There are a number of museums in Lofoten, several of which are state-financed and offer excellent insight into the history of Lofoten and the Lofoten Fishery.
There are also several private museums covering a range of topics in conjunction with the history of Lofoten, like the war memorial museum in Svolvær, for instance.
Click here to see an overview of the museums.
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The Lofoten War Memorial…
The largest exhibition of items from the Second World War in Norway
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Lofotr Vikingmuseum
The Vikings have been awaiting you for more than 1000 years.
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Telecom Museum, Sørvågen
Why did the first morse code signal in Northern Europe emanate from the telegraph station in Sorvagen, far west of Lofoten, in 1906?
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Lofoten Aquarium
At the Lofoten Aquarium you can learn about the Lofoten cod, also known as skrei: The east Atlantic cod which every winter migrate from the Barents Sea to Lofoten to spawn.
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Lofotmuseet
Experience the history of the Lofoten Fishery at one of the best preserved squires in Lofoten.
