Alta Museum's exhibitions
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Alta museum
Welcome to Alta Museum – and to the history of people, nature and world heritage. Here begins a journey that extends from the oldest rocks on earth to today's society, from Stone Age hunters to modern research, industry and identity. Through these exhibitions you will encounter both the world heritage in Alta and the people who have lived, worked and created life here for thousands of years. Alta is not just a place – it is a meeting place. A landscape where sea, fjord, river, mountains and plateau have shaped living conditions, beliefs, work and culture. That is precisely why the rock carvings here were designated a world heritage site by UNESCO: they tell a story that is important to all of humanity. In the exhibition Spor i berg you will meet the oldest voices. People who between 7000 and 2000 years ago carved images in stone – of animals, boats, hunting and life. They left behind not only figures, but questions: Who were they? What did they want to tell? And why did they choose these rocks by the fjord? The exhibition Our World Heritage raises our gaze and places Alta in a larger context. Here you will encounter both the Norwegian World Heritage sites and some of the world's most important natural and cultural landscapes. The exhibition shows why World Heritage concerns us all – across borders, languages and cultures – and why it is our common responsibility to take care of it. In Resources and Identity, we follow history further – from the Stone Age to the present day. Here you will meet Alta as a society: shaped by bedrock, sea, river and people. You will hear about fisher-farmers and trade, Sami history, mining, the power struggle in the Alta case, slate, copper, salmon, industry and northern lights research. Everything is connected by the question: Who are we – who created and are creating Alta? This audio guide leads you through several themes and stops. Take time to look, listen and explore. Some places will invite reflection, others curiosity and play. Together they provide a rich picture of Alta as both a World Heritage site and a living society. When you are ready, you can proceed to the first stop and begin your journey through the past, nature and human traces in Alta.
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