Varanger Sami Museum

Sami booths (Northern Sami: Seahkohat), made from brown and white hide from a reindeer leg, exhibited at the Varanger Sami Museum.

The Varanger Sami Museum (Northern Sami: Várjjat Sámi Musea, Norwegian: Varanger Samiske Museum, VSM) is a museum for Sami culture and history in Varangerbotn in Nesseby, Finnmark.[1][2][3]

The museum is working with the Sea Sami history along Varangerfjord, Sami prehistory and contemporary Sami culture. The museum was established in 1983, and has since 2012 been a part of the joint museum Deanu ja Várjjat Museasiida.[4]

The main building was erected in 1994, inspired by traditional Sami architecture. The main building contains a basis exhibition, the children's room Stállobiedju (the Stallo's den) and temporary exhibitions. VSM is also maintaining the cultural landscape and the excavations at Mortensnes (Ceavccageađge).[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ varjjat.org Várjjat Sámi Musea
  2. ↑ Varanger Sami Museum; lonelyplanet.com
  3. ↑ Varanger Sami Museum; varanger.com
  4. ↑ Deanu ja Várjjat Museasiida; digitaltmuseum.no
  5. ↑ luondu.no, Ceavccageađge/Mortensnes cultural heritage area
  6. ↑ Mortensnes Cultural Heritage Site; visitnorway.com

Coordinates: 70°10′21″N 28°33′37″E / 70.1724°N 28.5603°E / 70.1724; 28.5603

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