This online exhibition is a result of the research project “Kofter på tvers av tida” – “Gáktis through changing times”. A gákti is the traditional folk costume worn by the Sámi people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The main goal of this project has been to study the changes in the use of gákti in the Nesseby municipality through the last century, and how these changes are related to larger changes in the society such as the Norwegianization assimilation policy and the Sámi vitalization process. The project is financed by the development programme for museums within the Art Council of Norway. This presentation is based on photographs, interviews, printed articles and books, as well as participation in formal and informal discussions on the topic.
