{"id":6186,"date":"2020-05-08T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=aktiviteter&#038;p=6186"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:04:18","slug":"the-norwegian-fishing-village-museum-in-a-brings-the-past-to-life","status":"publish","type":"aktiviteter","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/the-norwegian-fishing-village-museum-in-a-brings-the-past-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum in \u00c5 brings the past to life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00c5 is a fishing village in the outermost part of the Lofoten chain which has been painstakingly preserved. Here, you can get a taste of what life was really like when hundreds of fishermen lived in rorbu cabins and fished from this very place a hundred years ago.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A fishing village used to have an owner, and often still does. He owned the ground on which the fishing village stood, hired out rorbu cabins to the fishermen who had travelled there for the Lofoten Fishery, bought the fish that the fishermen were obliged to supply to him, made dried fish from it and then sold it, and he also imported essentials and luxury goods. All of a village owner&#8217;s power stemmed from his fishing village, and he was often described as the &#8216;king of the headland&#8217;. There are many villages in Lofoten, but \u00c5 is one of the most remote and the best preserved, and the entire village forms the Fishing Village Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 The Norwegian fishing museum in \u00c5, Lofoten Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"\u00a9 The Norwegian fishing museum in \u00c5, Lofoten Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/31e697c621c8232f5bcb9c72ba2bf4bb.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/31e697c621c8232f5bcb9c72ba2bf4bb-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The buildings of an old village make up the museum \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/31e697c621c8232f5bcb9c72ba2bf4bb.jpg\" data-caption=\"The buildings of an old village make up the museum \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/a52e394a8d71f9cb41b486f2ed124905.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/a52e394a8d71f9cb41b486f2ed124905-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The bakery can produce one hundred loaves of bread in one go \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/a52e394a8d71f9cb41b486f2ed124905.jpg\" data-caption=\"The bakery can produce one hundred loaves of bread in one go \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cb43156d792a5cd4288d386e75f23bdc.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x797\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cb43156d792a5cd4288d386e75f23bdc-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"Nordland boats on display \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cb43156d792a5cd4288d386e75f23bdc.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nordland boats on display \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: \u00a9 The Norwegian fishing museum in \u00c5, Lofoten Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The buildings of an old village make up the museum \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The bakery can produce one hundred loaves of bread in one go \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Nordland boats on display \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The village is a complete complex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fishing village of \u00c5 has been owned by the Ellingsen family since 1842. The complex is largely unchanged from how it was during the owner&#8217;s heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The elegant mansion dates back to 1864, while two other beautiful white-painted houses were built in 1869 and 1875. Together they form a smart courtyard with two beautiful, historic gardens. A storehouse and a shop dating back to 1843 are also central parts of the complex. The rorbu cabins and fish processing facilities are scattered around the area: the salting plant is from 1927, the cowshed from 1885, the wharf from 1934, the cod-liver oil factory from 1850, and there is also a crofter&#8217;s cottage, smithy and outhouse. Six of the buildings are open to the public, and you are encouraged to go inside and learn what life was like in a fishing village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crofter&#8217;s moved their cottages for work <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crofters were people that rented the ground on which their home was built. They also rented small hayfields so that they could keep a few animals. Payment was generally in the form of labour provided to the village owner. The crofter&#8217;s cottage at \u00c5 was originally built in Gildesk\u00e5l, and was moved to \u00c5 in 1925. Moving a timber house was common in those days, similar to the way we might move a prefabricated building nowadays. The kitchen was the biggest communal room, and it was always warm in there. The living room contains looms, since handicrafts could bring in extra income for the women.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Norsk-Fiskev\u00e6rsmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-0334.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Norsk-Fiskev\u00e6rsmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-0334.jpg\" alt=\"The setting for the museum couldn&#039;t be more perfect \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Norsk-Fiskev\u00e6rsmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-0334.jpg\" data-caption=\"The setting for the museum couldn&#039;t be more perfect \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rorbua-2-liten.jpg\" data-size=\"1201x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rorbua-2-liten.jpg\" alt=\"Hard at work at the Norwegian fishing museum Lofoten \u00a9\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rorbua-2-liten.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hard at work at the Norwegian fishing museum Lofoten \u00a9\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Posthuset.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Posthuset.jpg\" alt=\"The village post office is also on display \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Posthuset.jpg\" data-caption=\"The village post office is also on display \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-3.jpg\" alt=\"Views at \u00c5 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Views at \u00c5 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The setting for the museum couldn&#039;t be more perfect \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hard at work at the Norwegian fishing museum Lofoten \u00a9<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The village post office is also on display \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Views at \u00c5 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nordland boats are on display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The boathouse is one of the gems of the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum. It contains a wonderful collection of old Nordland boats, from the little four-oared boat which is rowed by two people, via the six-oared boat rowed by three people, to the eight-oared boat that needs four people to row it. There is also a converted Nordland boat with a motor, dating from the time motor power took over in 1915. It also contains an extensive range of fishing equipment, like the hand lines that have been used for thousands of years. There is a tanning vessel in which nets were soaked, an electric wheel for a hand line from the 1960s, and exhibitions about the whaling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Folk legends are worthy of Horror films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the days of the Lofoten Fishery, people would be risking their lives every day. So it&#8217;s not surprising that most people believed in the supernatural. The most ghastly of course, is the image of the ghost of the sea, the drowned fisherman who wanders eternally and appears to fishermen in peril. The king cod, a mutant cod with a deformed head, is hung up like a dried fish, and you can tell which way the wind will be blowing the next day by the direction its head is pointing. If you filled a tin plate with water and left it overnight, the air bubbles the next day would tell you where to look for fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/e4c9d158d470f5cc914f3e230af3f096.