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Art Museum for John Andreas Savio
The Savio Museum in Kirkenes is dedicated to John Andreas Savio (1902–1938), the first Sámi artist to gain broad recognition. Savio grew up in Sør-Varanger and is particularly known for his expressive woodcuts and paintings of Sámi life and reindeer herding, with the motif Reindeer Calves becoming a symbol of the tundra. The museum was founded in 1994 and is housed in the Borderland Museum, holding the largest collection of Savios art.
📍 Førstevannslia, 9900 Kirkenes
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