Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum
MUSEUM
10am-10pm
Mon-Sat, noon-3pm & 6-10pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hours rest of year)
Lofoten War Memorial Museum, privately and passionately run, is a fascinating place.
Models in original military uniforms gaze down and there are plenty of artefacts and evoc-
ative, largely unpublished WWII-era photos.
Magic Ice
ICE BAR
noon-10.30pm mid-Jun-late-Aug, 6-10pm rest of year)
Housed, appropriately, in what was once a fish-freezing plant, this is the ultimate place to
chill out, perhaps with something to warm the spirit, served in an ice glass. The 500-sq-
metre space is filled with huge ice sculptures, illustrating Lofoten life. If you can't come
back to northern Norway in winter, here's a great, if brief, approximation. Admission in-
cludes a drink in an ice glass.
Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter
GALLERY
10am-6pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug,
10am-4pm Tue-Sun rest of year)
On the main square and beside the tourist office and Lofoten Kulturhus (lofotenkul-
turhus.no; a cultural centre housing a cinema and exhibition space), the North Norwegian
Artist's Centre hosts changing exhibitions of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and more by
artists from northern Norway. Its shop is a good source for a tasteful souvenir of Norway's
north.
Lofotenfotografen
GALLERY
6.30-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm & 6.30-8pm Sat mid-June-mid-Aug, closed evenings rest of year)
Stunning photos of the Lofoten Islands in all their brooding glory, most of them for sale,
are the work of photographer Anders Finsland. It's worth stopping by even if you don't
plan to buy.
