On the 24th of February Russian forces invade Ukraine. The attack is condemned by the UN and NATO as a violation of international law and Ukraine’s sovereignty. From the Russian side, the attack is described as a ‘special military operation’, in order to ‘demilitarize’ and ‘de-nazify’ Ukraine. As per 2024 the war is at a […]
What would you do in case of war? Place a wooden pearl in whichever answer you consider to be correct.
Why are the rules not followed, even though most countries have committed to following them? To whom would you be loyal in a war? How far would you be willing to go to adapt to an occupational power? What do you think it would take to justify the killing of civilians to achieve a military […]
In this section of the exhibition you will meet characters from the movie and the historical figures who are the likely sources of inspiration. The characters are marked according to the traffic light model: These are facts This is fiction This is somewhere in between You will also meet some historical persons you do not […]
Narvik War Museum presents the exhibition ‘The battle of Narvik – Facts vs Fiction’ The movie ‘The battle of Narvik’ is inspired by real events – the German attack on Norway in 1940 and the war that followed. Some of the events of ‘The battle of Narvik’ never actually took place, and not all of […]
Narvik War Museum presents the exhibition ‘The battle of Narvik – Facts vs Fiction’ The movie ‘The battle of Narvik’ is inspired by real events – the German attack on Norway in 1940 and the war that followed. Some of the events of ‘The battle of Narvik’ never actually took place, and not all of […]
The temporary exhibition: “Czechoslovaks in Norway during the Second World War” is shown at Narvik War Museum in the period November 17th – December 1st 2022. The texts in the exhibition are in English. How did it happen that thousands of Czechoslovak citizens ended up in Norway during the Second World War? Some of them […]
«Reciprocally Yours» 2019-2022 is a project that questions democratic states’ self-awareness in international processes. Western aid and trade policies are executed in the name of democracy, but inevitably have connections to economic interests and balancing security policies. Trade policies are presented as a mutual good, but also involve cooperation with corrupt regimes and economic benefit […]
The temporary exhibition “Toil and Despair. Polish Prisoners of War and Civil Forced Labourers in Northern Norway 1942–1945” is shown at Narvik War Museum in the period September 28th – November 21st 2021. The exhibition is about living and working conditions and the destinies of the Polish prisoners of war and civil forced labourers, that […]
What equipment is needed when going into battle? The temporary exhibition “Dressed for Battle” displays uniforms of the nations that participated in the Narvik campaign in the spring of 1940 and different equipment they had with them. The exhibition shows at Narvik War Museum in the period June 28th – September 5th 2021.
