The Sámi Art Museum: There Is No – Or Is There?

• Published in: Nordlit
• Main Author: Hansen, Hanna Horsberg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Sámi art; There Is No; Árbevierru; The Sámi Museum (SVD); The indigenous and the contemporary; Sápmi art museum; Karasjok; Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5450; https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5450

This article aims to answer two questions. The first is: What is a Sámi art museum? The second question considers whether there is no Sámi art museum, as assumed by the Nordnorsk kunstmuseum (NNKM) as the title of a museum performance and exhibition in 2017. To answer the first question, it is neces...