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/e4c9d158d470f5cc914f3e230af3f096.jpg\" alt=\"For the adventurous you can explore the hillsides that towers around \u00c5 aswell \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/e4c9d158d470f5cc914f3e230af3f096.jpg\" data-caption=\"For the adventurous you can explore the hillsides that towers around \u00c5 aswell \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kanelbolle.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kanelbolle.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon buns at the ready \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kanelbolle.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cinnamon buns at the ready \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cfc678cf8b1c5456488ff1abe14c89cf.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cfc678cf8b1c5456488ff1abe14c89cf-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Old style chests \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cfc678cf8b1c5456488ff1abe14c89cf.jpg\" data-caption=\"Old style chests \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kafe-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1025x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kafe-2.jpg\" alt=\"Buns and coffee in the caf\u00e9 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kafe-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Buns and coffee in the caf\u00e9 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: For the adventurous you can explore the hillsides that towers around \u00c5 aswell \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Cinnamon buns at the ready \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Old style chests \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Buns and coffee in the caf\u00e9 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cod-liver oil is a multipurpose product <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cod-liver oil was used to make lamp oil and paint and to treat leather and skins. The building at the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum was constructed in 1850, but the original cod-liver oil factory itself is no longer there. However, a complete facility has been brought over here from Hopen on Austv\u00e5g\u00f8ya Island. In 1854, the pharmacist Peter M\u00f8ller constructed a vessel with a double bottom and double sides. The space between the layers contained boiling water, and this allowed him to produce a mild-tasting cod-liver oil for medicinal purposes. The traditional way of producing cod liver oil was by floating, when cod livers were put into barrels for weeks and months, and the cod-liver oil would gradually rise to the top of the barrel. The museum will offer you a (relatively\u2026) pleasant-tasting spoonful of its own medicinal cod-liver oil, with a guarantee that it is healthy. The museum also produces and sells traditional paint made with cod-liver oil, and this is still used on old houses along the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch bakers at work at the over 170 year old bakery <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The hundreds of Lofoten fishermen setting out from \u00c5 in rowing boats needed a lot of bread. The bakery dates back to 1844, and has a huge brick oven which can bake 100 loaves. The bakery still operates today, using birch wood to heat the oven for bread and cinnamon swirls in summer. The bakery acts as the museum&#8217;s cafe and is an exhibit in itself, as you can watch the bakers work.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bakeri.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bakeri.jpg\" alt=\"The bakery has been in operation since 1844 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bakeri.jpg\" data-caption=\"The bakery has been in operation since 1844 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20140627_082031.jpg\" data-size=\"600x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20140627_082031.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon buns in the sun \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20140627_082031.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cinnamon buns in the sun \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ola-og-inga.jpg\" data-size=\"800x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ola-og-inga.jpg\" alt=\"During the summer the bakery is open to all \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ola-og-inga.jpg\" data-caption=\"During the summer the bakery is open to all \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Andreas.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Andreas.jpg\" alt=\"Traditionally made bread \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Andreas.jpg\" data-caption=\"Traditionally made bread \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The bakery has been in operation since 1844 \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Cinnamon buns in the sun \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: During the summer the bakery is open to all \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Traditionally made bread \u00a9 Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c5 is in the far west of Lofoten, at the end of the road, and you can get there by car or bus. The Lofoten Stockfish Museum is not far away, and we recommend that you combine a visit there with a visit to the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum. Don&#8217;t forget to stop for a coffee at the bakery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\" alignwide wp-block-vnn-booking\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofoten.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visit Lofoten<\/h2>\n\n<p>For all the information you need about visiting Lofoten, including the <a aria-label=\"Norwegian Fishing Village Museum in \u00c5 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumnord.no\/en\/norwegian-fishing-village-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norwegian Fishing Village Museum in \u00c5<\/a>, simply check out the Visit Lofoten webpage. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button link-to-booking-provider-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lofoten.info\/Visitlofoten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by will<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">May 8, 2020<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":4910,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":4910,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"Norsk fiskev\u00e6rmuseum Lofoten","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":67.881357721104,"teft_location_geodata_lng":12.982038241858,"teft_cards_image_id":4910,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[],"facilities":[],"season":[],"region":[],"malgrupper":[],"class_list":["post-6186","aktiviteter","type-aktiviteter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"feature_media_url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00c5-2.jpg","vnn_map_marker_category":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum in \u00c5 brings the past to life - Visit Northern Norway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u00c5 is a fishing village in the outermost part of the Lofoten chain which has been fully preserved. 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