The Silvermuseet

For almost 10 000 years, people have lived here. Planning their future, living their present and looking back on their past - right here. With the landscape as a prerequisite for life, the changing seasons have governed all activities. Nature has been pantry and pharmacy. The line between living and dying is sharp.

For almost 10 000 years, people have left their mark here. Not large and monumental, but small and often subtle.
Hearths, arrowheads, rejects and shards from tools and pottery. Shelter deposits, trapping pits, bark pits.
Rock paintings, sacred sites and offerings. Ditched bogs, huts and timber houses.

For almost 10,000 years, people have influenced the landscape here. Through hunting, fishing, reindeer herding and farming.
Adapting to the climate and its changes. Made tools and utensils.

For almost 10,000 years, people here have been in contact with the outside world.
Through the exchange of experiences, materials and knowledge. Being part of vast trade networks.

In our exhibitions spread over three floors, you can learn about our history,
from the melting of the ice sheet to the present day.

Welcome to us!