Talk on the Arctic skua, July 3rd. at 15:00

The arctic skua, aka the Parastic jaeger, is a bird that dominates Slettnes Nature Reserve these days. The area is home to the country's largest breeding population. It is highly aggressive by the nest,  and most people prefer to keep a certain distance between themselves and the elegant dive bomber.
Researchers from IMARES (Institute for Marine Research and Ecosystem Studies) from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, has followed birdlife at Slettnes closely for years. Sunday July the 3rd, Hans Schekkerman will give a talk on their research and its' results, including this season's findings. Welcome! 

From the Big Apple to the Barents Sea, Fra Storbyen til Storhavet

Artist in residence in Gamvik, Cecilie Dahl is presenting the site specific project "From the Big Apple to the Barents Sea, Fra Storbyen til Storhavet" on July 31st @ Slettnes Lighthouse. The show is a part of Kulturdugnad Gamvik and is supported by The Norwegian Arts council. The project is a collaboration with Gamvik Art Foundation.
Dahl works conceptually and utilizes a variety of medias. She has been active as an artist for close to three decades and has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally.
Dahl is currently showing the installation “Stranger than Paradise, - her er saa underligt…" Galleri Sølvberget, Stavanger Cultural House.

Slettnes lighthouse coming up on German Broadcaster N24

A few days ago we were visited by the enthusiastic young filmmakers Christoph Karrasch and Thomas Niemann from Berlin. They had a theory to prove and a special mission to accomplish. Their documantary will available on the German media house N24's online channel on March 2^nd. at 9:00 pm: http://www.facebook.com/N24/
Tune in!

Far from Berlin and nearly there. Thanks to Thomas for the picture.

Another sesason coming to its' end

As nights darken again and nestlings are learning to fly, the café and guiding services at the lighthouse are into this summer's last week. We want to thank all our guests for visiting, and wish you all welcome back. Two of the Slettnes highlights this summer happened during the local culture festival:

Anders Jektvik and Ole Jonas Storli gave and impresseive performance on July 26th, in spite of a freezing gale. Thanks to Kari Loimu for the picture and to Oddbørn Lockert for lending Ole Jonas the woolen sock that kept wind sounds out of the microphone...

Anne Lise Josefsens wonderful scupltures were beautifully framed by natural elements and lighthouse architecture. The exhibition was enjoyed by many during the Kulturdugnad Gamvik 2015.

  

Fixing windows the traditional way

Maintaining heritage property is a growing challenge, as both materials and know-how is becoming hard to find. Luckily enough, and with the help of the Norwegian Coastal Administration, we were able to contract the experienced Andreas Reisæther Haugen for a much needed window repair before the season. Big thanks!

Andreas explaining the basics of linseed oil putty.

 

Summer work in the high north

This year's summer season will run from June 13th. to August 15th.

We are looking for service-minded people with work experience from café, accomodation and guiding. Good skills in Norwegian and English are required, German is useful.
Please send your application and CV to post@kystmuseene.no before March 30th.

New short film about Slettnes lighthouse

Coastlight.net is a European project and website which aims at spreading knowledge about our maritime cultural history. Initiated by the people at Lindesnes, Norway's southernmost mainland lighthouse, the project now has contributing partners all along the Norwegian coast and in several other European countries.
We are proud to present the first short film from Finnmark published at coastlight.net. Off course,  Lindesnes' northerly counterpart Slettnes is the main character. Just cklick the picture, scroll down a bit and you'll find the media player window.

PS: The movie is published without subtitles in the Norwegian version of the site, Kystreise.