Program Ishavsmuseet autumn 2016
Every Thursday until October 27th (in the first half), potato balls with accessories from 14-18 pm. Another opportunity to look around the exhibitions.
Saturday, September 3: Unveiling of the statue of Peter S. Brandal at 3:00 PM
Sunday 11 September: Open 12-17 pm. Film screening "To the world's northernmost fishing grounds", fishing and research at Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1935 and 1936. Sunday dinner with roast lamb and oven-baked vegetables.
Friday, September 16: Polar evening with John Giæver at 7:00 PM with a film and lecture from an expedition to southeast Greenland in 2013. Dining in the café after the lecture, on the menu is Beef a'la Lindstrøm.
Sunday 18 September: Open 12-17 pm. Film screening "A Journey to the Arctic Ocean", on hunting in the Vesterisen 1976. Sunday dinner with Fallow Deer in the café.
Sunday 25 September: "Selkjøtdagen!". Seal meat is a fantastic resource, and on this day seal meat is served in many exciting both familiar and unfamiliar variations. Film screening : NRK film about Polarstar's trip to Newfoundland in 1968 with Stein Ørnhøi. (90 minutes). The film will be shown at 13 pm and 15 pm
Sunday, October 2: Open museum 12-17 p.m. Sunday dinner with Kjøtkaker. Film screening: "A trip to Svalbard in 1950" by Per Høst.
Sunday 9 October : Open museum from 12-17. Sunday dinner with sausage meat. Film screening: With Polar Bear to North-East Greenland in 1932. First aerial mapping of Greenland.
Friday, October 14: Polar evening with polar historian Kjell Kjær. Lecture and book launch "Ishavsfarerne 1859-1909". Serving of clipfish with good accessories in the café after the lecture.
Sunday, October 16 : Open museum 12-17 p.m. Sunday dinner with lamb stew and film screening: With the French Count Gaston Micard on a wintering in Loch Fine in North-East Greenland with the Arctic ship "Quest" that he had rented for a wintering expedition in 1937-38.
Sunday, October 23: Open museum 12-17 p.m. Family buffet with cold and hot dishes. Guided tour of the exhibitions at 13 p.m. and 15 p.m.
Sunday 30 October: "Seal, herring and soup". Everyday food in Brandal 100 years ago, today a festive meal at the finest restaurant. Seal and herring in various variations, oat soup. Last regular opening day at the Ishavsmuseet in an extended 2016 season. Film from the herring fishery.
Friday, November 4: Lutafisk evening with the Friends of the Ishavsmuseet.
Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November: Christmas fair with many exciting stalls.
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