Kautokeino bygdetun
Sámi rural museum in the centre of Kautokeino, with a reconstructed environment, turf huts, Finnmark’s oldest standing building and a basic exhibition on local Sámi culture.
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About the museum
Kautokeino bygdetun (Kautokeino Rural Museum), in Sámi Guovdageainnu gilišillju, lies by the riverbank in the centre of Kautokeino and is part of RiddoDuottarMuseat. The museum grounds have been cultivated land since the beginning of the 18th century and were a school site from 1883 to 1959.
Outdoors stands the farmstead (tunet), a reconstructed environment from Guovdageaidnu as it was about a hundred years ago. It has several protected buildings, turf huts and structures from reindeer herding and outlying settlements. The museum building was opened in 1987, and the exhibition hall is decorated by the Sámi artist Trygve Lund Guttormsen.
The basic exhibition consists of objects from the local Sámi culture. Here stands the “Kirke-hytten 1650” (the Church Hut 1650), a reconstructed log hut displayed indoors, which is regarded as Finnmark’s oldest standing building. The hut was built by the Swedish crown under Carl IX and originally stood where the museum grounds lie today. The exhibition also shows duodji, fishing equipment from traditional inland fishing, an exhibition of historical sources and models made by Lars Jacobsen Hætta.
Highlights
- Reconstructed Sámi environment from Kautokeino around 1900, with protected buildings
- Turf huts and structures from reindeer herding
- “Kirke-hytten 1650”, Finnmark’s oldest standing building
- Duodji and fishing equipment from inland fishing
- Museum shop with joik, books and art prints
Permanent exhibition
- Basisutstilling – Objects from local Sámi culture, including the Kirke-hytten from 1650, duodji and fishing equipment.
- Operated by
- RiddoDuottarMuseat
Admission & discounts
| Adults | NOK 150 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | NOK 90Students and pensioners |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 14 · Children under 15 have free admission. |
| Seniors | NOK 90Pensioners. |
| Students & apprentices | NOK 90 |
| Groups (11+ people) | NOK 90 per personPrice per person for groups of more than 10 people. |
| Families | NOK 250 |
| Combined ticket for all RDM (RiddoDuottarMuseat) museums, adult | NOK 300 |
| Combined ticket for all RDM museums, student/pensioner | NOK 200 |
| Combined ticket for all RDM museums, family | NOK 500 |
| Combined ticket for all RDM museums, group of more than 10 people | NOK 180Price per person. |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 14 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | NOK 250 |
Children under 15 have free admission; the family ticket costs NOK 250.
Getting there & parking
The museum lies by the riverbank in the centre of Kautokeino.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with joik and Sámi music, books, exhibition catalogues, posters, postcards and T-shirts.
Events & venue rental
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