Museum Nord is a Norwegian museum consortium for the northern part of Nordland county, including the districts of Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Ofoten. The museum is set up as a foundation and was established on December 13, 2002. It opened in 2004 and it is one of three museum consortia in Nordland; the other two are the Helgeland Museum and the Nordland Museum.
The museum unit has about 53 permanent employees and 13 full-time-equivalent positions through the company Lofotr Næringsdrift AS, which is wholly owned by Museum Nord. Museum Nord's administration is located at Melbu in Hadsel (staff and archives) and Borg in Vestvågøy (business and marketing). The director of the museum unit, with offices in Melbu, is Geir Are Johansen.
The museums included in Museum Nord receive 60% operating support from the state, 20% from the county, and 20% from their municipality.
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