OBJECTIVE
The museums objective is to inform about
- The significance the airships flights had worldwide at the time
- The significance these flights have for us today
- The history of the flight of the airship “Norge”
- The history of the flight of the Airship “Italia”
- The political situation in Norway and Italy at the time
- The conflict between Amundsen and Nobile after the flight with “Norge”
- The story about the international rescue operation at Nordaustlandet in 1928, where 8 nations participated, the biggest and most comprehensive rescue operation ever in the Arctic
- How the rescue operation in 1928 contributed to the mapping of Nordaustlandet
- Roald Amundsen’s disappearing in the French airplane “Latham” when searching for Nobile
- Krassin
- The investigation of Nobile
- The Wellman expeditions in 1907 and 1909
Neutrality
Spitsbergen Airship Museum seeks to communicate, in a neutral manner and as correctly as possible, an understanding of the events that took place, also in the years after the expeditions and up until today.
Science
The museum also seeks to present the importance of the scientific
findings of these expeditions, and the significance they have today. As
examples one can mention geographical, metrological and atmospheric observations.
The rescue operations in 1928 constitute the largest rescue operation in
the Arctic ever. The museum represents all the nations that participated.
It is a point for the museum to emphasize international cooperation and
the creation of networks.
Visitors and students
The museum strives to reach a wide a public as possible. It is intended
to make an educational program for schools regarding Arctic exploration.
Activities and gestion
The activities and the mode of operation is characterized by
- An international and national network of contacts
- A close cooperation with the nations that are represented through the content of the museum
- International cooperation with national authorities and private and public scientific institutions (embassies, consulates, museums, organizations, universities, scientific centers, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, publishers etc)
- Cooperation with the relatives of the participants on the expeditions
- Cooperation locally in Longyearbyen
- Web page
- Continuous maintenance of contacts with the use of newsletters, special arrangements, film presentations, lectures, articles, advertisements
- House other short term exhibitions and initiatives related to the museum and the Arctic
