Sights in Svolvær
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Magic Ice
Housed, appropriately, in what was once a fish-freezing plant, Magic Ice is the ultimate place to chill out, perhaps with something to warm the spirit from the 7.5m-long bar. The 500-sq-metre space is filled with huge ice sculptures, illustrating Lofoten life. If you can’t come back to northern Norway in winter, here’s a great, if brief, approximation.
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Lofoten Nature
Lofoten Nature displays, on two floors above the tourist office, the striking images of Lofoten wildlife photographer John Stenersen. The thoughtful, accessible text with its powerful ecological message is a stimulating condensed introduction to the ecosystems of the islands and their land-based and offshore wildlife. Warmly recommended.
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Lofoten Theme Gallery
The Lofoten Theme Gallery is very much the creation of one man, Geir Nøtnes, a keen photographer from a long fishing background. One room is devoted to cod fishing, another to whaling and there’s a 20-minute DVD about Lofoten through the seasons.
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North Norwegian Art Centre
The North Norwegian Art Centre hosts changing exhibitions of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and more by artists from northern Norway. There’s also a permanent exhibition of the works of the 19th-century Lofoten painter Gunnar Berg.
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Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Lofoten War Memorial Museum, privately and passionately run, is a fascinating place. Models in original military uniforms gaze down and there are plenty of artefacts and evocative, largely unpublished WWII-era photos.
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