rivers through trade and warfare. The Vikings also reached Iceland, Greenland,...
. This treasure was found in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
in 1919 and is one of the biggest that is known in North Norway. The treasure consists of silver jewellery and silver pieces, among them Anglo-Saxon and Arabic coins.
The third floor shows an exhibit about the history of Bodø from the founding in 1816 to the present. Central to the exhibit is the German destruction of the old town during World War II, a dramatic highpoint in the town history. The exhibition also contains a 25 minute documentary with English subtitles about the town's older history (1816-1940).