GUIDED TOUR | Sami culture – past and present | Every Wednesday during summer

The museum displays two comprehensive exhibitions about the Sami people. This tour invites you to explore the history of the Sami nation, together with one of our skilled guides. Available Wednesdays during the summer and Thursdays during fall and winter season. 

Photo: David Jensen / @jensenmedia

Learn about an indigenous people’s culture and way of life, shaped through a harsh northern climate over the span of thousands of years. Follow the history of the Sami people from pre-Christian times, throughout the changes and growth of society, to the continuous strive for their own culture and identity.

The museum displays comprehensive exhibitions about the Sami people. This tour invites you to explore the history of the Sami nation, together with one of our skilled guides.

To be booked at least 24 hours in advance. Please book your tickets online via Visit Tromsø.

Departures:

  • June 2025 – August 2025:
    Wednesdays at 1:00 PM (13:00)
  • September 2025 – May 2026:
    Thursdays at 2:00 PM (14:00)


Please contact us if you wish to organise for a different starting time.

Meeting point: Front desk at The Arctic University Museum of Norway (Lars Thørings veg 10, 9006 Tromsø)
Total Duration: 45 - 60 minutes
Number of participants: 5 - 30
Age: 13+

Included:

  • Guide
  • Entrance to The Arctic University Museum of Norway

Starts: 18.06.25 kl 13.00
Ends: 06.08.25 kl 14.00
Where: The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Location / Campus: Tromsø
Target group: Guests
Responsible: Siri Asphaug Holmøy
E-mail: booking@tmu.uit.no

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