Lofoten War Memorial Museum, Svolvær

Name: Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Address: Torget 18, Svolvær, Norway
Telephone: +47 917 30 328

#1 among attractions in Svolvær

Specialty museum, Museum

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The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is an apolitical association and private World War II Museum in Svolvær that engages in informative work on the Second World War with particular emphasis on events in the Lofoten aera and Northern Norway. The museum opened on June 15, 1996 after long-term collection activities and planning by William Hakvaag and is part of Museum Nord. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 68°13'53"N, 14°33'53"E

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Torget 18Svolvær Norway

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+47 917 30 328

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Lofoten War Memorial Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Svolvær Church, Galleri Espolin, Svinøy Bridge, Svolværgeita.

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Church
Svolvær Church, Svolvær
4 min walk • Svolvær Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya. It is the main church for the Svolvær parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
3.3 miSW
Art museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Galleri Espolin, Kabelvåg
85 min walk • The Espolin Gallery is an art gallery in Storvågan near Kabelvåg in the municipality of Vågan, Norway. The gallery was established in 1992 to display the works of the artist Kaare Espolin Johnson. In addition to Espolin Johnson's works, the gallery also displays works by other artists.
0.4 miNE
Bridge
Svinøy Bridge, Svolvær
11 min walk • The Svinøy Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge connects the small island of Svinøya with the "main island" of Austvågøya in the middle of the town of Svolvær.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Svolværgeita, Austvågøy
31 min walk • Svolværgeita or Geita is a 150-metre tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
2.4 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Vågan Church, Kabelvåg
61 min walk • Vågan Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya. It is the church for the Vågan parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
5.2 miSE
Island
Litlmolla
134 min walk • Litlmolla is an uninhabited island in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies east of the town of Svolvær in the Vestfjorden.
2.7 miSW
68°12'35"N • 14°28'42"E
Galleri Lille Kabelvåg, Kabelvåg
69 min walk • Art gallery, Art museum, History museum
5.8 miS
Lighthouse
Skrova Lighthouse
149 min walk • Skrova Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on a small skerry southwest of the island of Skrova which is in the Vestfjorden south of the island of Austvågøya.
3.4 miSW
68°12'27"N • 14°26'58"E
Lofotakvariet, Kabelvåg
87 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo
3.3 miSW
68°12'24"N • 14°27'12"E
Lofotmuseet, Kabelvåg
85 min walk • Museum
6.5 miSW
Lighthouse
Moholmen Lighthouse
167 min walk • Moholmen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about 4 kilometres southwest of the village of Kabelvåg and about 10 kilometres straight west of the Skrova Lighthouse.