Inauguration of Báiki

Báiki – the northern Sámi word for place or home – is the first of several Sámi interventions that will follow over the coming years at the museum. Placed within the Sámi settlement in the open-air museum at Norsk Folkemuseum, the project is a collective architecture and art installation created by Eveliina Sarapää and Raisa Porsanger.

The program will be held in English.

Price: NOK 200 (includes admission to Norsk Folkemuseum)

14:30 – 15:30: Inaguaration of Báiki
What does it mean to work with traditional Sámi elements in a contemporary way, and what does a Sámi place in the open-air museum look like today – and tomorrow?

A conversation between architect Eveliina Sarapää, artist Raisa Porsanger and curator/conservator Karoline Trollvik. The conversation will be in English and is facilitated by artistic director of Verdde, Maria Svonni, and is open to the public.

15:30: Inaugural toast for all present and mingle at Báiki.

For special interest: In collaboration with AHO, Eveliina Sarapää will lead a practical workshop for students from 10:00–14:00, based on Sámi design principles. The workshop will be held in English. If you are interested in participating, please contact tiago.matos@norskfolkemuseum.no.

The event is part of the project Sámi Interventions in the Open-Air Museum, an ongoing collaboration between the Norsk Folkemuseum and the nomadic art organisation Verdde. Through collaborations with Sámi architects, duojárat and artists, the project explores ways of creating Sámi spaces and places. It provides insight into how the presentation of Sámi building traditions, architecture and cultural heritage can be developed at the Norsk Folkemuseum’s open-air museum in the years to come.

The project is supported by Nordic Culture Point and Arts Council Norway.