On 26 October, we will open the exhibition Bååstede - Return of Sami cultural heritage. More than two thousand artefacts from the collection of the Norwegian Folk Museum will be returned to the Sami museum units in Norway. The artefacts, images and texts in the exhibition are a selection made by the Sami museums. The exhibition gives a picture of the rich Sami cultural heritage that is being returned.
Where: Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš / Centre for Northern Peoples
When: 26 October at 18.00
The exhibition was first shown in Trondheim during the celebration «Tråante 2017».
The Bååstede project gives the Sámi people an opportunity to take control of their own history. Our chosen artefacts are of great importance to us as an institution, as well as to the preservation and dissemination of our regional cultural heritage. They open up opportunities to talk about and reflect more broadly on various social issues and traditional knowledge. They reactivate the collective memory and offer a new door to stories and traditional knowledge. They evoke memories and emotions, contribute to recognition and build bridges to stories and traditions - to what has been suppressed, under-communicated and forgotten.
Programme
Opening at 18.00 by / General Manager of Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš/ Centre for Northern Peoples, Terje Ansgar Eriksen
Sámi Parliamentary Councillor Henrik Olsen talks about the Sámi Parliament's role and responsibility in the aid project
Museum director Kjellaug Isaksen will talk about artefacts Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš/Centre for Northern Peoples is having returned
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Partners: Norwegian Folk Museum, Museum of Cultural History, Sami Parliament, Tana and Varanger Museumssida, RiddoDuottarMuseat, Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš/ Centre for Northern Peoples, Várdobáiki, Árran and Saemien Sijte.
Video about the Bååstede project, Digital Museum
Image gallery
