Ishavsmuseet annual program 2016
Ishavsmuseet Aarvak would like to welcome you to a varied program at the museum in 2016. We aim to have a good and varied offer for both young and old throughout the year. Several events will be held.
Friday, January 29th at 7:00 PM
Polar night: Per Kyrre Reymert with the lecture Ny-Ålesund – from mining town to research base.
Serving of clipfish with side dishes after the lecture.
Friday, February 19 at 8:00 PM
Polar night: Audun Tholfsen with a lecture about the "FRAM-2014/15" expedition. Audun Tholfsen, together with Yngve Kristoffersen, drove the ice aboard the hovercraft "Sabvabaa" from the North Pole to Greenland.
Serving fresh cod with all the good accompaniments
Friday, March 11 at 7:00 PM
Polar night: Arild Ulstein tells and shows films from several fishing grounds and several ships on seal hunts. Among others "Jan Mayen", "Polarstar" and "Melshorn".
Serving of salted meat, pork and peas after the lecture
Sunday, April 17 at 13.00:XNUMX PM
Season opening with Sunday dinner, coffee and cakes.
Film in the lecture hall, with "Polar Bear" (II) on an expedition to Jan Mayen and East Greenland.
Friday 22 April at 19.00
Polar night: Stone Ørnhøi with the lecture "With a hakapik and a film camera in my bag". Stein Ørnhøi was with "Polarstar" as an NRK journalist on a seal hunt in 1968.
Serving of herring with side dishes.
Sunday, May 1st at 1:00 PM
Sunday dinner and film in the lecture hall, with "Polaris" to Greenland in 1932.
Thursday, May 5th at 13.00 pm
Potato balls with all the good stuff in the cafe, Divine Service at Kvitneset.
Tuesday, May 17 at 1:00 PM
Pork roast and rhubarb porridge in the café.
Friday, May 20 at 7:00 PM
Polar Evening: Polar Historian Kjell Kjaer from Vannareid in Troms with the lecture "Ishavsfarerne" about the development of seal hunting from 1859 to 1909. Kjær has written a book with the same title. In the book he has his own section called: "Brandal, – the village that became Norway's seal hunting capital".
Bacalao buffet with different types of bacalao in the cafe.
Thursday, June 23, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Rye porridge in the cafe.
Sunday 3 July
Church service from the deck of "Aarvak"
Sunday dinner with sausage meat in the cafe.
Saturday, September 3
Celebrating Brandal City's 100th anniversary. Unveiling of a statue of pioneer Peter S. Brandal. Special program coming soon. Serving in the cafe on Saturday and Sunday.
Friday 16 September at 19.00
Polar night: John Giver with film and lecture from an expedition to southeast Greenland in 2013. Refreshments in the café after the lecture
Sunday 25 September at 12-17
"Of course it's seals"! Dinner with seal meat in many exciting variations. Film from the seal hunt.
Friday 14 October at 19.00
Polar night.
Sunday, October 23rd from 1:00 PM
Sunday dinner.
Friday, November 4th at 7:00 PM
Lutafisk evening. Friends of the Ishavsmuseet invite you to a dinner party with Lutafisk and all the goodies. More program to come.
Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November
Christmas Fair. The popular and annual arts and crafts fair is open Saturday 11am-17pm and Sunday 12pm-17pm. Dinner, coffee and cakes.
